NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Misty Copeland is ready to take young readers on another imaginary trip to the ballet.
The celebrated principal dancer with the has a follow-up planned to her best-selling picture book, 鈥淏unheads.鈥 On Sept. 16, the Penguin Random House imprint Nancy Paulsen Books will release 鈥淏unheads, Act 2: Dance of Courage.鈥 The new book, in which Misty and friends take in a performance of 鈥淒on Quixote,鈥 will again be illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey.
鈥淲orking on the follow-up to 鈥楤unheads鈥 has been such a joy, taking me back to the studio where my own ballet journey began," Copeland said in a statement Wednesday. 鈥淩evisiting these characters feels personal, reflecting the community that shaped me as a dancer and person. Through the ballet of Don Quixote, we explore resilience, compassion, and the power of friendship, values that defined my early years.鈥
Copeland's other books include 鈥淟ife in Motion鈥 and 鈥淏lack Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy.鈥
