Katharine Holabird

A little mouse named Angelina becomes the famous ballerina Mademoiselle Angelina after much practice at Miss Lilly's Ballet School.

When returning from picking out decorations for her birthday party, Angelina accidentally damages her old bicycle beyond repair and soon begins doing odd jobs to earn money for a new one.

Angelina's annoyance at having to take her little cousin Henry to the fair turns into friendship after a day filled with adventures and surprises.

Angelina is too sick to dance well during the tryouts for the lead in the "Princess of Mouseland" ballet, but when the leading ballerina sprains her foot, Angelina is ready to prove she is still the best dancer of all.

Angelina the mouse goes by boat with her grandparents to the Mouseland Dance Festival, but gets into some trouble along the way.

Angelina the mouse loves dancing with her friends at Miss Lilly's Ballet School; zooming up and down on roller coasters; being in the comforting arms of her mother; and hearing her father play the fiddle.

When Angelina Ballerina is recruited to help with the anniversary celebration of the the king and queen of Mouseland, she finds herself in charge of preparing the three young princesses for their performance.

Angelina longs to play the part of the Rose Fairy Princess in the new ballet - until she learns that the princess flies above the stage on a single wire! Can Angelina overcome her fear?

When Angelina does not get the star role in the Christmas dance recital, she becomes upset and quits the show, but when one of the performers is injured she suddenly sees the importance of doing the role given her to her best ability.

When Angelina finds a lucky penny, she decides that she no longer needs to practice her ballet steps for the audition the next day. But will the luck hold out?