Pirouettes, magic and romance - this enchanting collection of six favourite ballet stories captures all the wonder of the ballet! Each charming retelling is true to the ballet performed on stage with an exquisite 24-piece jigsaw depicting a scene from the dance. With breathtakingly beautiful artwork, this is a perfectly gorgeous book for all budding ballerinas!

- Cinderella

- Sleeping Beauty

- Coppelia

- Swan Lake

- The Firebird

- The Nutcracker

There's also an illustrated quiz at the end to encourage children to look more closely at the amazingly fine details in Sian Bailey's intricate artwork.

There are 14 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 2006 by Pan Macmillan .

Sian Bailey's exquisitely coloured and detailed illustrations have featured in many successful books. Sian studied illustration at Newport and Brighton Colleges of Art. She now lives in Birkenhead with her husband, Peter, who is also an illustrator. This is her first book for Macmillan.