Tallulah's Toe Shoes by Marilyn Singer Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger

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3 stars

It always amazes me how inherent certain things are. When the kids hear a groovy beat their body automatically moves with the groove. I did not have to teach them that. All three of my girls naturally gravitated to nurturing their dolls. While perhaps I modeled it, I did not force them to pick up the dolls (there are tons of other toys they could have chosen to play with) they just did it. Miss P's doll is glued to her hip all the time right now.

There are some things that are different. Miss V has really been drawn to drawing intricate and beautiful pictures. That is an inherent gift to her. Miss G likes to be fashion and come up with some interesting clothes combinations. That is an inherent gift to her. Miss P, well I'm not sure what her inherent gift is yet. She probably has one that is great and unique just like she is.

I think it is harder to know for certain what your own inherent gift is. Sometimes it is easier to see it in others than yourself. People sometimes search their whole lives before they find it. I'm not sure what mine is, but that doesn't bother me. I am enjoying exploring new things and gaining new skills. And I guess that's just it. We need to be happy with where we are and find joy in the journey.

Synopsis

Tallulah dreams of having a pair of toe shoes of her own. When will she be big enough?

My Thoughts

To me this book was just meh. To my kids they loved it. I don't know what it is about little girls and ballerina's but, they love them.

I like how the story teaches them that sometimes we need to be patient. That somethings are just impossible until our bodies grow bigger and that we need to be happy where we are now. I also like how it talks slightly about how we need to work hard to perfect things. Most people when they have a talent make it look effortless, little do we see the hours of practice and the tenacity it took to perfect the moves etc. It is usually anything but easy at the beginning.

The story itself wasn't all that mind blowing or anything. It was sort of the run of the mill dancing story.

This is one of a series off books about Tallulah and her ballet adventures. While you might not care about the story your little girls (and I guess boys if they are into dancing and ballet) will love this book and the beautiful drawings.