The skating lesson

Of Mary Ann Rodman, Illustrations of Holly Sterling

Today is my first skating lesson.
I'm going to fly through the air, land on one foot
and spin so fast you won't even be able to see me!

Claire can't wait to get on the ice and skate again and again! She'll jump, bounce, and twirl! Just wait: soon she'll be on television and dazzle audiences all over the world. But when Claire arrives at the skating rink for her very first lesson, things don't go as she imagined. The beginners wear horrible brown skates. And who wants to practice walking in place when they should be learning to jump and bounce?

BOOM!
Whoosh-crack.

Patience, Claire! To learn to skate, you have to learn to fall... and to get back up!

In this humorous tale where expectations clash with reality, Claire discovers that great performances require a lot of skill, and that she will have to experience several small failures and show perseverance if she wants to skate like a professional.

Number of pages:
Ages: 4-8
Softcover