Ballet Shoes

Remember the scene in "You've Got Mail" where Colleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) is sitting in the children's section of the newly-opened Foxx Books, and a customer comes in looking for the "Shoes" books by Noel Streatfield? The clerk has clearly never heard of them, but Colleen has, and she tells the custome......more

The story of Pauline, Petrova, and Posy will be in my heart for life, even though I must confess that was introduced to these charming and unforgettable characters from the 1975 British television version. That kind of ruined me for the book; all I'd do was nosh through my favorite scenes. Only when......more

Thank you, Kathleen Kelly, for alerting me to the existence of this book. This was really cute and heartwarming. And I think it's probably time I watch You've Got Mail again.......more

I had two career goals as a little girl--I would be a ballerina...or a librarian, heh. Well I started ballet at three and continued through college, but alas never made it to the big stage. I am a librarian though so go figure. I loved these books so much as a child. All of her series that I read I s......more

Professor Mathew Brown or Great Uncle Mathew or Gum, lives with his niece Sylvia and her nurse Nana, and from time to time takes off on expeditions from where he brings back fossils, adding to a huge collection which has to be thinned down from time to time. One day he decides to travel by sea rathe......more