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The Totally Secret Secret (Ballet Cat, 1) Hardcover – Picture Book, May 5, 2015

by Bob Shea (Author, Illustrator)

4.8 134 ratings

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"Move over, Elephant and Piggie!" commands School Library Journal—the first book starring the vivacious Ballet Cat marks the launch of a new favorite friendship series for early readers.

Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play today. Nothing that Sparkles suggests—making crafts, playing checkers, and selling lemonade—goes well with the leaping, spinning, and twirling that Ballet Cat likes to do. When Sparkles's leaps, spins, and twirls seem halfhearted, Ballet Cat asks him what's wrong. Sparkles doesn't want to say. He has a secret that Ballet Cat won't want to hear. What Sparkles doesn't know is that Ballet Cat has a secret of her own, a totally secret secret. Once their secrets are shared, will their friendship end, or be stronger than ever?

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	Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret	Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance! Underpants!	Ballet Cat: What's Your Favorite Favorite?	The Happiest Book Ever	The Scariest Book Ever	Crash, Splash, or Moo!

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More read-aloud, and laugh-out-loud, titles from BOB SHEA!	Vivacious Ballet Cat will twirl, spin, and leap her way into your heart, in this adorable series perfect for early readers.	Get ready to laugh, and dance, in this hilarious adventure starring Ballet Cat and Butter Bear.	Ballet Cat and her cousin Goat learn that cooperation is better than competition, as they work to put on a fantastic show for Grandma.	An interactive story that will have readers happy-dancing their way to a huge smile. It's the happiest book ever!	This perfect read-aloud is a little more silly than scary, but you never know what's behind the next page…	Calling all daredevils! It's time to PLAY in this boisterous picture book with all the excitement of a game show.

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PreS-Gr 2—Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are great friends. One day, when choosing what to play, Sparkles picks making crafts. "Yay! Crafts!" says Ballet Cat, until she has second thoughts. She loves to leap and dance, and leaping with scissors is not a good idea. Then, Sparkles suggests checkers. "Yes! Checkers!" says Ballet Cat. But then she decides that their dance kicks might knock over the checkerboard. What about selling lemonade? "The lemonade will splash when we spin," says Ballet Cat. There seems to be only one activity that goes with leaping, kicking, and spinning. "We could play ballet," suggests Sparkles unenthusiastically. The problem is, they play ballet every day, and Ballet Cat is slow in noticing that Sparkles is not at all interested. Sparkles is acting glum and has a "secret secret," namely that he sometimes does not like ballet. He is afraid that revealing this fact will mean they are no longer best friends. But Ballet Cat has a secret of her own. There is something that she loves even more than ballet: Sparkles. In the last panel, they are happily playing checkers. This early reader has simple, vivacious cartoon artwork done in inks with digital enhancements. Shea's signature style and bright bold colors add to the fun. Although the text is somewhat sophisticated and the dialogue is entirely in word balloons, the humor and theme of friendship and sharing will have broad appeal beyond the beginning reader set. VERDICT Move over Elephant and Piggie!—Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA

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Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret named a 2016 ALA notable book

“The humor and theme of friendship and sharing will have broad appeal beyond the beginning reader set. Move over Elephant and Piggie!” —School Library Journal

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1484713788
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (May 5, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 56 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781484713785
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1484713785
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 9 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD370L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.88 x 0.38 x 9.38 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #531,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,119 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
- #5,126 in Children's Beginner Readers
- #8,161 in Children's Friendship Books

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You know that PBS Kids spot where the pig runs around and eats things that begin with the letter "p"? Bob made that! He made a bunch of other animations for PBS Kids and helped them develop a national literacy campaign.

He has met Al Roker and Fonzie.

His stories, artwork and characters have also appeared on Nick Jr. and Noggin. He was even on Noggin, reading one of his books to Ryan, his little boy.

Bob likes to speak in the third person.

Bob has written several children's books, including New Socks, Big Plans, which was illustrated by Lane Smith, Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, Race You To Bed, and Oh Daddy.

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime was one of Amazon's Top 10 Picture Books of the year, and a Horn Book Magazine best of 2008.

He lives in Connecticut with his wife Colleen and his son, Ryan. He and Colleen own Perfectly Nice, a graphic design studio.

Bob enjoys cake.

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kickgirl

Sweet funny and age appropriate

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023

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This is such a sweet little story and will definitely have you and your little one giggling through it.

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Heidi Grange

Delightful reading for young children who are just learning about friendship.

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017

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As in Mo Willems, Elephant and Piggie books, Bob Shea presents the reader with the trials and tribulations of friendship. In this first book, Sparkle suggest several different things they could play, but each time Ballet Cat points out that that activity will not work with what she wants to do (crafts, leaping, spinning). Thus the pair ends up playing ballet, as usual. But eventually Ballet Cat becomes away that Sparkle isn't feeling very sparkly and she asks why. Sparkle is reluctant to share his secret because he's afraid Ballet Cat won't like him any more when he does. In addition to the delightfully spare illustrations where the pair and their movements and feelings are the focus, the relationship between the friends is clearly portrayed. Not only is this a fun book to read but it's also a great book that leads right into some fun activities such as 'practice ballet' or crafts as well as helping children learn that friendship requires give and take on both sides.

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michelle H.

Another Cute Ballet Cat book !

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022

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A little girl in my room was obsessed with the "Favorite, Favorite " book. When I ordered it , I noticed there were other books by Bob Shea so I ordered them,too. This is a cute book!

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J. Mctaggart

Perfect for Beginning Readers

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016

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I've been teaching little kids for a VERY long time and I absolutely love this book - more for the beginning reader enhancements (speech bubbles, simple illustrations, Pony and Cat's,facial expressions, and the use of different print size to convey meaning) than for the story itself. I am extremely excited to read the yet-to-come books in this series. I didn't think any beginning reader could be as delightful as Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggy books, but the Ballet Cat series comes mighty close.

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Sandra

Cute story about friendship

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019

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Sturdy hardbound book with sparkles embedded in the front. This was a gift to go along with a Kohl's Cares Ballet Cat stuffed doll. I was glad to find it. The story has a good message, as well as good read-aloud potential.

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SissyMomof5

Bought for a 3 year old girl

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019

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The book came as expected and in good condition. I bought it to go with a “Ballet Cat” stuffed animal I bought at my local K o h l s. It was only $4.45 when I bought it earlier this month (July 2019). Great price!

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Time to get her own copy!

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017

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Purchased this for our granddaughter's 4th birthday! We had borrowed it from the library and we would check it out everytime she was with us. when a child loves a book that much, I like them to have it in their collection for favorites. She also received Dance, Dance Underpants and was very pleased to receive both of these books.

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jelynnki

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016

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good

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