{"product_id":"ballet-besties-yaras-chance-to-dance-hardcover","title":"Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYasmine Naghdi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaula Franco\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePirouette your way to the Shimmer and Shine dance studio! This first offering in a fun, inclusive, and accessible early chapter-book series brings the joy of dance to young readers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Yara joins a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age who are there to start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with--until their grumpy landlady, Dame Clougston-Willmott, threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer and Shine open! Will putting on a performance of \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e reawaken the Dame's love for dance? Could Yara have a chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most important of all, can the ballet besties save their studio? From a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet and an award-winning children's author comes an engaging story of friendship, responsibility, and teamwork, with back matter explaining the various dance techniques and more. Black-and-white illustrations bring a diverse group of characters to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYasmine Naghdi\u003c\/b\u003e is a principal of the Royal Ballet and has been dancing with the company since 2010. Her many roles include Odette\/Odile (\u003ci\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/i\u003e), Princess Aurora (\u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e), Juliet (\u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Sugar Plum Fairy (\u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e). She has performed all over the world and is passionate about showing that ballet is for everyone. Yasmine Naghdi lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChitra Soundar\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of more than forty books for children, including a series of chapter books about Sona Sharma, illustrated by Jen Khatun, as well as \u003ci\u003eA Sliver of Moon and a Shard of Truth: Stories from India\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIt's Time to Hush and Say Good Night\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eChitra Soundar loves writing books in a variety of genres and travels the world visiting schools and appearing at festivals to bring Indian stories to children everywhere. She grew up in Chennai, India, and lives in southeast London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Franco\u003c\/b\u003e studied illustration and graphic design at Instituto Superior Comunicación Visual in Argentina and now illustrates children's books. She lives in Argentina.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584497246252,"sku":"9781536243796","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/FkkIIuirmh9781536243796.webp?v=1780242618","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/ballet-besties-yaras-chance-to-dance-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}