Angelina Ballerina Story CollectionBy Katharine Holabird |
Angelina Ballerina Story Collection - Audio Book CDBrand New : abridged 1 CDs 50 minutes Angelina Ballerina Story Collection - AudioBook CDFrom the popular book Angelina Ballerina comes the audiobook:a little star with big dreams.Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants more than anything else to become a ballerina. Angelina dances all the time - even when she is supposed to be doing chores or getting ready for school. Her parents are in despair. Then one day they think of a plan that changes Angelina's life and makes her the happiest mouse in the world.Track Listing:
About the Author Katharine HolabirdKatharine Holabird is a favourite children's author whose many Angelina
books have delighted children and their parents around the world. In 1974, Katharine married and moved to London, where she found work as a nursery school teacher. The young schoolchildren gave Katharine “a wonderful introduction to London”, along with classic English children’s books such as Alfie and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Teaching boisterous children in London was the perfect prelude to the birth of Katharine’s first daughter in 1976.Katharine was the mother of two young daughters when, with artist Helen Craig, she created Angelina Ballerina in 1982. “My little girls and their friends reminded me of my childhood enthusiasm for dance. They were completely mad about ballet, and I was struck by the daily drama of their lives, both in and out of ballet classes. The courage and determination it takes to be a small performer impressed me, as did all the emotional upheavals that take place behind the scenes. Whispered secrets, disappointment and jealousy, stage fright and tears while yearning to be a little star, are all part and parcel of a theatrical child’s everyday life. I wanted to write something especially for all the passionate little dancers and performers in the world, and decided to explore the impulsive, highly emotional character of a small but determined ballerina.”When she first wrote about Angelina, Katherine envisaged her character as a little girl, but when artist Helen Craig showed her the first drawings of Angelina as a mouse, it worked perfectly. “The impulsive character of Angelina came alive,” says Katharine, “and seemed to pirouette off the page with enthusiasm and energy, while her plump and ebullient body expressed drama and attitude in every twitch of her tail. The award-winning Angelina Ballerina books are a great way for children to explore important issues such as friendship, rivalry, loyalty and dedication. “Angelina’s experiences are pretty universal,” Katharine says, “and I think children like to read about someone who can lose her temper and then struggles to get over it and apologize. They certainly know how Angelina feels! After all, most children don’t find growing up particularly easy, and there’s not much point in a pretty picture book that doesn’t reflect the emotional issues they’re dealing with everyday.”Katharine writes from a room in her London home, with a view of trees, birds and sky. “When my children were young, writing time was precious, so I mostly wrote during school hours and after their bedtime (although I remember constant interruptions and hot little fists rapping on the door).” Now that Katharine’s three children are grown up, she has more leisure to write. Nevertheless, it’s important to her to remain in close touch with young people. “There’s an awful lot going on when children play together, and I guess it’s the mixture of comedy and tragedy on the mini-stage of childhood that still fascinates me.” The Angelina Ballerina books have been translated into 6 languages.
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