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Angelina Ballerina

April 16, 2008

On Saturday, I was fortunate to be invited to a very special birthday party. Not only was it very special because there were balloons and lots of cake, but I also got to meet the real Angelina Ballerina, as well as her creator, the very glamorous Katharine Holabird. Angelina Ballerina was first brought to life 25 years ago, when the original Angelina Ballerina picture book was published. Since then, she has evolved into having her own stage show, dance academies, TV show, bunting, bicycle range, fridge magnets, handbags, aprons… phew!  She’s certainly been busy these past 25 years!

Here at Puffin, we do like a party, and so decided to celebrate Angelina’s 25th birthday by inviting Angelina, Katharine and lots of very special children to a birthday party at Waterstones in Lakeside Shopping Centre. There were lots of little girls in sparkly pink tutus and Katharine read from the Angelina Ballerina 25th Anniversary Edition, whilst Angelina taught us some ever-so-pretty-if-a-little-bit-complicated ballet moves – including the splitz!

Needless to say, we were all quite exhausted (and a bit hungry!) after all that, so we all let out a big ‘HURRAY!’ when Katharine cut the Angelina birthday cake, celebrating 25 years of everyone’s favourite mouse. As all of us Angelina fans know, Angelina only eats Cheddar Cheese Pie, so it was then left to all of us to eat that delicious looking cake, which of course we didn’t really mind at all. The children then got their chance to meet Angelina and have their books signed with Katharine’s suitably-pink-and-really-rather-fantastic pen.

Dancing, balloons, cake – what more could a mouse ask for! We all had buckets of fun and Angelina told me she had a very happy 25th birthday indeed.

Check out this month’s Junior magazine for an exclusive Angelina Ballerina interview with Katharine Holabird.

And if you didn’t catch Angelina’s birthday party, then keep checking the Puffin Events page for upcoming festival and ballet appearances.

Sophie Stott
Puffin Publicity Assistant

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