Katharine Holabird

Angelina hopes to be a prima ballerina when Miss Lilly's Ballet School performs for the Princess of Mouseland. She only gets a minor role and is very disappointed until she decides to work hard for her friends. Finally she makes a happy ending for everyone.

Halloween brings excitement and thrills for Angelina and her little sister Polly, who gives her an unexpected scare.

Angelina is busy preparing for the New Year's Eve Ice Dance with her friends Alice and Felicity. Cousin Henry tries to help but nothing goes right. And there is a major disruption to the rehearsals on Miller's Pond; two big boys from school keep teasing the ballerinas. More than a few snowballs fly before Angelina finds a way to ensure the success of the show.

Angelina and Alice love doing gymnastics together. The only difference is Alice can do perfect handstands, while Angelina can’t. When Angelina falls down, all the older children laugh—and Alice giggles, too. In the end, Angelina and Alice learn the importance of teamwork and become the best of friends all over again.

Angelina's excitement over the arrival of a new baby turns to jealousy when her little sister becomes the center of attention.

Twinkle's attempts to bake a cake get messier and messier until she realizes the ingredient she needs is help from her friends.--

Angelina and Cousin Henry bring Christmas to a lonely old postman.

When Cousin Henry gets all the attention in the grown-up musical in which they have roles, Angelina becomes jealous, but she demonstrates her fondness for him when a crisis occurs on opening night.

"It's Valentine's Day in Chipping Cheddar. Angelina Ballerina sends Valentine's Day cards to all of her friends and family. Readers can pull the tabs to read the valentines. At the end, Angelina has a Valentine's Day card for readers, too, and gets a sweet surprise of her own"--

When flutists Twinkle, Pippa, and Lulu practice a song for Fairy Godmother's party, Twinkle cannot seem to hit a note, but determined not to give--because fairies never do--she discovers there are other ways to make music.