Wenda loves to dance. Even when she's sleeping, she's moving. But in the town where she lives the people are very serious and they don't like Wenda's behaviour. They try several things to get her to stop dancing but even complete silence doesn't stop Wenda.

The story had an inspiring message for children: be yourself, do your own thing, and don't let anything stop you. At first glance, some of the rhymes seemed a bit awkward but when I read the book out loud (to my fifteen-year-old!), they sounded fine. Besides, I don't think children would notice or care. And I loved the illustrations. They were big and bold and full of interesting little details. This was a fun book!

Reviewed by Lynn Bornath, with contributions from KB (age 15), from a review copy courtesy of Benjamin Brown Books, on 28 July 2009.

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