Customer Reviews

Alice the Fairy

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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.

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

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.

I loved it the first time I read through it and I am still loving reading this to my children after having it for over a year. There hasn't been a week that goes by without my daughter or son requesting "Alice" or other David Shannon books. I love his style which is wonderfully expressive and my children love it for it's childlike qualities.

If you loved "No David" you'll love "Alice" as much if not more.

I would recommend this highly as a gift for any special little one in your life.

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.

This was a very cute book, it was a going away gift for my daughter whos best friend is named Alyce (different spelling). Its about a little girl named Alice who is a fairy in training and all the spells she can cast like making herself disappear (the little girl then turns the lights out to "disappear"). I would have given it five stars, but there is a page in the book where Alice refers to brocolli being "poisoned" ("A fairy's life is filled with danger. Broccoli is often poisoned by the wicked Duchess (the mom) and should never be eaten." Since I dont want my daughter thinking that brocolli shouldn't be eaten or is poison, I usually skip this page as I haven't though of a creative way to change the words. The pictures are kind of cute. But overall, I and my daughter enjoy this book alot.

My 2-yr-old daughter and I both LOVE the David books, but I am also always looking for books with strong female characters to read to her, so I was thrilled to find this gem tucked in with all the David books at the library. My daughter likes it *almost* as much as the David books, and I love reading it: the text and art are hilarious and Alice is a great character- rambunctious, flamboyant, imaginative and intelligent. The book also supports the concept (in a subtle, funny way) of the importance of going to school to learn and of practicing skills to gain mastery. The poisoned broccoli reference is unfortunate when you're reading to a picky-eater-toddler who may not understand the humor, but I bet it goes over very well with older kids.

I enjoy Alice the Fairy everytime we read it. My daughter enjoyed it early on but REALLY appreciates the humor now that she is 6. She loves to read it herself, now, and we laugh out loud at Alice's creativity and wit. I buy this book for my friend's daughter's and give it for birthday gifts. You will not be disappointed!!!!

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!

What a delightful book. The pictures are engaginging and our 4 year old LOVES this book!! Plus, it is a book grown-Ups enyoy reading to their children. We received this as a gift for our 4 year old and our 7 and 9 year old enjoyed it as well. We are giving a copy to our 2 year old niece for Christmas. We love David Shannon books