Dance With Me

Penny Harrison, Gwynneth Jones, illustrator, EK Books Hardcover $17.99 (32pp), 978-1-925335-23-1

A music box ballerina jumps and twirls with enthusiasm in Penny Harrison’s Dance with Me. Creative and fluid, dreamlike illustrations from Gwynneth Jones help turn a little girl’s room into a field of flowers, sandy seaside, and dense jungle as she grows into a distracted teenager, no longer interested in swaying and swirling, much to the ballerina’s dismay. Lovely and nostalgic, the ballerina’s story continues even after the lid on the box is closed.