Angelina loves to dance! Every week she goes to her ballet class at Miss Lilly's Ballet School. Follow Angelina through her ballet class and try the ballet steps with her.
Angelina is very excited—her new friend Anya is joining her ballet class! But when Anya becomes the center of attention, Angelina becomes jealous and the two mouselings get into a big fight. How will Angelina make things right again and find the perfect way to say "I'm sorry"?
Angelina Ballerina: My First Ballet Class is written by Katharine Holabird and includes illustrations by Helen Craig, the original creators of the hugely popular Angelina Ballerina storybooks, published by Puffin. The Angelina Ballerina series is renowned for combining a timeless, classic style with themes that are relevant to children today. Through classic storytelling, Angelina helps children believe they can achieve their dreams, with hard work and determination. The Angelina Ballerina stories have been turned into highly successful, award winning TV animations. With the continuous success of the animation series, the Angelina brand is set to achieve even greater levels of fame. Three animation videos are due for release in 2005. Angelina Ballerina: My First Ballet Class is the only Angelina book to combine non-fiction text and photographs of real young ballet students, with original Angelina Ballerina illustrations.
"More than anything, Angelina loves to dance. Her dream is to become a prima ballerina one day! But first, Angelina has to get to dance recital to practice for a big performance. Like every serious dancer, Angelina needs her trusted ballet bag to carry all her dance essentials, plus everything in between!"--Amazon.com.
In an encore performance, Angelina Ballerina returns in this refreshed picture book from acclaimed author Katharine Holabird and celebrated artist Helen Craig! Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants nothing more than to be a ballerina. She dances all the time—at home, at school, even in her dreams! In fact, she’s so busy dancing that she forgets all about the other things she’s supposed to do, like cleaning her room and joining her family for breakfast! Her parents don’t know what to do—especially after her arabesques in the kitchen knock over the milk! Then one day they come up with an idea that will change Angelina’s life forever… With Katharine Holabird’s lively writing and Helen Craig’s charming illustrations, the original story, now refreshed and re-released, will continue keeping a whole new generation of young ballerinas leaping with delight.
Angelina is too sick to dance well during the tryouts for the lead in the "Princess of Mouseland" ballet, but when the leading ballerina sprains her foot, Angelina is ready to prove she is still the best dancer of all.
Miss Lilly’s ballet class is going to Dacovia to perform in the Festival of Dance, and they are traveling by boat to get there! Angelina just loves life aboard The Royal Stilton—especially when she meets Miss Lilly’s talented nephew, Yuri. But when bad weather hits, will Angelina and the other mouselings be left out at sea?
Illus. in full color. "Angelina prances home and sees the former postman, Mr. Bell, all alone. Holabird and Craig have teamed up again to offer simple lessons that create a real celebration."--School Library Journal.