Angelina Ballerina


Angelina Ballerina is a children's book series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig about a fictional mouse who is training to become a ballerina. The first book in the series was published in 1983, and since then there have been over twenty books in the series. The series is set in Chipping Cheddar, a place similar to 1920s London. The name "Angelina" was inspired by an editor named Angela at Aurum Press.
The books have been adapted into two animated television series: Angelina Ballerina and the CGI-animated . It has also been adapted as a touring ballet.

Books

Adaptations

In 2001, Angelina Ballerina, a British animated TV series of 40 fifteen-minute episodes based on the books, was produced by HIT Entertainment in the United Kingdom. The series featured actress Finty Williams as the voice of Angelina, and her mother Judi Dench as Miss Lilly. The series aired on PBS in the United States and CITV in the United Kingdom, where it was presented by Connecticut Public Television.
A computer-animated revival, , premiered on PBS stations in September 2009. It is directed by Davis Doi and animated at SD Entertainment. WNET, after purchasing CPTV's production unit, is the producer of the program.
English National Ballet took a live version of Angelina Ballerina called Angelina's Star Performance on tour in autumn 2007.
A second revival was announced in 2015, was to be co-produced by Mattel and 9 Story Media Group. A revival of Barney & Friends was announced at the same time. However, no new information on either revival has been provided since the initial announcement.