Alice the Fairy

It's a funny book, it's a cute book, and I love Alice the wild child. However, my daughter was appalled by Alice affirming that broccoli is poison and was not going to read it to her children who are picky eaters, and sometimes tolerate broccoli. They would never eat broccoli again if they took Alice's poisoned broccoli message to heart (and they would!).

I just read this book for the first time and I loved it. Alice is a temporary fairy who is trying to become a permanent fairy. In the story she describes different things she did like riding on her dad's back and pretending that she turned her dad into a horse. I loved this because it gives kids inspiration for their imagination. The illustrations add an extra element of fun that my students would love.

Alice lets the reader know upfront that she is only a temporary fairy. Becoming a permanent fairy requires a lot of test and she isn't up for the challenge. Instead, she uses her imagination to perform tricks such as turning her father into a horse , turning all the cookies baked for her dad into her own possession. She makes the leaves fall and uses sugar for fairy dust on oatmeal.

Alice is a likable, brat-like adventurer. She is good at getting into trouble as a result of her limited abilities. She is smart enough to blame her impediments on the need for advanced learning.

This is a delightful tale.

I like this story because it reminds me of when I was little I used to pretend to be different things. Not exactly a fairy but I used to play pretend as well. This story accurately portrays what a child feels and how they think when they are pretending to be something else. For example, when Alice changed her dad into a horse. I also liked that the author used the first person so that it feels that we are reading the story from the main characters' point of view.

a. I really enjoyed this story for many reasons. First, since I discovered this book last summer I have fell in love. This story has a very relatable plot for all little girls everywhere. The plot is simple and it details the story of a little girl who thinks she is a fairy and wears a crown, wings, and carries a wand everywhere she goes. This character was exactly me when I was very young and that is the main reason why I love this story. Another reason is the humor that is in the writing. For example, David Shannon write “fairy dust is very useful. I use t to turn oatmeal into cake” and “ Of course, I also have a magic mirror.’ ‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairiest of them all?’ ‘well, what do you know – show more it’s me, Alice! Thank you mirror”. Just by reading the words, the reader can imagine being told this story by a young girl. You can also hear the humor and play on words that Shannon uses in his writing. The last reason why I enjoyed this book is the pictures and font choice. The font choice appears to look like a 4-5 year old girl wrote it and it adds to the overall cute-ness factor of the story. The pictures are very colorful, vivid, and bright, and they also help move the story along. The main idea of this story is that you can never be too old to have a vivid imagination and play pretend by being a fairy. show less

I love the animation of the text in this story. The dialogue is written so uniquely that is so appealing to the eye. I love the sense of wonder this book employs with the thought of being a professional fairy. I love the similarities between No, David and this book.

Fabulous book! David Shannon is my favorite children's author/illustrator. He creates the perfect amount of synergy between the illustrations and the text to create a phenomenal story. Alice is a little girl that is a temporary fairy and enjoys trying to make magic. I could tell she is a little rambunctious and possibly a little spoiled. The author gives little hints throughout the story. For example, her mom made cookies but she turned them into her own. On another page Alice tells how she turned her white dress red (with juice) and she got punished. The word, "red", is in red colored text and the word, "white" is outlined and pronounced white. She gets more and more angry on one page, and as that happens she gets more and more red in show more color. There are so many examples and they are just a few. A super book for anyone! show less