Angelina Ballerina
has been enormously
popular children's character for over 20 years now!
Angelina Ballerina is a picture book that initially
introduced this tiny dancer to her now loyal fans. It's
the little mouse that loves and wants nothing more than
to dance and this simple storyline still keeps young
ballerinas giggling with delight.
This story book is
wonderfully well illustrated that will have girls in the
3 to 8 age range want to read it again and again. In
today's point and click world and instant gratification
environment that kids today grow up in and are
constantly surrounded by, this children's book
refreshingly so, depicts the long years that are
necessary to fulfill a lifetime ambition.
Angelina
Ballerina loves and cherishes dancing, so much so that
she sometimes
forgets to listen very closely, clean her room, do her
chores, and even watch where she is going! All of this
is solved once she begins ballet lessons. Even after the
first day of lessons, Angelina declares “I'm the
happiest little girl in the world today” and she soon
becomes a better helper and listener.
The Angelina
Ballerina books – written by Katharine Holabird –
illustrated and brought to life by Helen Craig – have
sold more than 2.5 million copies during the past 10
years. Throughout the stories, little Angelina often
finds herself becoming involved with many of the common
child hood difficulties and dealing with
disappointments, but she always finds ways to overcome
them in a positive manner.
For an amazing
number of years, the
Angelina Ballerina
stories have
captivated little girls and stimulated their
imaginations as they would play. These charming books
with the warmth of the Angelina character will
transition wonderfully into a complete world of
imagination and play for little girls.
