~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week was my daughters "end of term" ballet recital. If you have never been to one of these little performances, you should know that managing to stay upright, follow teacher's instructions and ultimately resist the temptation to run riot with fifteen other four year-olds dressed up in leotards and tutus constitutes a smashing success. Given that she and her fellow aspirants managed to pull off their production without any notable disasters (at least none that can't be judiciously edited out of the video...) it seemed fitting to put her to bed that night with one of her favourite stories ...  Read the complete review