This is beautiful, and more so, it's an excellent piece of writing and character study. What an interesting twist, seeing little Isabelle crush on her ballet teacher, over years. and only have single scenes in training tell the story and give us these glimpses. i love the way they are described, just as delicately as the dancing is itself.
the combination with the drawings is so fitting to the already reduced format of the story. the illustrations make the scenes even more tangible and turn the spotlight to single moments.
what a wonderful, wonderful job.
OH! the end? oh, the end... oh Izzy. thanks so much for this, MA!