Katharine Holabird

Angelina is so excited to perform at the Mouseland Dance Festival that she doesn't help her grandparents clean their boat, but she ruins her dance costume and wonders how she will be able to make the show with nothing to wear.

"Angelina and Alice love doing gymnastics together. But when Angelina can't do a handstand, all the older children laugh--and Alice giggles too. Can Angelina and Alice still stay best friends?" -- Page [4] of cover.

Angelina and some other mice are preparing for a New Year's Eve ice skating show, but the hockey players keep getting in the way until Angelina gets them involved.

Twinkle practices and practices to be perfect in the school play, but her friends remind her she does not need to be perfect to shine like a star.

Twinkle and her classmates are planting a garden, but unlike everyone else's flowers, Twinkle's are not growing-- until she realizes her seeds require special encouragement.

Angelina and cousin Henry bring Christmas to a lonely old postman.

When Angelina the mouse finds a pink butterfly with a twisted leg, she is determined to look after it and keep it forever until a surprising turn of events sets the butterfly free.

A very small boy is afraid of the dark, especially when the shadow under his bed becomes a fierce dragon. He soon learns, however, that even dragons have their gentle side.

Angelina isn't pleased when she has to take Henry to the fair with her.

When Angelina wants to audition for the Mousnikov Ballet, she tries to learn to dance in toe shoes before she's ready.