- “More than anything else in the world, Angelina loved to dance. She danced all the time and she danced everywhere, and often she was so busy dancing that she forgot about the other things she was supposed to be doing.”
- ―The first line in the book.
Angelina Ballerina is the first book in the book series of the same name, first published in 1983. It is also the title book of the series.
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Synopsis[]
All her life, Angelina danced everywhere she went, even on her way to school, and she even danced in her dreams. That made her forget the things she was supposed to be doing, causing her parents, Maurice and Matilda, to have a plan. Angelina was then enrolled in Miss Lilly's ballet school, and when she received her tutu and slippers for the first time, Angelina Mouseling was transformed into Angelina Ballerina. On the first day of ballet lessons, Angelina arrived in her new tutu and slippers. All of Angelina's classmates, including herself, practiced curtsies and plies and did skips and twirls until they all went home. This makes her busy without having to dance at supper and bedtime or going to school anymore as she works really hard at Miss Lilly's academy to become a famous ballerina. A lot of people came from far and wide to see her dance on stage, and it was a success.
Characters[]
(All characters listed below make their debuts in this book)
- Angelina Mouseling (debut)
- Mr. Mouseling (debut)
- Mrs. Mouseling (debut)
- Mrs. Hodgepodge (debut, no spoken lines)
- Miss Lilly (debut)