Once there was a little girl who dreamed of dancing. Of skipping
over rooftops and pirouetting round the moon. She could twirl on
her toes as lightly as snow, and dart through the air like a swallow,
so her Granddad called her Little Bird.
One day Little Bird sees the ballet practice for Swan Lake, and decides
that all she wants is to become a ballerina. When she gets
her very first pair of silken ballet shoes from Grandpa, her face
lights up like a star.
An enchanting picture book about following your dreams, written by
CBeebies' presenter Cerrie Burnell.
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Cerrie Burnell is a much-loved presenter on Cbeebies. She was named in the Observer's top ten children's presenters and also featured in the Guardian's 2011 list of 100 most inspirational women where she received praise for tackling disability head on. Cerrie divides her time between London and Manchester. Her bestselling picture books Snowflakes and Mermaid
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