Amelie Takes A Leap

Author: Burnell, Cerrie

Reading age: from c 3 years

Published on 7 May 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
250 x 275 x 5 | 180g

An enchanting picture book about following your dreams

Amelie is a little girl who dreams 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, can

Amelie take the leap to follow her dreams?

A beautiful story of dancing and following your dreams, from

well-loved Cbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell

Filled with gorgeous illustrations from Laura Ellen Anderson,

including a brand new cover!

A perfect story for to encourage little readers to follow their

dreams

Previously published as Ballet Dreams

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by Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen Anderson