Product Description

Based on the enormously popular books by Helen Craig and Katharine Holabird, Angelina Ballerina™ tells the timeless tales of a remarkable little mouse who dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. Headstrong, passionate, and feisty, she is a character children of all ages will relate to. The Royal Banquet: Angelina is requested to dance for Queen Seraphina of Mouseland, but on her way, she and Miss Lilly get lost. Will they arrive at the palace in time for the performance? Angelina the Mouse Detective: With a garden gnome thief in Chipping Cheddar, Angelina the Mouse Detective is on the trail, but she learns that solving crime isn’t so simple after all…Angelina’s Baby Sister: Angelina just adores Polly, her new baby sister, until Polly gets all the attention. Does anyone still care about Angelina? The Costumer Ball: When Angelina and Alice sneak out and disguise themselves to attend the grown-ups’ Costume Ball, they soon realize being a grown-up isn’t what they imagined! Miss Lilly is Leaving: First Alice and then Angelina hear rumors that Miss Lilly is going away. Can it be true? Is Miss Lilly really leaving Chipping Cheddar forever? Approx. Run Time: 150 minutes (including bonus features)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13518 in DVD
• Brand: Lions Gate
• Released on: 2005-05-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 150 minutes

Customer Reviews

sweet, quiet video
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!

Lovely
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.

Great series for preschoolers and up
My 4-year-old is just beginning to get interested in ballet and dance and the Angelina Ballerina stories and DVDs provide loads of inspiration whilst serving to entertain at the same time.

There are 4 episodes altogether [12 mins each] - "The Royal Banquet", "Angelina The Mouse Detective", "Angelina's Baby Sister", and "The Costume Ball"

The animated stories remain faithful to the source material by Katharine Holabird, and retain the original illustrations by Helen Craig. The quality of the animation is above average, lending an almost real-life quality to the little mice, and the language is clear [British accent is used here]. In between the animated episodes, there are scenes of actual dance lessons, either ballet, folk or others.

I'd highly recommend the Angelina Ballerina series of DVDs to aspiring young dancers, those who love immersing themselves in a world inhabited by adorable little mice and this is probably suited to preschoolers and up.