Angelina Ballerina is a fictional mouse, created by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig, who features in a popular series of children's books. The first book in the series was published in 1982, and there have since been over twenty books in the series. Katharine Holabird (born 23 January 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) is an American-born, British-based childrens writer, best known for creating the popular adventures of Angelina Ballerina, the ballet-dancing mouse. ... Helen Craig (born 30 August 1934 in London, England, UK) is a British illustrator, best known for creating the Angelina Ballerina series of childrens books with writer Katharine Holabird. ...

In 2002, an animated TV series based on the books was produced by HIT Entertainment in the United Kingdom. The series featured actress Finty Williams as the voice of Angelina, and her mother Judi Dench as Miss Lily. The series aired on PBS in the United States and can currently be seen on Nick Jr and PBS Kids Sprout. HIT Entertainment plc was established in 1989, and was originally the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called Henson International Television. ... Finty Williams (b. ... Dame Judi Dench as the widowed Queen Victoria in Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934), known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Academy Award-winning English actress born in North Yorkshire. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Nick Jr. ... PBS KIDS Sprout is a U.S. digital cable television channel, video-on-demand (VOD) service, and website providing PBS KIDS content for preschoolers. ...

Notable characters

• Angelina Mouseling is a little mouse with big dreams of becoming a famous ballerina.
• William Longtail always trying to impress Angelina but finds it very hard. He is very fond of Angelina and he is often fallen in love face to face with her though he is happy when Alice or some friend like that is around.
• Alice Nimbletoes is Angelina's close friend and the best at gymnastics. She belongs to the family of Nimbletoes and may be one of the best dancers in Mrs Lily's ballet class.
• Priscilla and Penelope are the nasty twins who don't care about how upset or angry Angelina is. They just laugh, except for when they talk with their family or Miss Lily.
• Sammy Watts another older bad mouse in Angelina's school, often upsetting William or Angelina.
• Mr Mouseling is Angelina's father and anchor and possibly the ambassador and proprietor of the Mouseland Gazette.
• Mrs Mouseling is Angelina's mother and a great cook. She is often found in the kitchen baking cheese pie.
• Miss Lily is Angelina's Ballet teacher and teaches little mouslings how to dance, leap and hop and twirl around.
• Grandma and Grandpa are two of Angelina's favourite and loving grandparents who give advice for anything in the world to help their beloved grandaughter.
• Henry is Angelina's little cousin who will just sometimes be tagging along. His father is Uncle Louie a handyman workman, and businessman.
• Mrs Hodgepodge is Angelina's bad-tempered crabby next door neighbour who is always grumpy and keeps her secrets to herself and very wise of her privacy.
• Polly is Angelina's new baby sister.

Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1943 to 1960 and prima ballerina assoluta from 1960 to 1990. ...

Books in the series

• Angelina Ballerina (1983)
• Angelina and the Princess (1984)
• Angelina's Christmas (1985)
• Angelina at the Fair (1985)
• Angelina on Stage (1986)
• Angelina and Alice (1987)
• Angelina's Birthday Surprise (1989)
• Angelina's Baby Sister (1991)
• Angelina Ice Skates (1993)
• Angelina's Halloween (2000)
• Angelina and the Butterfly (2001)
• Angelina's Birthday (2001)
• Angelina's Ballet Class (2001)
• Angelina and Henry (2002)
• Angelina Loves (2002)
• Angelina and the Rag Doll (2002)
• Angelina Ballerina's Invitation to the Ballet (2003)
• Angelina, Star of the Show (2004)
• Angelina's Silver Locket (2004)
• Angelina at the Palace (2005)
• A Dance of Friendship (2006)

The entire series of Angelina Ballerina books was reissued in the United States on 1 January 2006 by Grosset & Dunlap. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898. ...

External links

• Official Angelina Ballerina website
• /The Toy Review - Angelina Ballerina Page - This website reviews many popular brands of toys, including Angelina Ballerina. It has some great pictures and its a Wiki so you can add your own reviews and pics of any toy you like!