Dance Recital is a wonderful story of a young girl who is nervous about her first dance recital. Throughout the book, the girl receives advice from several loved ones. After implementing the advice, the young dancer is more confident and gives a fabulous performance on the day of the recital. Dance Recital makes the perfect gift for any young girl.

Jill Barletti earned a bachelors degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a masters degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A self-described "grammar queen," Jill has always enjoyed writing, but only recently decided to pursue a career in writing after working in marketing and later in translation.

Jill is a single mother of two and resides in New England with her children. She founded Snowflake Stories in 2013, to publish her books, which she hopes will touch lives by providing children with the encouragement and motivation necessary to handle difficult situations.

Dance Recital is Jill's first book.

Jelena Brezovec was born in Varaždin, Croatia. She holds a bachelors degree in sociology and Croatology from the University of Zagreb. For many years, drawing was just a hobby for Jelena, but that all changed in 2008, when she co-founded Evenio, a Croatian company specializing in online, print, and digital publishing for children.

Jelena currently lives in Varaždin, Croatia and works as a creative editor and illustrator at Evenio. Additionally, Jelena completes freelance illustration and graphic design projects for Croatian and international clients as time permits.

Jelena's work has been awarded by and/or showcased at the Fifth Croatian Illustration Biennial, “200 Years of Grimm Fairy Tales” at the International Children’s Fair in Zagreb, and the Fifth International Illustrator’s Competition organized by an Italian consortia.