Helen Craig Collection

Katharine Holabird-grew up in a family of architects and artists in Chicago. As a child, she lived in an imaginary world of fairy tales, princesses, and ballerinas, and loved to perform and dance with her sisters. She wrote the first-Angelina Ballerina-at the kitchen table with her daughters twirling around her. Katharine has three grown children and three grandchildren, and now lives in New York City with her husband. Helen Craig-has illustrated more than sixty books for children, including the-Angelina Ballerina-books. She lives in England.