In this wonderful fantasy a little girl called Maddy is struck with stagefright, she loses her balance and she show her teacher her special dance. Now she doesn't want to ever dance again, especially not in the school show. Poor Maddy loses her balance as she shows her teacher her special dance. Afterwards she doesn't ever want to dance again -- especially not in the school show. Then wise Pomeroy gently encourages Maddy to dance again, restores her confidence and even helps her to find the perfect dress -- fit for a princess. Catherine and the Lion, Clare Jarrett's first book, won the prestigious Mother Goose Award in 1997.

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Picture Lions .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Clare Jarrett is both a writer and illustrator and Jamie is her third picture book with HarperCollins. Her first, Catherine and the Lion, won the prestigious Mother Goose Award. Clare lives in Norfolk and has three children - Jamie being the youngest!