Angelina Ballerina's Christmas Crafts

. American Girl Publishing Inc, $9.95 (47pp) ISBN 978-1-58485-752-5

Crafts-loving readers have a selection of new titles, including some that feature favorite characters. Angelina Ballerina's Christmas Crafts, illus. by Helen Craig, shows admirers of the mouse ballerina how to make a 25-day Christmas-countdown paper chain, then offers a project for each of the days. Gift tags and stickers are included.

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