Angelina and the Princess [Hardcover]

Katharine Holabird (Author), Helen Craig (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Angelina is too sick to dance well during the tryouts for the lead in the "Princess of Mouseland" ballet, but when the leading ballerina sprains her foot, Angelina is ready to prove she is still the best dancer of all.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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 an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Illus. in full color. Angelina longs for a lead in the Mouseland ballet, gets sick, and misses her chance. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Pleasant Co Pubns (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584851481
• ISBN-13: 978-1584856535
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,039,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Helen Craig has illustrated more than sixty books for children, including the Angelina books. She lives in England.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angelina and the Princess, June 13, 2000

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This review is from: Angelina and the Princess (Angelina Ballerina) (Paperback)

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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Favorite Books for Little Girls, October 17, 2001

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Aunt Y (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angelina and the Princess (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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter and I both love this book!, July 9, 2002

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Catherine S. Vodrey (East Liverpool, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelina and the Princess (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!