The Jewel Box Ballerinas

By Varennes, Monique de

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ISBN
978-0-34583-605-3 978-0-37593-605-0
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Random


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2007

Gr 1-3 Bibi Branchflower is so rich that she has two of almost everything, including houses and limousines. However, she doesn't have any friends. One day the woman buys a jeweled music box that contains two mechanical ballerinas. The shopkeeper warns her that the sorcerer who created it cursed it so that all who look on the sad-faced figures will experience sorrow. Bibi still insists on purchasing it. She is devoted to the dancers and tries to lift their spirits through jokes and kisses. In an attempt to cheer ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on November 1, 2007

Wealthy Bibi owns "two of almost everything" but has zero friends. One day, she purchases a jewel box containing two identical ballerinas. Naming the dancers Miranda and Mathilda, Bibi eventually notices their sad expressions and attempts to cheer them with gifts, jokes, kisses, and finally trips to Alaska and Africa. When she loses "her lovely girls"...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Wealthy Bibi purchases a jewel box containing two ballerinas. When she loses "her lovely girls," Bibi confesses she would "gi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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