I found this book to be phenomenally cute and engaging. ( )

A plump and solemn little girl explains about her unusual dog, "My dog is not like other dogs....My dog thinks he's a ballet dancer!" As the little girl goes to ballet and then to a special performance by the Royal Ballet, her dog Biff sneaks along, but everyone says the same thing, "Dogs don't do ballet!" and out he goes. When there's a sudden emergency, guess who pops up on stage and wows the crowd?

I love the colorful illustrations and the sneaky little dog. The whole story is simply incredibly funny - something about the placid faces of the people and Biff's expressionless doggy face combined with the wild antics make me giggle the whole way through.

Verdict: Perfect for story time and endless giggling!

fun read-aloud potential,maybe a little long and too wordy. A dog longs to do ballet, he follows a little girl to class and to the Met, where he save the day. ( )

'Dogs don't do ballet' says the father and the ballet teacher, but they haven't seen this little pug dance. Only his best friend and ballet partner, a little girl who loves ballet herself, knows the truth until the dog's surprise performance in a professional ballet. As the owner of a pug who hits the casinos once a month and writes theology in his spare time, I love this story. ( )