NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� is ready to take young readers on another imaginary trip to the ballet.
The celebrated principal dancer with the has a follow-up planned to her best-selling picture book, 鈥淏unheads.鈥� On Sept. 16, the Penguin Random House imprint Nancy Paulsen Books will release 鈥淏unheads, Act 2: Dance of Courage.鈥� The new book, in which Misty and friends take in a performance of 鈥淒on Quixote,鈥� will again be illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey.
鈥淲orking on the follow-up to 鈥楤unheads鈥� has been such a joy, taking me back to the studio where my own ballet journey began," Copeland said in a statement Wednesday. 鈥淩evisiting these characters feels personal, reflecting the community that shaped me as a dancer and person. Through the ballet of Don Quixote, we explore resilience, compassion, and the power of friendship, values that defined my early years.鈥�
Copeland's other books include 鈥淟ife in Motion鈥� and 鈥淏lack Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy.鈥�
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