Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild
Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild
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Ballet Shoes

Author: Noel Streatfeild

Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/23/2004

Synopsis

Three orphan girls. A pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Read the classic that has captivated generations!

A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME

Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their quiet life together. They are orphans who have been raised as sisters, and when their new family needs money, the girls want to help. They decide to join the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training to earn their keep. Each girl works hard following her dream. Pauline is destined for the movies. Posy is a born dancer. And Petrova? She finds she'd rather be a pilot than perform a pirouette.

This beautiful children's classic is perfect for girls who love to dream about ballet, friendship, and finding their own special talents. Adult readers may remember them as the "Shoes" books from You've Got Mail!

About The Author

Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. Although she was considered the plain one she ended up leading the most glamorous and exciting life! After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when WWI broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to RADA where she became a professional actress. She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. When she visited Puffin exhibitions, there were queues right out of the building and all the way down The Mall. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983. Noel Streatfeild lived in London. She died in 1986.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carre on January 18, 2012

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

Goodreads review by Kressel on January 15, 2015

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

Goodreads review by Cathy on June 29, 2013

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

Goodreads review by Lady Clementina on May 01, 2019

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

Goodreads review by Calilibrarian on February 24, 2008

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

Quotes

A masterpiece—Telegraph

'Ballet Shoes is one of my all-time favourite children's books - and you don't have to be a ballet fan to enjoy it.' - Dame Jacqueline Wilson—

Awards

  • Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year
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