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Her first book for children, it was illustrated by the author's sister, Ruth Gervis. [2] Ballet Shoes was a runner up for the inaugural Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best British children's book by a British subject. [3] [a] (Streatfeild won the award later for The Circus Is Coming. [4] [b])
Curtain Up [1] is a children's novel about a theatrical family by British author Noel Streatfeild.It was first published in 1944. To remind potential readers of Streatfeild's highly successful first novel, Ballet Shoes, it is often retitled Theatre Shoes, or Theater Shoes in the US.
Noel Streatfeild, 1936. Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE / ˈ n oʊ ə l ˈ s t r ɛ t f iː l d / (24 December 1895 – 11 September 1986) was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series (though some books made references to others).
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This debut book by Copeland aims to inspire young dancers, especially those from underrepresented communities in ballet. The narrative of Firebird is a poetic dialogue between a young ballet student and her mentor, exploring themes of self-confidence, perseverance, and the transformative power of dance. It has been praised for its lyrical text ...
Returning to the UK in 1967, she began illustrating children's books in 1970. The first book which she had both written and illustrated was The Mouse House ABC , published in 1977. With co-author Sarah Hayes she created "Bear", a popular children's character who appears in This Is The Bear (1986), This Is The Bear and the Picnic Lunch (1988 ...
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