Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Priscilla is an alley rat who just wants to dance but her home is too small. She needs space! One day, while searching for a new home, she hears music and follows the sound of Tchaikovsky to Madame Genevieve's dance studio where children are taking a dance class. Priscilla is enthhalled and decides to return every day to watch the lessons and practice in the studio at night. But one night while practicing, she encounters the watch cat! At first, she is terified but much to her surprise, Priscilla learns that the watch cat also likes to dance! They decide to practice together and perform for their friends. Ages 4 -8.

Priscilla is an alley rat with a dream. She wants to be a ballerina. But Priscilla's tiny home is cramping her style-she can't even plié without hitting the furniture, let alone pas de chat. Madame Genevieve's Dance Studio is the perfect solution. All Priscilla has to do is wait until classes are over, then sneak in and jeté to her heart's content. Unfortunately the aspiring dancer soon learns that a big, determined watch-cat protects the studio every night. How is a prima ballerina expected to work in these conditions? Her friends don't exactly warm up to her plan to use them to keep the cat busy while Priscilla practices. Disgusted by their lack of commitment to the arts, Priscilla realizes that she is alone. Priscilla is going to come face to face with her feline enemy. And when she does, she'll get some amazing results. The team of Jennings and Hendry, who created Priscilla and Rosy has scored again with this funny tale about a ratty but all-too-human heroine who discovers that even enemies can share a dream. As an added bonus, Priscilla and her pals demonstrate the ballet terms mentioned in the story.

A rat's ambition to become a ballerina is tested when she discovers that a prowling watch cat also lives in the dance studio where she practices. When Priscilla gets up the courage to confront her enemy, she finds they have something special in common.

Priscilla's Paw de Deux tells the story of Priscilla, a spindly legged rat, who just wants to dance. Ages 4-8.

A mouse named Priscilla sneaks into a dance studio after hours to practice ballet. She eventually teams up with the studio's shy cat in a dance routine that they perform for their friends.

"Priscilla Rat wants to be a ballerina, but her tiny home is cramping her style! The team who created 'Priscilla and Rosy' has scored again with this funny tale" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

A gentle, amusing tale about what it means to be a rat.