Miss Lilly asks Angelina to help with her beginners ballet class and on the way home with Alice she buys sweets at Mrs Thimble's General Store. Mrs Thimble reminds them about her second-hand box and next day Angelina gives her old doll, Polka. She then decides she wants Polka back but finds that she's already gone to one of Miss Lilly's beginners. Angelina is happy that Polka has gone to a good home.

 

This book is part of a book series called Angelina Ballerina .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Katharine Holabird is a freelance writer who first worked as a journalist and has been writing children's books since 1982. She was born in the USA but has lived in London for many years. Helen Craig has illustrated more than sixty books for children, including the Angelina Ballerina books. She lives in England.