![]() ![]() And I’ve spent a large part of the past week immersed in these stories of dance, family and dreams. I loved it so much I raced down to Borders to buy Skating Shoes (which is, fortunately, no longer out of print). Then, recently, I found a vintage edition of Theater Shoes on Etsy, and started reading it the day after it came in the mail. Read the classic that has captivated generations Its a. ![]() I found a copy of Dancing Shoes, under its original title of Wintle’s Wonders, for $1 at Brattle last fall, but had somehow never got around to reading it. Skating Shoes - Noel Streatfeild - Google Books A skating champion. (Then I saw the BBC film adaptation with Emma Watson, and loved it too.) It was several years before I picked up a used copy of Ballet Shoes in Oxford, and of course I loved it. I’d never heard of Streatfeild or the Shoe Books before I saw You’ve Got Mail (and watched poor Kathleen Kelly struggle to control her tears as she helped a bookseller at Fox Books find the right book for a customer). Although Skating Shoes is completely wonderful-but it’s out of print. I’d start with Ballet Shoes first it’s my favorite. Noel Streatfeild wrote Ballet Shoes and Skating Shoes and Theatre Shoes and Dancing Shoes. ![]()
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