The story is a good encapsulation of the ballet, and the illustrations are cleverly done. ( )

This book is a retelling of coppelia ballet. It's a lovely book with colorful pictures and a fairytale theme. The story begins with a dollmaker creating his best creation ever and his dream to make her real. The doll that the dollmaker has created is so beautiful and wonderful the dolls has captured a young man's eye. The book is written by a prima ballerina, so she has many knowledge about ballet and tells the story wonderfully. ( )

When a lonely man who creates animated dolls becomes obsessed with his latest creation, he goes too far in his pursuit to make her alive and real.

Prominently displaying the lovely doll in his front window, the doll looks so life like that a townsman becomes infatuated. Already betrothed to a pretty young lady, she watches as he walks past the window blowing kisses to the doll.

Upset, she enters the doll makers house when he is not home. Hiding, she observes the dool maker attempt to drain life from her finance to empower the doll.

Rescued by his finance, the trace is broken. The doll maker learns a valuable lesson.

The illustrations are lovely.

Based on a play performed in France, this is a lovely book ( )

Coppelia is the storybook version of a French ballet about a dollmaker who wants to bring his dolls to life (at the expense of townspeople's lives!) and the clever girl who tricks him to save her fiance. It is a cute story with very high vocabulary. I can see it becoming a favorite of children who love dance, especially ballet. I find it addresses the Making a Difference theme in a unique way, as the dollmaker's talent could be beloved by all, but instead he keeps it hidden for himself. ( )