Katharine Holabird was born on January 23,1948 and is an American writer, best known as the author of the Angelina Ballerina series, illustrated by Helen Craig, and the Twinkle series, illustrated by Sharon Williams.
11 Facts About Katharine Holabird
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Katharine Holabird then found herself in Italy as a freelance journalist where she met her husband, Michael Haggiag.
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Later, Katharine Holabird met Helen Craig, a London photographer and artist whose illustrations have been inspired by her childhood in rural England.
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Katharine Holabird wrote the first draft of Angelina Ballerina at the kitchen table with her daughters dancing around her.
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The young, imaginative Katharine Holabird loved animals, playing in her tree house, and dancing with her sisters.
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Also in 1990, Katharine Holabird received the British Book Design and Production award.
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Katharine Holabird was honored in 2006 with an invitation to Queen Elizabeth's 80th birthday party at Buckingham Palace.
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Katharine Holabird is hoping to release a new theatrical pop-up Angelina book in 2008.
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Katharine Holabird speaks English, French, Italian, and a bit of Spanish.
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Katharine Holabird writes in a blue room with a scenic view upstairs in her London home, and it usually takes her six to eight weeks to write an Angelina book.
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The series was written by Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Welsh artist Sharon Williams.