Martee Dares To Dance

• Suggested purchase to empower young readers — School Library Journal.
• 2025 CBC Teacher Favorites Winner.
• Written by actors and dancers Harry Shum Jr and Shelby Rabara.
• Protagonist loves dancing to a unique beat.
• Experiences embarrassment and hesitates to join a Halloween dance.
• Gains courage after befriending an unlikely Martian.
• Celebrates creative expression and embracing one’s true self.
• Hardback ISBN: 9781962351041.

Gloo Books is an award-winning independent children's book publisher founded in 2021 to make books that spark curiosity, empathy, and care for the world. Built on the belief that meaningful representation shouldn't be hard to find, Gloo creates original titles spanning board books to graphic novels with a focus on inclusive representation and social-emotional learning. Alongside its own Gloo Books Originals, the company curates titles from independent publishers and donates proceeds to select organizations.