Connie Olson

‘Gina the Ballerina’ is an ebook provided by HiCards Inc and the illustrations are generated by Royalty Free Graphics. With limited access to tangible books, early readers find an abundant of moral lessons taught by digital ebooks. Gina in ‘Gina the Ballerina’ is an elephant who is teased because of her lack of ability to do tricks. The other elephants can catch balls with their trunks and stand on their heads. As much as she tries, Gina can’t seem to acquire the same abilities as those around her. Throughout the story, Gina learns that her best qualities and talents make her unique, teaching young readers the benefits of being different. Each page has two to four lines of text with a small graphic image to give readers a contextual clue. The graphics are small images unlike broad sceneries found in tangible books. The sentences are short with easily distinguishable sight words. Early readers find ‘Gina the Ballerina’ humorous and will find themselves eagerly clicking the arrow in the corner to turn to the next page.… (meer)