Angelina's Birthday (Angelina Ballerina) - Hardcover

Holabird, Katharine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670060577 ISBN 13: 9780670060573

Publisher: Viking Childrens Books, 2006

Synopsis

It's Angelina's birthday, and there's going to be a party! She and her best friend Alice happily ride their bicycles to Mrs. Thimble's General Store to buy decorations. But as they race home, bang! Angelina hits a rock and breaks her treasured bike. She works hard to earn money for a new one, but the most beautiful bike is very expensive.Will Angelina's birthday be ruined? Or will it be the happiest and most surprising one ever?

About this title

Review:

The writing is crisp and clear, the illustrations detailed with a lovely sense of movement and emotion (Guardian)

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

About the Author:

Katharine Holabird's first Angelina Ballerina book was published in 1983. After graduating from the Francis Parker School in Chicago, Katharine attended Bennington College in Vermont. She received a B.A. in Literature from Bennington in 1969, and then worked as a literary editor at the college for a year. The following year she went to Italy, where she became a freelance journalist. In 1974, Katharine married and moved with her husband, Michael Haggiag, to London, England where she lives today with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0670060577
• ISBN 13: 9780670060573
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Craig Helen