Angelina Ballerina, by Katharine Holabird

Let’s Read With Lyla and Dad

In this episode, Lyla and her Dad read the children's book 'Angelina Ballerina' by Katharine Holabird. They follow the journey of Angelina M

Key takeaways

The story focuses on Angelina Mouseling, a mouse who prioritizes dancing over school and chores.
Lyla demonstrates advanced vocabulary by correctly identifying the ballet move 'arabesque'.

Main topics

Angelina Ballerina story reading
Ballet terminology and demonstrations

Notable quotes

More than anything else in the world, Angelina loved to dance.

Conclusion

A heartwarming and educational reading experience that blends storytel

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:09) Hi, this is Lila and Dad. And today we're going to read another great story and this story is called Angelina Ballerina. Ballerina. Speaker 2 (0:20) We had another request following on from the last one that we read from Helena and we had the last bit of the voice message. Shall we hear it again? Speaker 1 (0:30) Yes, we should. I think Speaker 2 (0:31) we should. Speaker 1 (0:46) Yeah, by Pamela Allen. Speaker 2 (0:50) Yeah and Speaker 1 (0:50) we also have Pippa who would like to read Angelina Ballerina. Is that right? This Speaker 2 (0:59) one's for you Pippa. We are excited to read Angelina Ballerina aren't we? What is Angelina? A mouse. A Speaker 1 (1:09) mouse. Speaker 2 (1:10) And Speaker 1 (1:10) a pink mouse to match the door. A little, Speaker 2 (1:12) with a pink tutu on. I remember Angelina Ballerina used to kind of be a, I'm sure it was a little TV show. Have you ever seen it? Speaker 1 (1:20) No. No, so you've got no Speaker 2 (1:22) idea. Speaker 1 (1:23) I was born in 2017. Speaker 2 (1:26) You were? I just wondered if you'd seen it on a repeat or has there been anything that you'd seen, but no. I think I've watched this a couple of times, but I've never read the book. A couple? A couple, yeah. I remember it being on when I was little. Speaker 1 (1:41) Was it a movie? Speaker 2 (1:43) I'm sure I remember it being a TV show. I'm sure I do. Shall we read it? Speaker 1 (1:48) Yes, we should. Speaker 2 (1:49) What do we say? Speaker 1 (1:51) What do we say? What do we say? Wow. Speaker 2 (1:57) So you've gone from forgetting what to say in the last story to saying, what do we say? What do we say? I never know quite what you're getting. It's always funny. Angelina Ballerina by Catherine Holybird. Speaker 1 (2:12) Holybird? That's a nice... Speaker 2 (2:14) It's Speaker 1 (2:14) a Speaker 2 (2:14) very nice surname, isn't it? Very nice. More than anything else in the world, Angelina loved to dance. Speaker 1 (2:27) Ballerina. Speaker 2 (2:28) Ballerina-ing? What do you just call it? Dancing. I don't think ballerina-ing is... That's a good word, though. I love when you come up with new words. More than anything else in the world, Angelina loved to dance. She danced all the time, and she danced everywhere. And often, she was so busy dancing that she forgot about all the other things that she should be doing. Sounds like a lot of kids. Speaker 1 (2:56) Especially me. Speaker 2 (2:58) Yeah, you do. Sometimes forget what you should be doing. I Speaker 1 (3:02) forget everything. Speaker 2 (3:04) All kids forget stuff. And grown-ups forget stuff as well. Like, today at work, I was in the middle of something, and then I started doing something else, and then someone else asked me about something else, and then I was like, I've forgotten what I was meant to be doing. So it happens to everybody. Angelina's mother was always calling to her. Okay, what does a mouse family sound like? Squeaky or normal? Yeah? Squeaky. Speaker 1 (3:33) Angelina? Angelina? It's time to... Yeah, Speaker 2 (3:36) let me try again. Angelina's mother was always calling to her. What do you think a mouse family sounds like? Squeaky? Speaker 1 (3:50) Angelina, it's time to tidy your room now. Speaker 2 (3:52) Or, Speaker 1 (3:53) please get ready for school now, Angelina. But Speaker 2 (3:57) Angelina, sorry, Angelina never wanted to go to school. She never wanted to do anything but dance. Speaker 1 (4:06) Well, she would love PE because we're doing cat and wolves. Speaker 2 (4:10) In PE, you learn how to move like a different animal, don't you? That sounds so good. We Speaker 1 (4:14) learn to move like a cat. Speaker 2 (4:16) Learned how to move like a cat. Well, a mouse would not like that because they might get chased. Oh, Speaker 1 (4:21) yeah. At least when a cat's coming, they know what to do because they know what cats move like. Speaker 2 (4:28) They would. One night, Angelina even danced in her dreams. And when she woke up in the morning, she knew that she was going to be a real ballerina someday. When Mrs Mouseling, is that her? That's a very cool mouse name. When Mrs Mouseling called Angelina for breakfast, Angelina was standing on her bed doing a curtsy. What's a curtsy? Speaker 1 (4:54) It's like a little ballerina thing that ballerinas do. Speaker 2 (4:58) That's not an answer. What's like a, it's a ballerina thing that ballerinas do. Speaker 1 (5:03) Like if in a movie they saw like a prince or a princess, they would bow down. Yeah, yeah. queen would like to do this thing with their dresses that's a curtsy and then you just do it with your tutu you