Alice the Fairy

Alice the FairyCaldecott Honor artist and bestselling author David Shannon's warm and funny new picture book introduces Alice, a mischievous little girl with a No, David nose for trouble and a magic wand. Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own There are still a few

Caldecott Honor artist and bestselling author David Shannon's warm and funny new picture book introduces Alice, a mischievous little girl with a No, David nose for trouble and a magic wand.
Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy--a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own There are still a few things Alice needs to learn to become a Permanent Fairy, like how to float her dog on the ceiling and make her clothes put themselves away, but she's working on it--sort of. Here's an endearing, funny story about a girl and her magical imagination, sure to delight every fairy in training

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Published: 09/01/2004
ISBN: 9780439490252
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.28h x 8.94w x 0.38d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2004 pg. 969
Publishers Weekly 10/11/2004 pg. 78
School Library Journal 11/01/2004 pg. 118
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2004 pg. 143
Booklist 11/15/2004 pg. 592
Booksense '76 Childrens Wtr 04 12/01/2004 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 17 - Superior,Well Above Average
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2005 pg. 87

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 83029 / Alice the Fairy
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5