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Picture Books Angelina Ballerina (series) by Katharine Holabird Ballerina Swan by Allegra Kent Ballet Kitty by Bernette Ford

Bea at Ballet by Rachel Isadora Birdie’s Big Girl Dress by Sujean Rim

Belinda Ballerina (series) by Amy Young Brontorina by James Howe Brownie and Pearl (series) by Cynthia Rylant

Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper Dahlia by Charlotte McClintock

Deer Dancer by Mary Lyn Ray Dogs Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp The Dollhouse by Jane Ray

Ella Takes the Cake by Carmela D’Amico Fairly Fairy Tales by Esme Raji Codell

Fairy Ball by Mandy Stanley Fairy Whispers by Cicely Barker

Falling for Rapunzel/Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox Fancy Nancy (series) by Jane O’Connor Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland by Misty Copeland

Flower Girl by Barbara Bottner The Fuchsia is Now! by J. Otto Seibold

I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison I Had a Favorite Dress by Boni Ashburn I Want to be a Ballerina by Anna Membrino

I’m Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes by Marilyn Singer The Jellybeans (series) by Laura Numeroff

The Little Moon Princess by Y.J. Lee Lovabye Dragon by Barbara Joosse A Little Fairy Magic by Julia Hubery

Little Princess (series) by Tony Ross Louise the Big Cheese (series) by Elise Primavera

The Mermaid and the Shoe by K.G. Campbell The Mermaid’s Shoes by Sanne te Loo Mia’s Nutcracker Ballet by Robin Farley

Updated for 2015!

Miss Lina’s Ballerinas (series) by Grace Maccarone Monster Princess by D.J. MacHale

My First Ballet Class by Alyssa Capucilli No Bears by Megan McKinlay

Not all Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen Olivia and the Fairy Princesses/ Olivia Takes Ballet by Ian Falconer Part-Time Princess by Deborah Underwood

Patti Cake and Her New Doll by Patricia Reilly Giff Penny Loves Pink by Doerrfeld

Pink by Nan Gregory Pink Cupcake Magic by Katherine Tegen Pink Me Up by Charise Mericle Harper

Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann Ponyella by Laura Numeroff

Posey Prefers Pink by Harriet Ziefert Princess Party by Joy Allen Pretty Penny (series) by Devon Kinch

Pretty Princess Pig by Jane Yolen The Princess and the Peas by Cayrl Hart

The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett The Princess Gown by Linda Leopold Strauss

Princess in Training by Tammi Sauer Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Alison Murray Princess Pig by Eileen Spinelli

Princess Says Goodnight by Naomi Howland Princess Super Kitty by Antoinette Portis

Princess Wannabe by Leslie Lammle The Princess Who Could Not Sleep by An Leysen Princess Zelda and the Frog by Carol Garner

Princesses are not just Pretty by Kate Lum Princesses on the Run by Smiljana Coh

Shoe-La-La by Karen Beaumont Sophia Grace and Rosie (series) by Sophia Grace Brownlee Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman

T is for Tiara: A Princess Alphabet by Catherine Ipcizade Tallulah Ballerina (series) by Marilyn Singer

Tina Cocolina by Pablo Cartaya Underpants Dance by Malena Zapf Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Vampirina Ballerina (series) by Anne Marie Pace Very Fairy Princess (series) by Julie Andrews

Whizz! Pop! Granny, Stop! by Tracey Corderoy The Yellow Tutu by Kirsten Bramsen You Can’t Eat a Princess by Gillian Rogerson

Zoe Gets Ready by Bethanie Merguia Zombelina by Kristyn Crow

Beginning Readers

Ballet Stars by Joan Holub Cinderella in the City: A Retelling by Cari Meister

Dogerella/Sleeping Bootsie by Maribeth Boelts Fairies: A True Story (non-fiction) by Shirley-Raye Redmond Fancy Nancy (series) by Jane O’Connor

The Little Ballerina (non-fiction) by Sally Grindley Mia Ballerina (series) by Robin Farley

Pinkalicious (series) by Victoria Kann

Non-Fiction and Fairy Tales

Ballerina Dreams: A True Story by Lauren Thompson

Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer by Michaela DePrince (ages 6-10) Ballet Dancer by Lisa Regan

Ballet Dancing by Kathryn Clay Ballet Spectacular: A Young Ballet Lover’s Guide by Lisa Miles Ballet Stories by Margaret Greaves

The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories by Jane Yolen (ages 6+) Beautiful Ballerinas by Heidi Adelman

Cinderella retold by Sarah Thomson Cinderelephant by Emma Dodd If I Were a Ballerina by Thomas Troupe

Imagine You’re a Mermaid by Meg Clibbon “P” is for Princess: A Royal Alphabet by Steven Layne

The Random House Book of Fairy Tales by Amy Ehrlich The Real Princess: A Mathemagical Tale by Brenda Williams

Sleeping Beauty illustrated by Maja Dusikova Sylvia Long’s Thumbelina The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Bridgette Barrager

Very Little Red Riding Hood by Teresa Heapy

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