Holly and the Rose Garden

Magic Ballerina Series

Author: Darcey Bussell

Book 16 in the Magic Ballerina series

Pages: 96

Published: 2009

Age: 6+

Holly is surprised to find herself in a beautiful rose garden, with her trusty guide, the White Cat, nowhere to be seen. As she turns round, she sees a man picking a white rose while an ugly beast watches from the shadows. Holly knows that she is seeing the ballet of Beauty and the Beast unraveling before her eyes, but something seems to be going horribly wrong!

About the Magic Ballerina Series

Reading age: 6+ years

Delphie’s greatest dream is to become a ballerina, and she can't quite believe it when she is invited to join the new ballet school. But there's more to Madame Zarakova's than it at first seems and with the help of her friends Rosa, Holly and Jade and some very special ballet shoes, Delphie finds herself spinning into a whole new world…

Prima ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic. With elegant illustrations from Katie May interspersed throughout the story, children (particularly girls) aged 6+ will fall in love with the land of Enchantia and with the magical world of ballet.