I read the entire series as a child and recently had a baby girl, so I started buying the series on amazon. I read it again and it is just a charming as I remember!

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR COMFORT BOOKS?

IL THOSE BOOKS SO MUCH, MEMER. SO MUCH. I AM COMPLETELY SHAMELESS ABOUT MY LOVE FOR THEM.

I can't describe how much I adored this series as a child. Or how often I already read it.

I am so not a dancer but those books are just so well written, it just pulls you into the whole story. And you can't stop until you've finished. Wonderful.
I really miss those days when I was a child, reading those books.

Seriously, it is sad that nobody today reads books like these. OK, now I feel old, but whatever... ;)

I loved this series as a child and recently discovered that they went all the way to #11!

See my review under the final volume, Drina Ballerina.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

First entry in a delightful series (now sadly out of print) about Drina Adams, a young girl growing up with her grandparents in tiny Willerbury, UK. Through her friend Jenny Pilgrim she unexpectedly finds she is irresistably drawn to learn ballet, but her Grandmother firmly refuses to allow it. Through secrecy and determination, Drina learns to dance despite her Grandmother's hostility, and eventually discovers the stunning reason for it. Charming book, although the minor characters are more convincingly written than Drina is. Estoril is one of several pen names for Mabel Esther Allan.

i enjoy this book enjoy reading this book cause its about dancing and ballerina
Drina is her name and she is sooo cute she loves ballet and she will never stop loving it.her grandparents dont want her to dance but shell never stop..she works very hard in her classes and extra hard on her ballet lessons

It was a really good book! I could read it again!

Meh, skimmed.

Read this series in JR High and simply LOVED them! I need to track these down.....

Ich hatte als Kind auch eine Ballettphase, wenn auch nur über Bücher ;) die Cindy-Bücher fand ich damals alle super und hab mir eines nach dem anderen von der Omi schenken lassen oder selbst vom Taschengeld gekauft. Ich fand auch alle Cover so toll, ich hab die immer bewundert.

Gerade habe ich gesehen, dass sie im Englischen "Drina" heisst ... wer kommt bitteschön auf die Idee, jemand von Drina nach Cindy zu übersetzen für den deutschen Buchmarkt? Wieso nicht gleich Steffi oder Lisa? ^^

Fave children's chapter book series

This is one of the books that got me into dancing ballet when I was eleven years old. Although I don't dance anymore, the story about this girl, embarking on a journey to become a ballet dancer and pursuing her dream to perform on big stages, empowered me and made me reflect more on what my passion was.
This is a book that I would recommend, not just to girls, who are into dancing, but also to any girl, who likes reading books.