Product Details

• Actors: Finty Williams, Judi Dench, Keith Wickham, Jo Wyatt
• Directors: Kitty Taylor, Roger McIntosh
• Writers: Katharine Holabird, Lucy Raby, Paul Larson
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Lionsgate / HIT Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008GKDY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,139 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Based on the Angelina books (written by Katharine Holabird with illustrations by Helen Craig), these four episodes tout the power of practice, common sense, an open mind, and perseverance. In "The Lucky Penny," Angelina decides there's no need to practice for an important audition after finding a lucky penny--unfortunately, she loses the penny the night before the big audition. Angelina and Henry get lost looking for Grandpa's lost war medal and fear the attack of a mythical cat in "The Legend of Big Paw," and Angelina learns the folly of prejudging a fellow mouse in "Angelina and Anya." Finally, Alice must overcome her fear of the balance beam to win an important gymnastics competition in "The Gymnastics Championship." Two "Little Stars" segments stress the importance of practice and feature real-life girls and boys studying ballet and folk dancing. (Ages 3 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description
When Angelina finds a lucky penny, she decides she doesn’t need to practice for an important audition. But when she loses the penny, she realizes that practice makes perfect after all. With Angelina’s support, Alice enters a gymnastics championship and learns to persevere as she overcomes her fear of the balance beam. Angelina also lends a helping hand to her new friend, Anya, a harvest mouse who is down on her luck, and to her grandpa as she searches for his lost war medal. It’s a lucky day for everyone in Angelina Ballerina: The Lucky Penny!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The whole family loves Angelina, July 16, 2003

By	Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Angelina Ballerina - The Lucky Penny [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Four stories from the PBS television series. In each tale Angelina faces difficult challenges. The stories are:

The Lucky Penny - Angelina may not get the part she wants until she finds a lucky penny. But can a penny really help or is practice the answer?

The Legend of Big Paw - Angelina, Henry, her father and grandfather go camping and must face the scary tale of a giant cat and a lost war medal.

Angelina and Anya - Angelina learns that is not good to prejudge people.

The Gymnastics Competition - Alice has a chance to be in a major gymnastics competition. But she will have to overcome her fear of the balance beam is she is to have a chance of winning.

Two segments of Little Stars (live footage of children practicing ballet) show the importance of practice.

We love the stories, the music and the voice characterizations. A fun video for young girls, and some boys, with lessons for everyone.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tippie toes:-), April 28, 2006

By	angora (long island,ny) - See all my reviews

my daughter(2.5 yr old) loves angelina!!! she takes tippie toes baby ballet classes and watches angelina and friends dance in amazement. there are also real little ballerinas in this dvd showing real steps, she likes to try doing the same as she watches.

as a mother i dont really let her watch tv. but one episode at a time and she loves it. i let her watch angelina because the characters,music,setting,stories and evidently the dancing is so good. we also read angelina books...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angelina and Finty and Judi, January 11, 2009

By	Oyeo Flittle "Faith" (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews

It is always a treat to hear Judi and Finty do these movies. Their joint narrations are wonderful and it is fun to share in this effort for young viewers.