The Ballerina & Me

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Studio: Big Kids Productions
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Angelina Ballerina - Rose Fairy Princess

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Nice video, annoying DVD setup
Angelina Ballerina - Rose Fairy Princess
If you like the books, you might want to avoid the cartoons
I LOVE ANGELINA BALLERINA!
Wonderful Lessons

Angelina Ballerina - Rose Fairy Princess
Starring: Finty Williams , Judi Dench , Keith Wickham , and Jo Wyatt
Director: Kitty Taylor , and Roger McIntosh
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ASIN: B0000658CK
Release Date: 2002-05-21

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With a title like Rose Fairy Princess among its first releases, Angelina Ballerina, the PBS series centered on a single-minded mouseling, doesn't dance around the fact that it's strictly a girly-girl enterprise. But that's no strike against it; stereotypes aside, here's a cartoon as charming and accessible as the books by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig from which it bloomed. In four episodes, our prim, pirouetting heroine gives stage jitters the heave-ho, begrudgingly baby-sits her young cousin at the fair, scores scarce tickets to see the legendary Whiskersevs dance, and stumbles off on a guilt trip when a local scamp gets the blame for an accident in the neighbor's garden. In addition to her grace, agility, and talent for tucking her tail into a tutu, Angelina boasts a big-name friend or two--Judy Dench gives voice to exotic, bejeweled ballet teacher Miss Lilly. For ages 3 to 8. --Tammy La Gorce

Description

Angelina Ballerina and her friends are about to learn some important lessons when it comes to fair play! Whether she's giving the performance of her lifetime or competing in a race-to-the-finish treasure hunt, she quickly learns that nothing is more important than doing things the right way. In the meantime, Henry almost blows his shot at stardom, the Pinkpaw Twins take an unscheduled detour on their bike through a river, and Sammy and Angelina almost sink their boat! Sometimes, learning to play fair is hard work! Fortunately, Angelina and her friends learn that when everyone plays fair, everyone comes out a winner.

Customer Reviews:

Nice video, annoying DVD setup.......2007-04-02

With a nod to the reviewer below who mentions Angelina's whininess (I find the little prima ballerina to be something of a drama queen), I still think these are fairly sweet and harmless stories. What drives me nuts about this DVD is that there is no way to jump to the main menu or to individual stories. You either have to play the whole thing all the way through, or fast forward till you get to the segment you want. For me, the great convenience of DVD's is being able to hop around more quickly than with videotapes. I don't know what the producers were thinking when they made this DVD, but it's an annoying feature.

Angelina Ballerina - Rose Fairy Princess.......2007-02-20

Gave this to my granddaughters for Christmas and they enjoy it while playing with their Angelina Ballerina Dolls. Thanks!

If you like the books, you might want to avoid the cartoons.......2007-02-19

Our daughter loves the "Angelina Ballerina" books by Katherine Holbird and Helen Craig, and when we decided to start letting her watch TV, this was one of the first titles I thought would be good for her to watch... Unfortunately, the cartoons are *very* different from the books, in an entirely negative way.

Most alarming of all is how whiny, self-centered and deceitful Angelina is -- almost every episode involves her telling a fib and then having to make up for it. This is horrible role modeling for younger children, particularly since she KEEPS LYING from episode to episode -- there's no character growth, just Angelina being dishonest over and over again, until she gets caught or her conscience catches up with her. I'm also not fond of the ultra-competitiveness shown between Angelina and the other characters. In the books, Angelina always gets the lead role, but she is considerate of others, and shares the spotlight genrously. By contrast, these cartoons show a never-ending series of backstabbing and manipulation... The supporting characters, including Angelina's friends, are made more flawed and unlikable than they are in the books. Alice, for example, is transformed from a perfectly nice little girl into a clumsy, fat, self-pitying hanger-on who is embarassed and envious of Angelina's success. The Pinkpaw twins are new characters who seem to have been invented just to be bad guys -- they try to undercut Angelina at every turn -- and Angelina herself is far less likeable here than in the original books. Frankly, I'm amazed that the book's author, Ms. Holabird, allowed such terrible, distorted versions of her stories to be produced.

The books are magical, but the TV shows left a bad taste in our mouths. They are not on our "safe to watch" list anymore. Parents who were charmed by the books might want to preview these cartoons first, before letting your kid soak them up... It would be a shame to let them ruin the books for your mouse-loving little ones.

I LOVE ANGELINA BALLERINA!.......2006-11-24

I really love this DVD. I thought it was funny when Penelope got jealous because Angelina is chosen to play the Rose Fairy Princess and she is cast as a dancing flower. Angelina realized she had to fly across the stage on a single wire! As she was about to fly during a rehearsal, Angelina fainted. Penelope thought she probably won't be able to play the Rose Fairy Princess and pleaded with Miss Lilly if she can get the part, but she still loses the part. Angelina didn't realize that Penelope pushed her, tricking her into thinking she tripped. During the finale, Angelina concered her fear. Then she thought Miss Lilly can ask her ballet class to do a ballet about a dancing circus girl, who flies across the stage on a single wire. Angelina thought she can play the circus girl, saying it'll be the best ballet ever.

Wonderful Lessons.......2005-09-21

Such great life lessons in this DVD...I bought it for my daughter so she's have some girlie DVDs, and my 4 year old son loves it too!

Average customer rating:

Lovely
Angelina Ballerina
sweet, quiet video

Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance
Starring: Angelina Ballerina
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ASIN: B0007GP74Q
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Product Description

The animated tales of the endearing little mouseling Angelina are based on the popular book series by Katherine Holabird and Helen Craig. Angelina dreams of one day being the best ballerina in Mouseland, and with her exceptional talent, big heart, and determination, she's sure to make it happen! The adventures of the ambitious ballerina and her circle of friends and family, which includes her best friends, Alice and William, and her dance instructor Miss Lilly, are as charming and tender as they are witty and edifying. Join Angelina for her big night, as some of her most exciting adventures ever unfold--both on and off the stage.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Lovely.......2007-02-08

Love the stories on this DVD. Angelina is a sweet, soothing show that is good for calming and entertaining little ones at the end of the day. My 2-year-old twins enjoy seeing Angelina dance. I like hearing the British accents as well.

Angelina Ballerina.......2007-01-13

My grandaughter who is 3 1/2 loves Angelina. She likes to play with her Angelina doll while watching the video. Cute and age appropriate video.

sweet, quiet video.......2006-03-03

My 3- and 2-yr-old absolutely LOVE Angelina Ballerina, so I wanted to get a few of her DVDs since it doesn't come on PBS very often. They adore this video, and they'll sit and watch it over and over--although I try to limit that b/c it only has four episodes on it, and I don't want them to get tired of it. It's also not over-stimulating, so it's a great way to wind down before naps or bed.

I think other reviewers have complained about having to watch commercials to get to the episodes, but I just hit the skip forward button on my DVD player, and it passes right over them--even the FBI warnings, which is very unusual.

No complaints here! And it's a great way to start talking about social interactions and siblings. The episode about Angelina's new baby sister is a special favorite, especially since we have two sisters very close in age. I think it never occurred to them that it was OK to be frustrated with having a sister before!

Angelina Ballerina - Meet Angelina Ballerina

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Angelina Ballerina - Meet Angelina Ballerina
Another Rip Off

Angelina Ballerina - Meet Angelina Ballerina
Starring: Finty Williams , Judi Dench , Keith Wickham , and Jo Wyatt
Director: Kitty Taylor , and Roger McIntosh
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ASIN: B0001DCYJG
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Description

MEET ANGELINA BALLERINA, the best friend any young girl will have while she's growing up. Angelina is talented, friendly, smart and she's an excellent ballerina -- that's what she loves to do the most.

Customer Reviews:

Angelina Ballerina - Meet Angelina Ballerina.......2007-02-20

Gave this to my granddaughters for Christmas and they enjoy it while playing with their Angelina Ballerina Dolls. Thanks!

Another Rip Off.......2006-05-24

With four Angelina videos I was eager for more to be released. When this came out I though my wait was over. But when I received my order I realized what had happened. This video contains two stories (not four like the others) and both are in earlier collections.

First is The Ballet Tickets from ROSE FAIRY PRINCESS. Angelina will do anything to see her ballet heroes perform. If only she had tickets to the performance.

Second is Two Mice in a Boat from ANGELINA IN THE WINGS. Here Angelina must learn how to cooperate with the tough guy Sammy as they are teamed together in the annual boat decoration competition.

These are good stories but if you have ROSE FAIRY PRINCESS and ANGELINA IN THE WINGS, you will already have these stories.

How to Be a Ballerina/How to Be a Ballet Dancer

Average customer rating:

could be so much better
2 hard and too short
Very cute but not good for teaching beginners
Good product; keeps kids moving
Great for the youngest ballerinas

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Starring: How to Be a Ballerina , and Ballet Dancer
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ASIN: B000087EXU
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Customer Reviews:

could be so much better.......2007-03-19

Unless your child is at least, perhaps, seven, and has ballet experience, I think this DVD will mostly be frustrating. It attempts to "teach" some pretty complex choreography, while posing as a DVD for younger children. It does have some moderately fun warm ups and glimpses into a ballet school, but the majority of it, the dancing, is really far too complicated for little children. This could be simplified and made enjoyable to a wider range of kids.

2 hard and too short.......2007-02-17

This video is not for beginner dancer with less of 5 years old. I bought this video for my daugther of five years and the first part is to hard and too fast for a girl that never took ballet class, and the second part very short of class, because the most of time is speaking about the ballet academy in others part of world. She saw only one time and never wanted again. very sad...

Very cute but not good for teaching beginners.......2007-02-01

My 2 year old daughter loves this video. She actually will sit and watch it all the way through. It has little girls dancing and dressing and being exciting aobut it all, and she loves to watch them. They show footage from professional ballets and even show the girls in the video doing a stage performance....all this is great to spark interest and help my daughter understand the whole world of dance a little better. However, if you are looking for a video to begin to teach ballet I would choose another one. The video assumes that you already know what a Plie is and goes right into a full fledge dance. It dosent start from square one as far as form and postition go.

Good product; keeps kids moving.......2007-01-09

I bought this DVD mainly for my 3.5 year old ballerina wannabe, but it ended up drawing in my 7 year old and myself! We all had a great time trying to follow along, and the narrator's voice is encouraging and soothing. This is, I believe, a British production. If your kids watch Angelina Ballerina, you may notice a similarity to the "real life" segments of that show. Well worth the cost and I am sure will be watched in our house for some time!

Great for the youngest ballerinas.......2006-12-25

This is a great introduction to ballet for budding ballerinas in the 2-3year old bracket. My 2 year old LOVES this movie and will practice her ballerina moves around the house even while this isn't playing. I think it's great for the younger set because the instruction is simple (not a lot of French terms & the instructors are fairly light-hearted compared to those shown in some other ballet DVDs). The DVD also shows girls going to the store to be fitted for shoes, dance classes (of course), a teen-aged girl touring a school for the performing arts, rehersals, and excerpts of performances (Sleeping Beauty & the Nutcracker). The main dance instruction focuses on a class for 3ish year old girls and another class for 4-5 year old girls. It's very basic, but may help you decide whether your girl is ready for dance lessons. If you have an older child, look for another DVD. As with all children's DVDs, I recommend renting it through Neflix first and then buying it only if your child LOVES it.

Average customer rating:

Angelina is great!
Daughter loves it!

Angelina Ballerina - The Silver Locket
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ASIN: B00064AFKU
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Product Description

The silver locket as Angelina pursues her dream of becoming a prima ballerina, she encounters challenges along the way. Whether losing her mother s precious silver locket or losing her baby sister on the school playground, Angelina is determined to be responsible and make things right. And the feisty little mouse always supports those who inspire her.

DVD Bonus Features

Rose fairy Princess Read-Along Book

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Polly s Hide and seek Game

Counting Game

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Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Angelina is great!.......2007-05-25

My girls - 3 & 5 - love Angelina Ballerina. This is a nice story and has a good message, an altogether enjoyable DVD.

Daughter loves it!.......2005-04-01

This is the second Angelina dvd we've bought for our daughter. She absolutely loves Angelina Ballerina and would watch it all day, everyday if we would let her. It has 4 stories(I think) on the dvd. They're all cute stories.

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Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever
I LOVE THIS DVD!
WONDERFUL DVD - a must!
The whole family loves Angelina
Stories Good but Format Annoying

Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever
Starring: Finty Williams , Judi Dench , Keith Wickham , and Jo Wyatt
Director: Kitty Taylor , and Roger McIntosh
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ASIN: B000068V9O
Release Date: 2002-12-17

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Angelina values close friendships, but she's soon to discover that maintaining healthy friendships can require a good deal of effort and maturity. The joy of giving reluctantly replaces remorse when Angelina donates a beloved doll to charity in "Ballerina Rag Doll," and jealousy incites a lie that threatens to grow to massive proportions in "Angelina's Surprise." "Arthur the Butterfly" illustrates the concept that if you love something, sometimes you must set it free, and "Alice's Present" shows how an innocent mistake can undermine a solid friendship it it's concealed. Two "Little Stars" live-action segments help beginning ballerinas feel more comfortable about their first ballet class and offer a glimpse of the imaginative world of dancing in character. (Ages 3 to 8) --Tami Horiuchi

Description

Angelina celebrates friendships both onstage and off in this treasured collection of stories about the charming mouseling who lives in Chipping Cheddar. Angelina learns life lessons about giving, jealousy and friendship- realizing that true friends are friends forever.

Customer Reviews:

Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever.......2007-02-20

Gave this to my granddaughters for Christmas and they enjoy it while playing with their Angelina Ballerina Dolls. Thanks!

I LOVE THIS DVD!.......2006-12-11

I really like this DVD. I have it on VHS. In Ballerina Rag Doll, Angelina mistakenly gives away her rag doll that her grampa had given her. In Angelina's Surprise, Priscilla and Penelope Pinkpaws get a new baby brother. Angelina gets very jealous and mistakenly tells a lie. In Artur the Butterfly, Angelina finds an injured butterfly and looks after it. When Arthur feels better, Angelina refuses to let him go. When Angelina searches for Artur, she and Henry get trapped in a big hole. In Alice's Present, Alice gives Angelina a homemade gym bag. When Angelina leaves her gym bag outside her front door, the Pinkpaws twins take the bag, which causes a big fight between Angelina and Alice. Alice vows not to do ballet. Angelina vows not to do gymnastics. When Angelina gets her bag back, she and Alice get back together. I love happy endings. At first, I didn't like it because it has my least favorite episode in it. But now, I like the DVD.

WONDERFUL DVD - a must!.......2005-09-21

Such great life lessons in this DVD...I bought it for my daughter so she's have some girlie DVDs, and my 4 year old son loves it too!

The whole family loves Angelina.......2003-07-16

Four stories from the PBS television series. In each tale Angelina faces difficult challenges. The stories are:

Ballerina Rag Doll - Angelina faces maturity as she gives up her baby things to help others. But Angelina might not be ready to part with them all. Or is she?

Angelina's Surprise - Angelina is jealous of the attention being given the Twins and their new sibling. Angelina tells a lie that snowballs out of control until she admits her mistake.

Arthur the Butterfly - Angelina finds a beautiful injured butterfly while on a picnic. Angelina has a hard time letting it go once it is healed but learns her lesson when she becomes trapped.

Alice's Present - Alice gives Angelina a new gym bag that through a mix-up winds up donated to charity. Alice thinks Angelina did not like the gift and a friendship might come to an end.

We love the stories, the music and the voice characterizations. A fun video for young girls, and some boys, with lessons for everyone.

Stories Good but Format Annoying.......2003-03-05

...lack of a menu. There is no way to choose specific episodes-you just have to skip through the chapters and even those do not break at obvious places. My daughter likes to watch DVDs with the captions on (she learned to read at four so I guess that helped) and that option is not available. Might as well buy the video instead--it's a bit cheaper and at least you can look at the counter to determine where the episodes are.

Average customer rating:

This is great, but I hate Priscilla Pinkpaws!
tippie toes:-)
Decent cartoon, no DVD menu
The whole family loves Angelina

Angelina Ballerina - The Lucky Penny
Starring: Finty Williams , Judi Dench , Keith Wickham , and Jo Wyatt
Director: Kitty Taylor , and Roger McIntosh
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ASIN: B00008GKDY
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Amazon.com

Based on the Angelina books (written by Katharine Holabird with illustrations by Helen Craig), these four episodes tout the power of practice, common sense, an open mind, and perseverance. In "The Lucky Penny," Angelina decides there's no need to practice for an important audition after finding a lucky penny--unfortunately, she loses the penny the night before the big audition. Angelina and Henry get lost looking for Grandpa's lost war medal and fear the attack of a mythical cat in "The Legend of Big Paw," and Angelina learns the folly of prejudging a fellow mouse in "Angelina and Anya." Finally, Alice must overcome her fear of the balance beam to win an important gymnastics competition in "The Gymnastics Championship." Two "Little Stars" segments stress the importance of practice and feature real-life girls and boys studying ballet and folk dancing. (Ages 3 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi

Description

When Angelina finds a lucky penny, she decides she doesn't need to practice for an important audition. But when she loses the penny, she realizes that practice makes perfect after all. With Angelina's support, Alice enters a gymnastics championship and learns to persevere as she overcomes her fear of the balance beam. Angelina also lends a helping hand to her new friend, Anya, a harvest mouse who is down on her luck, and to her grandpa as she searches for his lost war medal. It's a lucky day for everyone in Angelina Ballerina: The Lucky Penny!

Customer Reviews:

This is great, but I hate Priscilla Pinkpaws!.......2006-11-25

In the Lucky Penny, Priscilla Pinkpaws keeps saying she is the best dancer because Angelina couldn't get her steps right. So Angelina finds a lucky penny and thinks she won't need to practice. but when she loses it, her luck might turn out. In the Legend of Big Paw, Angelina and Henry search for their grandfather's lost medal. In Angelina and Anya, Sammy and the Pinkpaws twins become jealous of the friendship between Angelina and a poor harvest mouse named Anya Moussorsky. So they accuse her of stealing the blackberries in the blackberry patch. So Anya teaches Angelina a wonderful folk dance she does in Dacovia. I love ballet, but folk dancing is wonderful, too. So she and Angelina find Mrs. Pinkpaw's scarf, making the Pinkpaws twins accuse Anya of stealing it. In the Gymnastics Championship, Alice is chosen to compete in the gymnastics competition. But she must overcome her fear of the balance beam if she wants to win. The Pinkpaws twins think Alice is a klutz and think their cosuin Fenella will win. I've never done gymnastics before. My favorite part was when Alice overcame her fear. When Alice won, the Pinkpaws twins and Fenella get very jealous. I thought it was funny when Priscilla said something to Fenella and Penelope in a jealous range: "We were supposed to win that!" But Alice realizes that she will be at the Gymnastics Academy. So Alice surprises Angelina by giving her a cherry she had gotten on her ice cream because she doesn't like them. I really-truly want to do gymanstics and be a gymnast!

tippie toes:-).......2006-04-28

my daughter(2.5 yr old) loves angelina!!! she takes tippie toes baby ballet classes and watches angelina and friends dance in amazement. there are also real little ballerinas in this dvd showing real steps, she likes to try doing the same as she watches.

as a mother i dont really let her watch tv. but one episode at a time and she loves it. i let her watch angelina because the characters,music,setting,stories and evidently the dancing is so good. we also read angelina books...

Decent cartoon, no DVD menu.......2005-04-27

My daughter (4) love the Angelina shows. I find her-Angelina-a bit whiney and conniving. They all seem a bit melodramatic, but as I say, mine loves it. The only problem I really have with the DVD is the lack of menu: the disc just starts up with the trailers-including Barney (ugh)-and on to the shows. A small thing but disorienting. Even I can make a DVD with a menu.

The whole family loves Angelina.......2003-07-16

Four stories from the PBS television series. In each tale Angelina faces difficult challenges. The stories are:

The Lucky Penny - Angelina may not get the part she wants until she finds a lucky penny. But can a penny really help or is practice the answer?

The Legend of Big Paw - Angelina, Henry, her father and grandfather go camping and must face the scary tale of a giant cat and a lost war medal.

Angelina and Anya - Angelina learns that is not good to prejudge people.

The Gymnastics Competition - Alice has a chance to be in a major gymnastics competition. But she will have to overcome her fear of the balance beam is she is to have a chance of winning.

Two segments of Little Stars (live footage of children practicing ballet) show the importance of practice.

Product Description

Angelina and her ballet class are putting on a very special performance of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Palace! When the production isn t going as planned and it looks as if the performance will have to be cancelled, Angelina wonders How will I ever face Miss Lilly? Will Angelina and the mouselings pull everything together in time for the show? Will Queen Seraphina be pleased?

System Requirements:

Approx. Run Time: 100 minutes (including bonus features)

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

This is the BEST Angelina Ballerina DVD EVER!.......2007-03-05

This is the best. In "Angelina's Princess Dance", Miss Lilly's ballet class in performing a ballet called Sleeping Beauty at Queen Seraphina's palace. And Angelina is chosen to direct the show. Angelina gives the queen's eldest daughters the starring roles. But things are still out of control, and the show seems doomed. Will Henry make his curtain call? Will the naughty princesses spoil everything? The performance will be cancelled when things aren't going very well. Angelina has had enough of Princesses Valentine and Sophie when she realizes that they are horrible dancers and demanding. Angelina will make the best production ever!

If you liked the books, you might have problems with the TV show..........2007-02-19

Our daughter loves the "Angelina Ballerina" books by Katherine Holbird and Helen Craig, and when we decided to start letting her watch TV, this was one of the first titles I thought would be good for her to watch... Unfortunately, the cartoons are *very* different from the books, in an entirely negative way.

Most alarming of all is how whiny, self-centered and deceitful Angelina is -- almost every episode involves her telling a fib and then having to make up for it. This is horrible role modeling for younger children, particularly since she KEEPS LYING from episode to episode -- there's no character growth, just Angelina being dishonest over and over again, until she gets caught or her conscience catches up with her. I'm also not fond of the ultra-competitiveness shown between Angelina and the other characters. In the books, Angelina always gets the lead role, but she is considerate of others, and shares the spotlight generously. By contrast, these cartoons show a never-ending series of backstabbing and manipulation... The supporting characters, including Angelina's friends, are made more flawed and unlikable than they are in the books. Alice, for example, is transformed from a perfectly nice little girl into a clumsy, fat, self-pitying hanger-on who is embarassed and envious of Angelina's success. The Pinkpaw twins are new characters who seem to have been invented just to be bad guys -- they try to sabotage Angelina at every turn -- and Angelina herself is far less likeable here than in the original books. Frankly, I'm amazed that the book's author, Ms. Holabird, allowed such terrible, distorted versions of her stories to be produced.

The books are magical, but the TV shows left a bad taste in our mouths. They are not on our "safe to watch" list anymore. Parents who were charmed by the books might want to preview these cartoons first, before letting your kid soak them up... It would be a shame to let them ruin the books for your mouse-loving little ones.

A Sweet Story.......2006-08-26

True to the Angelina stories, this focuses on the role of a leader and how to treat others. Angelina models effective problem solving techniques while providing children with an engaging story. The range of age groups represented (Henry, Angelina and Miss Lily) also allows children to view the situation from a variety of perspectives. The story is a great conversation starter for 5-6 year olds: "What would you try next?" "Why do you think she reacted that way?" "Why are they upset?" My [...] daughter and [...] son can both enjoy this video.

Angelina Ballerina - Angelina in the Wings

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The whole family loves Angelina
Angelina takes center stage!

Angelina Ballerina - Angelina in the Wings
Starring: Finty Williams , Judi Dench , Keith Wickham , and Jo Wyatt
Director: Kitty Taylor , and Roger McIntosh
Manufacturer: Hit Entertainment
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ASIN: B0000D9PG4
Release Date: 2004-04-06

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Fair play can be a difficult concept to grasp--especially when you're as headstrong as Angelina Ballerina is. Based on the popular Angelina Ballerina books by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig, this animated series (seen on PBS) features a spirited mouse named Angelina who dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. Angelina's propensity toward passion and competition often leads to trouble, but her innate sense of compassion and fair play always triumphs. "In the Wings" finds a jealous Angelina grudgingly helping her young cousin Henry as he prepares for an important dance performance. "Treasure Tandems" celebrates fair play and persistence and "Two Mice in a Boat" proves just how much teamwork can accomplish--even between two very unlikely partners. Peer pressure threatens to deny success in "The Cheese Ball Cup," but perseverance and belief in oneself ultimately prove victorious. Dream big and play fair with Angelina Ballerina. (Ages 3 to 8) Tami Horiuchi

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Angelina can't believe that Henry is chosen for the part she had set her heart on. To make matters worse, Angelina is Henry's understudy assigned to help him with his part!

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The whole family loves Angelina.......2003-07-29

Angelina, the mouse who loves ballet is now on video with four tales. Each tale tells of some of her struggles and teaches an important lesson without being too preachy. On this video we have:

Angelina in the Wings - Angelina wants to be the new Sunbeam but the part goes to little Henry. Angelina must overcome jealousy and Help Henry or he will lose the part.
Treasure Tandems - Angelina and Alice are in a tandem-cycle race. But is winning the race more important than helping others in trouble (even if it IS the Twins)?
Two Mice on a Boat - Angelina and troublesome Sammy need to learn how to work together in the boat decorating contest or all of their hopes will be washed downstream.
The Cheese Ball Cup - Troublesome Sammy teases William about Ballet, so William quits and takes up cheese ball (really rugby). But everyone learns an important lesson.

Four fun stories. The last three are quite appropriate for boys as well as girls as they involve strong male characters (as opposed to the babyish Henry in the first story).

Angelina takes center stage!.......2002-05-24

Based on the popular Angelina Ballerina books by Katherine Holabird, this video will not fail to delight promising ballerinas of all ages. My 3-year old daughter loves to hear the Angelina stories over and over again and was thrilled to see one of her favorite characters come to life!

The animation is crisp and clear, almost seeming three dimensional at times. Two of the main characters, Miss Lilli and Angelina are voiced by Dame Judi Dench and her daughter Finty Williams. There could not have been better casting for these voices as they are soft, smooth, and very calm sounding even when Angelina is in crisis.

The video consists of four 12-minute vignettes that deal with Angelina and her friends learning important lessons as they follow their dreams of becoming ballerinas. I think that both this one and Rose Fairy Princess will become staples in every little girl's video collection! Hopefully they will be releasing more in the future. Highly recommended.

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