{"id":3404,"date":"2015-12-18T09:38:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T16:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2015-12-18T09:38:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T16:38:35","slug":"searching-special-christmas-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/searching-special-christmas-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for that special Christmas gift?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s a wonderful book written by our good friend Jan Carr. Not exactly a mouse in the barn … but if you know any girls that love to dance it’s a winner!!
\nA great book to read out loud.
\nBuy it at your local bookshop or online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Keep on writing Jan and we’ll keep on reading!
\nHere’s a well deserved review and a bit of the story;<\/p>\n

From Booklist
\nAll the tension and beauty of the ballet are magnified in this melodramatic mouse tale. Little Tendu (that\u2019s \u201cStretch\u201d for us English speakers) scampers gracefully through all areas of a beautiful old-fashioned ballet theater as he flees a predatory cat, broom-wielding custodian, and gang of ruthless rats until he finds the perfect home: the lamb\u2019s-wool-lined toe of a pink-satin pointe shoe. In this new picture book from Carr (Greedy Apostrophe, 2007), the reader gets a mouse\u2019s-eye view of the theater\u2019s murky back passages, costume workshop, and the chandelier-lit theater itself, with its velvet seats and ornate plasterwork. Like a character in a classic ballet, our adventurous rodent hero experiences rapture, terror, and longing before finding a safe haven\u2014and a new friend\u2014in a dancer\u2019s quiet dressing room. Bell\u2019s digitally colored pencil illustrations are full of soft hues, rounded sketchy lines, and lots of chintzy ribbons and roses, which give the story a classic, nostalgic look. Hand this to aspiring ballerinas who can\u2019t get enough of the ballet world. Grades K-2. –Paula Willey<\/p>\n

Of course, if there is a horse around the house come in and visit the Gift Shop!<\/a><\/p>\n

MERRY CHRISTMAS and Enjoy the Ride!
\nYour pals in the saddle, Tim and Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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