Through her wonderful books, Streatfeild shows that while times and situations may vary, the enchantment of theater, the circus, or even just your own family, does not. Readers can sympathize as the Fossil girls scheme about how to help in their financially struggling family in Ballet Shoes, be satisfied when the “villain” gets her comeuppance in Dancing Shoes, and feel warm and safe with Harriet in her loving family in Skating Shoes. Some of these are notoriously difficult to find).Īlthough Streatfeild’s books were written long ago, they still have a special kind of charm and familiarity today. Below I’ve included a comprehensive list of Noel Streatfeild’s fictional works for children, complete with their British and American titles and my personal opinion on them (at least, on the ones I’ve read. Many of these books weren’t originally meant to be grouped together, but when they were released in the United States, many of them were renamed to look as though they were a continuous series: the Shoe series. While Noel Streatfeild is probably most famous for her book Ballet Shoes (which has also been made into a so-so motion picture starring Emma Watson), she is also the author of many other wonderful stories. As an adult, she worked in the theater as an actress before turning to writing. While she was considered the plain one of the family, she loved performing in plays she and her sisters put on for charity. Born in Sussex, Noel Streatfeild was the daughter of a clergyman.
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