Rachel Isadora

Author of Luke Goes to Bat

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About the Author

Rachel Isadora was born and raised in New York City. Rachel studied at the School of American Ballet and was a dancer with the Boston Ballet until a foot injury. She went from being a ballet dancer to an author and illustrator. The first title she wrote and illustrated was Max. Since then she has show more written many others including Golden Bear, Ben's Trumpet, Nick Plays Baseball, Caribbean Dream, Mr. Moon and Not Just Tutus. Her works have earned her several awards including the Caldecott Honor Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award. Her title Max, was named an ALA Notable Book. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Rachel Isadora, Rachel Isadura, Rachel Isadore, Retold by Rachel Isadora

Image credit: Rachel Isadora

Series

Lili at Ballet

Works by Rachel Isadora

Popular Recent

Luke Goes to Bat (2005) 1,111 copies

Ben's Trumpet (1979) 1,042 copies

I Hear a Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch, and Taste It, Too!) (2016) 1,025 copies

At the Crossroads (1991) 666 copies

Say Hello! (2010) 627 copies

I Just Want to Say Good Night (2017) 537 copies

The Princess and the Pea (2007) 522 copies

Max (1976) 437 copies

The Twelve Dancing Princesses (2007) 428 copies

Peekaboo Morning (2002) 318 copies

My Dog Laughs (2018) 312 copies

Jake at Gymnastics (2014) 297 copies

Caribbean Dream (1998) 270 copies

Rapunzel (2008) 207 copies

Hansel and Gretel (2009) 190 copies

Old Mikamba Had a Farm (2013) 173 copies

The Ugly Duckling (2009) 160 copies

Lili at Ballet (Paperstar Book) (1993) 155 copies

Over the Green Hills (1992) 153 copies

The Fisherman and His Wife (2008) 151 copies

Sophie Skates (1750) 150 copies

Uh-oh! (2008) 128 copies

On Your Toes: A Ballet ABC (2003) 121 copies

There Was a Tree (2012) 117 copies

City Seen from A to Z (1983) 116 copies

Yo, Jo! (2007) 116 copies

I See (1985) 87 copies

Peekaboo Bedtime (2008) 81 copies

I Touch (1985) 81 copies

Young Mozart (1997) 79 copies

12 Days of Christmas (1795) 77 copies

Bea at Ballet (2012) 74 copies

Friends (1990) 73 copies

A South African Night (1998) 71 copies

Happy Belly, Happy Smile (2009) 70 copies

Swan Lake (1991) 68 copies

Lili on Stage (1605) 62 copies

I Hear (1614) 62 copies

What a Family (2006) 59 copies

Bring on that Beat (2002) 57 copies

Listen to the City (2000) 55 copies

A B C Pop (Picture Books) (1999) 55 copies

Isadora Dances (1998) 53 copies

Nick Plays Baseball (Picture Puffins) (2001) 45 copies

Willaby (1771) 45 copies

Lili Backstage (Picture Puffins) (1997) 45 copies

Firebird (1834) 44 copies

Do I Have to Wear a Coat? (2020) 42 copies

The Little Mermaid (2000) — Illustrator — 41 copies

1 2 3 Pop! (2000) 33 copies

Seeing Is Believing (1979) — Illustrator — 31 copies

Not Just Tutus (2003) 29 copies

Opening Night (1826) 28 copies

My Ballet Class (1980) 24 copies

Bea in the Nutcracker (2015) 20 copies

The Princess and the Frog: Adapted from the Frog King and Iron Heinrich by the Brothers Grimm (1989) 19 copies

The Nutcracker (1981) 18 copies

No, Agatha! (1980) 11 copies

In the Beginning (2003) 10 copies

Jesse & Abe (1981) 8 copies

The Potters' kitchen (1977) 7 copies

Babies (1990) 7 copies

The Steadfast Tin Soldier 7 copies

The pirates of Bedford Street (1988) 6 copies

My Ballet Diary (1995) 4 copies

Di Hola 1 copy

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Associated Works

Flossie and the Fox (1986) — Illustrator — 1,715 copies

The Little Match Girl (2018) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,358 copies

Grandfather's Lovesong (1993) — Illustrator — 160 copies

Saving Strawberry Farm (2005) — Illustrator — 91 copies

The Night Before Christmas (Rachel Isadora) (2009) — Illustrator — 63 copies

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, October 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Isadora, Rachel
Birthdate: 1953
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Occupations: ballerina
illustrator

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Reviews

Max (Reading Rainbow Books) by Rachel Isadora

This book is about a little boy who plays baseball, and his friend wants him to come to dance class.

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wimbles01 | 122 other reviews | Jun 7, 2024 |

Max (Reading Rainbow Books) by Rachel Isadora

This is a book about a little boy who plays baseball and his friend wants him to come to dance class. He wasn’t sure at first but he did the class until he had to leave for a game. The boy found that he ended up like the dance and hit a home run at the game.

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kayleeandgizmo | 122 other reviews | Jun 6, 2024 |

Caribbean Dream (Picture Puffins) by Rachel Isadora

Picture book and easy to read. Impressionistic, not informational. Island is not named.

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VillageProject | 19 other reviews | Feb 6, 2024 |

Say Hello! by Rachel Isadora

A great multilingual board book featuring vignettes ofa girl named Carmelita and her mom, and dog, Manny, walking around different multiracial neighborhoods and normalizing, practicing how to say "Hello." Very cute and informative. Definitvely going to use this in my baby/toddler storytimes and attempt to get the caregivers and some of the toddlers to repeat the phrases with me.

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ryantlaferney87 | 105 other reviews | Dec 8, 2023 |

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