Product Description

It's Angelina's birthday and there's going to be a party. But when Angelina breaks her bicycle while racing her best friend, Alice, she thinks the day will be ruined. Angelina is upset, but her parents encourage her to save up for a new one by doing jobs for people in the village. The day of the party arrives and Angelina gets a wonderful birthday surprise – a brand-new bicycle!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13832 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
The writing is crisp and clear, the illustrations detailed with a lovely sense of movement and emotion (Guardian )

Angelina is a magical character who fulfils every little girl's dreams (Darcey Bussell, OBE )

About the Author
Katharine Holabird grew up in Chicago, USA, where she remembers dancing around the house with her three sisters, just like Angelina. She went to Bennington College in Vermont and then spent three years as a journalist in Italy, before moving to England. She wrote her first Angelina book, Angelina Ballerina, in 1982. Katharine has three grown-up children and lives in London with her husband. Helen Craig was born in London, but grew up in the country. She became an apprentice photographer aged sixteen and went on to set up her own studio, as well as working as a freelance potter and sculptor. Helen has illustrated over sixty children's books and her magical illustrations for the Angelina Ballerina series are famous around the world. Helen has a grown-up son, and lives in Cambridge.

Customer Reviews

Angelina's Birthday
My 7 year old ballet crazy daughter was thrilled with this book-a fantastic gift on the day of her party!
It is written with little girls in mind-she can grasp 90% of the words on her own first time and after a couple of times managed by herself. The illustrations are a delight-teeny mice with lots going on.
It will be on my list of gifts to give!

Wonderful
In this next book in the Angelina Ballerina series, Angelina prepares for her birthday. However, getting into a bike race with her Alice, Angelina hits a rock and damages her bike beyond repair. When her mother suggests that she can work to raise the money for a new bike, Angelina throws herself wholeheartedly into her work, and birthday are such wonderful times...

Such a wonderful book! I do love Katherine Holabird's work! Although I should say hers, and Helen Craig's, for the illustrations do make this book come so alive. My daughter and I love this book, and recommend it to you.