Miss Lilly's Ballet School has been invited to perform for the Princess of Mouseland, and Angelina hopes to be a prima ballerina. But disaster strikes and she is only given a minor role. Angelina is so disappointed that she wants to leave ballet school but she decides to work hard for the sake of all her friends in the performance.
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Angelina has simply charmed her way into becoming a modern children's classic . . . (Kly Publishers Wee )
Angelina is a magical character who fulfils every little girl's dreams (Darcey Bussell, OBE ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Angelina is a magical character who fulfils every little girl's dreams (Darcey Bussell, OBE ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Katharine Holabird went to Bennington College in Vermont, USA, and spent three years as a journalist in Italy. She has been writing the Angelina books since 1983 and now lives in London with her family. Helen Craig is one of the UK's most successful children's illustrators. She became an apprentice photographer aged 16 and went on to set up her own studio. Helen has illustrated over sixty children's books. She lives in Buckinghamshire.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this sequel to Angelina Ballerina, Angelina learns that her ballet school is to put on a performance for the Princess of Mouseland. Angelina is crushed, though, when she gets sick in time for the tryouts. Forced to settle for a supporting role, she takes her mother's advice and determines to do her best at the part she is given. This is the story of Angelina's triumph!
Once again the unbeatable duo of Katharine Holabird (author) and Helen Craig (illustrator) combine to create a supremely lovable book. My ten-year-old daughter tore through this book, thoroughly enjoying the story. Yes, it wasn't a challenge to her reading ability, but she loved the story, and I appreciate any book that keeps her reading! Both my daughter and I highly recommend this book.
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This Angelina story is my absolute favourite. I felt so sorry for Angelina, not having a principle part when she was she best dancer there! I used to read it over and over, but the pictures were what crowned the whole book for me.
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Angelina and the Princess
14 Jun 2000
By A Customer
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My four and one half year old girl/boy twins and I read this story tonight. It is a wonderful sequel to Angelina the Ballerina. Even my son was enchanted by Angelina's persistance. When Angelina is too sick to compete for the lead in a ballet before the Princess, she doesn't give up. She continues to work hard and her perseverance leads to a happy ending. This author has a good message for one and all in this book and in her other Angelina story, Angelina Ballerina. We will read and root for Angelina over and over again.
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One of the Favorite Books for Little Girls
17 Oct 2001
By Aunt Y
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Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for my nieces (three and four) who started their ballet lessons. I first hesitated because Angelina was a mouse who does not look like Mickey Mouse, instead looks rather like a real mouse, but all the pictures are so wonderfully detailed and cute. Not only my nieces love the story, but they are also interested in other things in the pictures (e.g. posters and toys in Angelina's bedroom etc). They have been reading it over and over, and each time they report me the things they noticed in the pictures. I am not sure if it is recommandable for little boys for the girly storyline, yet I am sure it is a great book for girls, especially who loves ballet.
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My daughter and I both love this book!
9 July 2002
By Catherine S. Vodrey
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Format:Hardcover
"Angelina and the Princess" is the first of the Angelina series my daughter and I have, but we plan to get the rest as we love this so much. Angelina is a tiny white mouse who yearns to be feminine and sweet, but is sometimes headstrong and silly--just like most girls I know (including my five-year old daughter!). Angelina has a dance recital coming up and she is pining away for a major role. However, as she's sick on the day of auditions, she doesn't do well and in fact, barely is able to crawl back home and into her worried mother's arms. She knows she did poorly, and her mother admits as much too, which brings me to one of the things I love about this book--there's no sugar-coating the fact that Angelina has gotten herself into a pickle. It's a storybook, and a fantasy at that, but it's realistic enough to keep the edge off the sweetness.
Angelina is counseled by her mother to do her very best. I don't want to give away the ending, but by keeping a cheerful attitude and trying to do her best for the whole dance company, Angelina is amply rewarded. It's a story with a moral, but the moral isn't presented in a sickeningly sweet way.
The illustrations by Helen Craig are truly a treat. Set vaguely in a Victorian England mousedom, they depict tiny cottages with climbing vines, drapey dresses with floral prints, tiaras, bouquets, adorable furniture, and so on. Three cheers to both Helen Craig and author Katharine Holabird for a book which is a joy to read and great fun to peruse just for the illustrations alone!
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