On Tiptoes

$25.00

A bilingual picture book with a double cover and two stories that tells the real life and challenges of Sasha De Sola, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, and a second fictional story about a boy who is inspired by her to become a dancer. Both stories offer a moral that can be applied to life beyond ballet: resilience, overcoming life’s obstacles, and following our heart and passion no matter the difficulties. With beautiful full-page illustrations crafted with an off-pink color palette. Written in rhyme format in English and Spanish. Concepts contained in the narrative: resilience, perseverance, personal growth, courage, self-worth.

The translation is not literal or computer-made – the story is written by the author in both languages and curated by children’s literature editors of each language.

  • Product: Picture book

  • 48 pages

  • 17 double-page illustrations that feature a non-pink color palette, created by Gabriela García

  • Written in American English and Latin American Spanish by C.V. Monterrubio, displayed side by side.

  • Format: Hard cover

  • Paper: White Shiny Couché, sustainable FSC

  • Size: 22 cm x 30 cm (8.66 in x 11.81 in)

  • ISBN: 978-607-29-1367-7

  • Reading age: 5 y/o & older

  • Publishing date: 2018

  • Average reading time at 100 wpm: 10 min each story

  • Printed in Mexico

“I love that it’s also a story about a boy that dances ballet – my son does that and there aren’t many stories that represent him“

33 y/o mother

“I love that it ends in the middle, that’s very original.“

41 y/o father

“It was my favorite book from the past festival!“

46 y/o mother and fellow author

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