I Have Another Language The Language Is Dance is the story of how a young girl expresses her emotions through dance. It begins with the morning of her first performance and ends that evening. The first page displays the little girl thinking about a dream she had but revealing that she can’t explain it with words. The last page shows the little girl laying in bed and feeling things that she can’t say but she will be able to express tomorrow when she dances again.

Dance was a huge part of my childhood and I still love to watch and participate in dance. My 3 year old is also very interested in dance right now so this was a wonderful book for us to share together.

In the classroom I would use this book as a way to stress the importance of physical activity and creative outlets. I would have the children write a couple of paragraphs about their favorite sport or hobby.