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A review by s_n_arly
Tallulah's Tutu by Marilyn Singer
4.0
I don't generally go for overly pink and girly, mostly because I'm trying to provide a wider range of options for my kids than most gendered books, toys and media present. But I saw this on the shelf at the library and thought my daughter would love it (because she does love pink).
This is a really nice take on the message that practice and patience are worth the effort. Tallulah is a little girl who desperately wants a tutu. She feels she is a fabulous ballerina and would be perfect if only she had a tutu (ideally in lavender). But in this tale, one must earn her tutu. Tallulah is not patient, and she finds this entirely too unfair. In the end, Tallulah realizes that some things are worth the wait. And she does earn her tutu.
The illustrations are nicely done and help define some of the ballet terms that readers may be unfamiliar with. There is a lot of pink and red.
Some of the nice details are that there is a boy in the ballet class and Tallulah's brother is fascinated by ballet. Also nice are the way that Tallulah applies dance movements to other things in her life (the neighbor's dog standing in second position and the serving spoons forever doing tendus).
Yes it's pink. Yes it's girly. But yes, it's a good book. Pass on Pinkalicious and go for this one.
This is a really nice take on the message that practice and patience are worth the effort. Tallulah is a little girl who desperately wants a tutu. She feels she is a fabulous ballerina and would be perfect if only she had a tutu (ideally in lavender). But in this tale, one must earn her tutu. Tallulah is not patient, and she finds this entirely too unfair. In the end, Tallulah realizes that some things are worth the wait. And she does earn her tutu.
The illustrations are nicely done and help define some of the ballet terms that readers may be unfamiliar with. There is a lot of pink and red.
Some of the nice details are that there is a boy in the ballet class and Tallulah's brother is fascinated by ballet. Also nice are the way that Tallulah applies dance movements to other things in her life (the neighbor's dog standing in second position and the serving spoons forever doing tendus).
Yes it's pink. Yes it's girly. But yes, it's a good book. Pass on Pinkalicious and go for this one.