From Publishers Weekly
In Angelina's Ballet Class by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Catherine Kanner based on illustrations by Helen Craig, the exuberant mouse pairs up with her pal, Alice, to demonstrate first through fifth positions and such steps as a pirouette and a grand jet‚. Even cousin Henry shows up to play a bee when Angelina and Alice do a Sunflower Ballet. Readers can punch out a flip book of the heroine's moves at the back of the book. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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The Barnes & Noble Review
Angelina Ballerina once again dances into the hearts of fans with this fanciful book-and-doll set! While readers happily hold their Angelina plush -- complete with toe shoes, ballet outfit, and crown -- they can enjoy Angelina's Ballet Class, in which the little mouseling goes to Miss Lilly's ballet class for dance practice. At Miss Lilly's, the whole class brush up on their arabesques at the barre, stand in various positions, and leap across the floor with bright smiles. Of course, "sometimes pirouettes can be difficult" as Henry finds out, and "Angelina starts to twirl very fast and accidentally bumps into Alice." But no matter, for at the end, all of the ballerinas give Miss Lilly a big révérance and get ready for practice again the next week. As a bonus, readers can also punch out the flip-book pages and create a dancing Angelina themselves! A winsome package that fans of this very special ballerina won't want to pass up. Matt Warner

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Little girls will learn basic ballet stretches, positions, and steps as they follow Angelina in class. Then they can make Angelina dance using the flip book included in the back. The punch-out pages are easy to remove and assemble.

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Publishers Weekly

In Angelina's Ballet Class by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Catherine Kanner based on illustrations by Helen Craig, the exuberant mouse pairs up with her pal, Alice, to demonstrate first through fifth positions and such steps as a pirouette and a grand jet?. Even cousin Henry shows up to play a bee when Angelina and Alice do a Sunflower Ballet. Readers can punch out a flip book of the heroine's moves at the back of the book. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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