Tales from the Ballet
adapted by Louis Untermeyer
illustrated by A. and M. Provensen 1968
Louis Untermeyer was a prolific author and contributer to children's literature. Not only did he adapt stories for children, but he also published many well regarded anthologies of poetry. It's definitely worth looking for his Golden Treasury of Children's Literature and Poetry books. They sometimes pop up at thrift stores (where we've gotten our copies).
Here are his adapted stories of the ballet. Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen in a style that's particularly dense and with a midcentury modern feel. Years ago I would not have been drawn to this style of illustration, but recently I've found myself absolutely loving it. I used to think it looked untidy and abstract, but I've come to admire the decptively detailed and intentional colors of the compositions.
All the big ballet stories are here, "Giselle", "Copellia", etc... Our favorite thing is to read about the story and then look up youtube videos of the dances. Ondine was one of our favorites.
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