Angelina's Baby Sister (Angelina Ballerina) - Softcover

Holabird, Katharine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140568689 ISBN 13: 9780140568684

Publisher: Puffin, 2001

Synopsis

Angelina Mouseling is very excited by the arrival of her new baby sister, Polly, but she soon begins to feel left out and wishes Polly would disappear! When her family discovers how lonely and left out she feels, they all help her to see how much fun being a big sister can be. Soon Angelina realizes that little sisters aren't so bad and can be fun after all!

About this title

Review:

Angelina has simply charmed her way into becoming a modern children's classic . . . (Publishers Weekly)

Angelina is a magical character who fulfils every little girl's dreams (Darcey Bussell, OBE)

About the Author:

Katharine Holabird grew up in Chicago, USA, where she remembers dancing around the house with her three sisters, just like Angelina. She went to Bennington College in Vermont and then spent three years as a journalist in Italy, before moving to England. She wrote her first Angelina book, Angelina Ballerina, in 1982. Katharine has three grown-up children and lives in London with her husband.

Helen Craig was born in London, but grew up in the country. She became an apprentice photographer aged sixteen and went on to set up her own studio, as well as working as a freelance potter and sculptor. Helen has illustrated over sixty children's books and her magical illustrations for the Angelina Ballerina series are famous around the world. Helen has a grown-up son, and lives in Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0140568689
• ISBN 13: 9780140568684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Craig Helen