Angelina Ballerina's Invitation to the Ballet - Hardcover

Holabird, Katharine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584857579 ISBN 13: 9781584857570

Publisher: Amer Girl Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Angelina is disappointed when none of her friends can accompany her to the Royal Ballet's presentation of "Cindermouse," but then a letter she receives changes everything.

About this title

Review:

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

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: Amer Girl Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1584857579
• ISBN 13: 9781584857570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Craig Helen