Alice the Fairy [Paperback]

David Shannon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004

Alice the Fairy

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439791650
• ISBN-13: 978-0439791656
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many successful picture books, including How I Became a Pirate. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.

Customer Reviews

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN INSTANT CLASSIC!!!, September 23, 2004

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C. A. HAMPTON "Nat's mommy" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alice The Fairy (Hardcover)

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.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice Put Quite a Spell on Me Even As a Temporary Fairy!, November 8, 2004

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Aunt Kiki (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alice The Fairy (Hardcover)

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

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice is Adorable!, October 11, 2005

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Tracy Bartlett (Northern GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alice The Fairy (Hardcover)

My 6 yr old loves all the "David" books. So when I saw that Shannon wrote one with a girl as the main character( for a 1st grader to read), I had to get it. The story is funny, the pictures are great.

Very imaginative.