{"id":9547667308781,"title":"Balletbol","handle":"balletbol","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing March 16, 2027. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/erin-dionne\"\u003eErin Dionne\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gillian-flint\"\u003eGillian Flint\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEl béisbol no es nada como el ballet… ¿o si?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNini odia el béisbol. Ella odia que el béisbol no sea como el ballet. Ella odia especialmente que Mamá la haya inscrito para jugar, pero ahora está estancada con el deporte. Nini simplemente no quiere tratar por sí misma. Su equipo empieza a perder, pero ni siquiera la decepción de sus compañeros le cambiará sus sentimientos. Unas palabras de aliento de su entrenador y sus agujetas brillosas ayudan… un poquito.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuando Nini hace una atrapada ganadora usando sus pasos de ballet, ella se da cuenta de que el cambio no sería tan malo después de todo, y que el ballet y el béisbol tienen más en común de lo que ella pensaba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNini hates baseball. She hates that baseball is not ballet. She especially hates that Mom signed her up to play and now she's stuck with the sport. Nini just can't bring herself to participate. Not even her teammates' disappointment will change her feelings. A pep talk from her coach and some sparkly shoelaces help – a little. When Nini makes a game-winning catch using her ballet moves, she realizes that change might not be so bad after all, and ballet and baseball have more in common than she thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/remember-her-name\"\u003eRemember Her Name\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/chicas-con-agallas-1?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=ba50e504f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e¡Chicas con agallas!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/all-childrens-books\/products\/the-last-leaf\"\u003eThe Last Leaf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" alt=\"spread from Balletbol showing Nini's team celebrating her game-winning catch\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/balletbol-spread.jpg?v=1787767850\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErin Dionne, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErin Dionne es la autora del libro ilustrado \u003ci\u003eCaptain's Log: Snowbound\u003c\/i\u003e y varias novelas de literatura juvenil, incluyendo \u003ci\u003eLights, Camera, Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e y \u003ci\u003eMoxie and the Art of Rule Breaking,\u003c\/i\u003e nominado al Premio Edgar. Erin es profesora de las artes liberales en la Universidad de Arte de Monserrat en Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/erin-dionne\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Erin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Flint, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGillian Flint ha trabajado como ilustradora profesional desde que se graduó en animación e ilustración en el 2003. Ha ilustrado \u003ci\u003eLove You Always, Button and Bundle\u003c\/i\u003e, y \u003ci\u003eHugga Bugga Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Gillian disfruta leer y pasar tiempo con su familia en su tiempo libre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gillian-flint\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Gillian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNini loves ballet—the leaps, the twirls, and the sparkly tutu. A week after her recital, she’s unhappy to hear that she will begin a new activity: baseball. From the uniform (no sparkles) to the equipment (“a lumpy brown glove”) to her position (outfield), she’s less than thrilled, and her attitude is unpopular with her teammates. After their patient coach explains that some professional athletes take ballet, Nini decides to try harder. And sure enough, the next time the opposing team hits a ball her way, she leaps, twirls, pliés, and makes the catch for the last out. Her team wins, and Nini renames the sport balletball. Flint offers a series of appealing watercolor-and-brush-pen scenes with fluid lines and pleasing use of color. The illustrations include a racially diverse cast of characters with different abilities (one uses a hearing aid, another wears glasses). While the story is a mix of reality and wish-fulfillment fantasy, young children are experts at combining the two. 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Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/erin-dionne\"\u003eErin Dionne\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gillian-flint\"\u003eGillian Flint\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEl béisbol no es nada como el ballet… ¿o si?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNini odia el béisbol. Ella odia que el béisbol no sea como el ballet. Ella odia especialmente que Mamá la haya inscrito para jugar, pero ahora está estancada con el deporte. Nini simplemente no quiere tratar por sí misma. Su equipo empieza a perder, pero ni siquiera la decepción de sus compañeros le cambiará sus sentimientos. Unas palabras de aliento de su entrenador y sus agujetas brillosas ayudan… un poquito.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuando Nini hace una atrapada ganadora usando sus pasos de ballet, ella se da cuenta de que el cambio no sería tan malo después de todo, y que el ballet y el béisbol tienen más en común de lo que ella pensaba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNini hates baseball. She hates that baseball is not ballet. She especially hates that Mom signed her up to play and now she's stuck with the sport. Nini just can't bring herself to participate. Not even her teammates' disappointment will change her feelings. A pep talk from her coach and some sparkly shoelaces help – a little. When Nini makes a game-winning catch using her ballet moves, she realizes that change might not be so bad after all, and ballet and baseball have more in common than she thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/remember-her-name\"\u003eRemember Her Name\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/chicas-con-agallas-1?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=ba50e504f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e¡Chicas con agallas!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/all-childrens-books\/products\/the-last-leaf\"\u003eThe Last Leaf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" alt=\"spread from Balletbol showing Nini's team celebrating her game-winning catch\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/balletbol-spread.jpg?v=1787767850\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErin Dionne, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErin Dionne es la autora del libro ilustrado \u003ci\u003eCaptain's Log: Snowbound\u003c\/i\u003e y varias novelas de literatura juvenil, incluyendo \u003ci\u003eLights, Camera, Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e y \u003ci\u003eMoxie and the Art of Rule Breaking,\u003c\/i\u003e nominado al Premio Edgar. Erin es profesora de las artes liberales en la Universidad de Arte de Monserrat en Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/erin-dionne\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Erin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Flint, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGillian Flint ha trabajado como ilustradora profesional desde que se graduó en animación e ilustración en el 2003. Ha ilustrado \u003ci\u003eLove You Always, Button and Bundle\u003c\/i\u003e, y \u003ci\u003eHugga Bugga Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Gillian disfruta leer y pasar tiempo con su familia en su tiempo libre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gillian-flint\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Gillian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNini loves ballet—the leaps, the twirls, and the sparkly tutu. A week after her recital, she’s unhappy to hear that she will begin a new activity: baseball. From the uniform (no sparkles) to the equipment (“a lumpy brown glove”) to her position (outfield), she’s less than thrilled, and her attitude is unpopular with her teammates. After their patient coach explains that some professional athletes take ballet, Nini decides to try harder. And sure enough, the next time the opposing team hits a ball her way, she leaps, twirls, pliés, and makes the catch for the last out. Her team wins, and Nini renames the sport balletball. Flint offers a series of appealing watercolor-and-brush-pen scenes with fluid lines and pleasing use of color. The illustrations include a racially diverse cast of characters with different abilities (one uses a hearing aid, another wears glasses). While the story is a mix of reality and wish-fulfillment fantasy, young children are experts at combining the two. 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Balletbol

Coming March 16, 2027. Pre-order today!

By: Erin Dionne / Illustrated by: Gillian Flint

El béisbol no es nada como el ballet… ¿o si?

Nini odia el béisbol. Ella odia que el béisbol no sea como el ballet. Ella odia especialmente que Mamá la haya inscrito para jugar, pero ahora está estancada con el deporte. Nini simplemente no quiere tratar por sí misma. Su equipo empieza a perder, pero ni siquiera la decepción de sus compañeros le cambiará sus sentimientos. Unas palabras de aliento de su entrenador y sus agujetas brillosas ayudan… un poquito.

Cuando Nini hace una atrapada ganadora usando sus pasos de ballet, ella se da cuenta de que el cambio no sería tan malo después de todo, y que el ballet y el béisbol tienen más en común de lo que ella pensaba.

Nini hates baseball. She hates that baseball is not ballet. She especially hates that Mom signed her up to play and now she's stuck with the sport. Nini just can't bring herself to participate. Not even her teammates' disappointment will change her feelings. A pep talk from her coach and some sparkly shoelaces help – a little. When Nini makes a game-winning catch using her ballet moves, she realizes that change might not be so bad after all, and ballet and baseball have more in common than she thought.

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spread from Balletbol showing Nini's team celebrating her game-winning catch

Erin Dionne, author

Erin Dionne es la autora del libro ilustrado Captain's Log: Snowbound y varias novelas de literatura juvenil, incluyendo Lights, Camera, Disaster y Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking, nominado al Premio Edgar. Erin es profesora de las artes liberales en la Universidad de Arte de Monserrat en Massachusetts.

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Gillian Flint, illustrator

Gillian Flint ha trabajado como ilustradora profesional desde que se graduó en animación e ilustración en el 2003. Ha ilustrado Love You Always, Button and Bundle, y Hugga Bugga Love. Gillian disfruta leer y pasar tiempo con su familia en su tiempo libre.

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Nini loves ballet—the leaps, the twirls, and the sparkly tutu. A week after her recital, she’s unhappy to hear that she will begin a new activity: baseball. From the uniform (no sparkles) to the equipment (“a lumpy brown glove”) to her position (outfield), she’s less than thrilled, and her attitude is unpopular with her teammates. After their patient coach explains that some professional athletes take ballet, Nini decides to try harder. And sure enough, the next time the opposing team hits a ball her way, she leaps, twirls, pliés, and makes the catch for the last out. Her team wins, and Nini renames the sport balletball. Flint offers a series of appealing watercolor-and-brush-pen scenes with fluid lines and pleasing use of color. The illustrations include a racially diverse cast of characters with different abilities (one uses a hearing aid, another wears glasses). While the story is a mix of reality and wish-fulfillment fantasy, young children are experts at combining the two. An optimistic, sports-themed picture book for aspiring ballet dancers.

English Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58089-939-0

English Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-62354-877-3

Spanish Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-62354-704-2

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-63289-797-8 EPUB

Ages: 4-8
Page count: 32
10 x 8

Publication date: March 16, 2027