Twinkle wants to win first place in the Fairy Fly Race, so she practices every day with her friends.

It's spring in Chipping Cheddar, and Angelina and her best friend, Alice, are excited to audition for the Spring Dance Recital at school. Angelina is thrilled to find out she's dancing the lead, until she notices how sad Alice is. That's because Alice didn't get a part in the recital at all--she's an understudy! So Angelina comes up with a plan. Will Angelina's idea help cheer up Alice in time for the big performance?

Angelina is eager to have her friend Anya Moussorsky from Dacovia stay with her for the summer and attend ballet classes, but she lets jealousy get the best of her when it seems Anya is getting too much attention.

Angelina's friends at her new school, Camembert Academy, enjoy different types of dance and Angelina is the only one who wants to study ballet.

Angelina meets A.Z., a boy who can dance hip-hop and learns that he is also an excellent ballet partner.

At a talent show at the Camembert Academy, Angelina is determined to win the big price, the Shining Star Trophy. But she spends time helping her friends with their routines and doesn't have time to work on her own.

NN ILLUS. $11.77, ILLUS: HEKEN CRAIG. ANGELINA LOVES TO DANCE! EVERY WEEK SHE GOES TO HER BALLET CLASS AT MISS LILLY'S BALLET SCHOOL. FOLLOW ANGELINA THROUGH HER BALLET CLASS AND TRY THE BALLET STEPS WITH HER. THEN MAKE A FLIP BOOK AND WATCH ANGELINA PERFORM! DN

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 isn't practicing dance routines at Miss Lilly's ballet school, she loves making crafts with her friends, dressing up at her grandparents' house, and so much more. This treasury includes twelve stories featuring Angelina Ballerina, all timed to be read aloud in about five minutes.