Children's book series
Angelina Ballerina is a children's book series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig about a fictional mouse named Angelina Jeanette Mouseling who is training to become a ballerina .
History
The first book in the series was published in 1983, and since then, there have been over 20 books in the series. The series is set in Chipping Cheddar, a place that is similar to 1920s London , and is inhabited by anthropomorphic mice . The name Angelina was inspired by an editor named Angela at Aurum Press .[ 1]
The books have been adapted by HIT Entertainment into two animated television series: Angelina Ballerina (2001-2006) and the CGI-animated Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009-2010). It has also been adapted as a touring ballet.
Books
No.
Book
Year
1
Angelina Ballerina
1983
2
Angelina and the Princess
1984
3
Angelina at the Fair
1985
4
Angelina's Christmas
1985
5
Angelina on Stage
1986
6
Angelina and Alice
1987
7
Angelina's Birthday
1989
8
Angelina's Baby Sister
1991
9
Angelina Ice Skates
1993
10
Angelina's Halloween
2000
11
Angelina and the Butterfly (story adapted from the TV series)
2001
12
Angelina's Ballet Class
2001
13
Angelina and Henry
2002
14
Angelina Loves (based on the story by Katharine Holabird)
2002
15
Angelina and the Rag Doll (story adapted from the TV series)
2002
16
Angelina Ballerina's Shapes
2002
17
Angelina Ballerina's Invitation to the Ballet
2003
18
Angelina Ballerina's Christmas Crafts
2003
19
I Want to Be Angelina Ballerina
2004
20
Angelina Ballerina - Multi Activity Book
2004
21
Angelina Ballerina Sticker Activity Book
2004
22
Angelina, Star of the Show
2004
23
Angelina's Silver Locket (based on the stories by Katharine Holabird)
2004
24
Angelina Ballerina: Dress Up Angelina
2004
25
Angelina Ballerina's Jigsaw Puzzle Book
2004
26
Angelina at the Palace
2005
27
Angelina Ballerina's Address Book
2005
28
Angelina's Diary #1: The Best Sleepover Ever!
2005
29
Angelina's Diary #2: A Party for the Princess
2005
30
Angelina's Diary #3: A Very Special Secret
2006
31
Angelina's Diary #4: The Bridesmaid Ballet
2006
32
Angelina Has the Hiccups!
2006
33
A Really-Truly Special Day!
2006
34
A Very Special Tea Party
2007
35
Angelina and the Royal Wedding
2010
36
Angelina Ballerina's Pop-Up and Play Sleepover Party
2010
37
Angelina's Showtime Collection
2011
38
Angelina's Silly Little Sister
2013
39
Angelina's Big City Ballet
2014
40
Angelina and the Easter Bonnet
2014
41
Angelina's Cinderella
2014
42
Angelina's Best Friend Dance
2015
43
Angelina at Ballet Camp
2015
44
Angelina's Pet
2015
45
Angelina and the Flower Garden
2015
46
Angelina Ballerina and the Tea Party
2015
47
Angelina Ballerina Dresses Up
2016
48
Angelina Ballerina Loves Ice-Skating!
2016
49
Angelina Ballerina Center Stage
2016
50
Angelina Ballerina Dancing Day
2017
51
Angelina Ballerina Tries Again
2017
52
Meet Angelina Ballerina
2017
53
Angelina Ballerina Sleepover Party
2018
54
Angelina Ballerina Big Dreams!
2018
55
Angelina Feels Like Dancing!
2018
56
Angelina Ballerina Step by Step
2018
57
Angelina Ballerina Practice Makes Perfect
2018
58
Angelina Ballerina at Ballet School
2019
59
Angelina and the Valentine's Day Surprise
2019
60
Angelina Ballerina Family Fun Day
2019
61
Angelina Ballerina and the Art Fair
2019
62
Angelina Ballerina and the Tea Party
2019
63
Angelina Ballerina Cupcake Day!
202-
64
Angelina Ballerina Loves the Library
2021
Adaptations
In 2001, Angelina Ballerina , a British animated TV series based on the books, was produced by HIT Entertainment in the United Kingdom. The series featured actress Finty Williams as the voice of Angelina, and Judi Dench as Miss Lilly. The series aired on the CITV block on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS Kids in the United States, where it was presented by Connecticut Public Television .
A computer-animated revival Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps premiered on PBS stations in 5 September 2009. It is directed by Davis Doi and animated at SD Entertainment .[ 2] WNET , after purchasing CPTV's production unit, is the producer of the program.
English National Ballet took a live version of Angelina Ballerina called Angelina's Star Performance on tour in autumn 2007.
A second revival was announced in 2015, was to be co-produced by Mattel (who acquired HIT Entertainment in 2012) and 9 Story Media Group . A revival of Barney & Friends was announced at the same time.[ 3] However, no new information on either revival has been provided since the initial announcement.
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