Alice the Fairy

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Summary: AN INSTANT CLASSIC!!!
Review: From the author of the fabulous "No, David!" series of books, here's one for the little girls. Alice is the most adorable, precocious girl, who dresses up as a fairy (and is therefore a "temporary fairy." One has to go to a special school to become a permanent fairy.) I was always amazed by the David books because the author perfectly captures what an active little boy is like (exactly like my little brother, also named David). He did it again this time by perfectly capturing a little girl (like many 2-5 year olds) who hates to eat broccoli and take baths (so she hopes to use her magic wand to turn her bath into strawberry jello.) My 4 year old daughter was in stitches over the content and the amazing illustrations. This book will definitely be high on my Christmas list to give to all of my daughter's friends this year.

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Summary: I love this as much as my two year old!!!!!!!
Review: I was immediately drawn to Alice for the sweet larger than life childlike drawings. My daughter who loves fairies and princesses cannot get enough of this book, "again, read the story" she repeats after the umpteenth reading(Mommy doesn't seem to mind with this book). Alice is so endearing because all of us can remember wishing and believing that we had magical powers and that we were larger than life as children. It is a sweet, simple, funny and very on the mark portrayal of just how children can explain away any of their behaviors by blaming it on magic gone wrong, or the inexpertise of being young and not yet in control of our lives. Imagination rules in this book, a wonderful thing for kids of all ages!

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Summary: My Daughters Favorite Book
Review: My daughter Alice loves this book, especially because she thinks it was written about her, we love to chase and catch frogs (be careful we learned the hard way toads have poison glands) and usually has her fairy wings on when we are home. We had the wonderful opportunity to go to a book reading and signing with David Shannon. Every little girl will love this magical book about a temporary fairy who makes chocolate chip cookies dissappear and likes to take jell-o baths written by a very gracious and talented gentleman. We also picked up a copy of How I became a Pirate for a friends son, a very good read for any little boy.

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Summary: Alice Put Quite a Spell on Me Even As a Temporary Fairy!
Review: This grand and hilarious farce by Shannon (No David! ) is irresistible! The story is told by its star - an adorable, precocious, preschooler with a fanciful imagination who believes she's a fairy! Accordingly, her blond curls are topped with a tiara, she wears strap-on wings, and wields a magic wand. Admittedly, she's only a "Temporary" fairy because she hasn't passed all of the magic tests or attended "Advanced Fairy School" - prerequisites to "Permanent' fairyhood. Alice exuberantly demonstrates her current array of tricks in loosely drawn, humorous, child-like illustrations. This includes "changing" her dad "into a horse" (having him give her a ride on his back), making herself "disappear" (by turning off the lights or hiding under her blanket), and "turning" her "oatmeal into cake" with "fairy dust" (sugar). She even tries unsuccessfully to do advanced tricks like making her "dog float on the ceiling" or her "clothes get up off the floor and dance around and line up in the closet." She must also protect herself from the "wicked Duchess" (Mom) who once "locked [her] in the tower" (her room) and might to "poison" her with broccoli. Highly recommended for ages 2 to 6