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I appreciate it when authors write books about a variety of different children doing a variety of different activities. This book highlights a boy who has been chosen to share a talent at his school's weekly assembly. He's really nervous and the behavior of the children before his performance leaves the reader wondering how they will react to John's performance. Told from the perspective on an anonymous classmate, readers see John's amazing ballet skills as he does a variety of different moves (hooray for the illustrator, these pages can't have been easy to create). After he finishes, he bows, and awaits his classmates reaction. I found myself almost holding my breathe for a moment after reading this spread. I released that breathe with a happy sigh as the children stand and applaud enthusiastically. John is left with a big smile on his face. Would that all children were so supportive and kind. This is definitely a feel good book and both the writing and illustrating are outstanding. A great book to pair with this one is When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley.