Little Swan; Louisa's Secret; Louisa in the Wings; Louisa and Phoebe

At the age of seven Louisa begins ballet lessons and from then on a love of dance becomes of crucial importance to her. The books in this series track four separate incidents involving Louisa and her ballet class. Two of the books do this from Louisa's own perspective and two do so from that of her sister Annie. This device gives a depth and a liveliness to what could have been no more than an average format series. Louisa's exploits are mainly of interest to children who are as interested as she is in ballet, but they are nicely flavoured with her growing self-awareness and Annie's trenchant comments from the sidelines.