From wands, wings and fairy things to beauty products, fairy food and dream houses, The Fairy Tale Catalog takes care of all your fairy needs. Create and customize your very own fairy tale, attend a glamorous fairy wedding, raise a magical fairy garden, pick out fun fairy furniture-even take a quiz to find out whether your frog is a prince . . . or just a frog. The whimsical text paired with Sally Gardners charming illustrations makes this a magical guide to fairy living.
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From Publishers Weekly
Holding true to what the cover promises, The Fairy Tale Catalog: Everything You Need to Make a Fairy Tale by Sally Gardner offers a selection of "good" and "bad fairies," "tooth fairies" and half price "clearance fairies." Also for sale, fairy accessories, food and furniture. There are no prices; "all you have to do is wish" says the opening note. Miniature pen-and-ink drawings appear against paper and fabric collage backgrounds. (Chronicle, $15.95 40p ages 4-8 ISBN 0-8118-3220-8; Oct.)
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Gr. 4-6, somewhat younger for reading aloud. This large-format volume showcases Spirin's illustrations for six of Andersen's most famous fairy tales: "The Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelina," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Nightingale," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Little Mermaid." The foreword includes comments on Andersen's life and significance and states that this collection of stories is "drawn from some of the earliest translations of his work." The typeface is rather small, but the book's overall design is handsome. Spirin's artwork, watercolor with colored pencil, creates an atmosphere of grandeur, mystery, and sophisticated beauty. Varying from powerful, double-page spreads to small, decorative cameos, the pictures look formally composed and perhaps from another age. Although some are reminiscent of Flemish paintings and others of Chinese screen paintings, each illustration suits the setting and mood of its particular tale, all the while maintaining a unity of style throughout the volume. Carolyn Phelan
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This review is from: The Fairy Tale Catalog: Everything You Need to Make a Fairy Tale (Hardcover)
This book is truly an amazing tool. As a future teacher, I can easily imagine myself using this book as a springboard for my students to create their own fairy tales or fractured fairy tales. The pictures and items listed in this "catalog" are whimsical and fun, making even me want to make a wish and create my own personal story. Although I really think this book could provide a child (and even the best kind of adults...?) long spells of contented perusing, I do not believe that this is a read-aloud book in the typical sense of the word. Buy this book! But buy it so your child can start with this book and create and imagine wonderful things...
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My 9-year-old daughter first saw this book at school, and knew she wanted a copy. It's organized like a catalog; she spends time reading each page, flipping through and picking her favorites (favorite house, favorite wings, etc.), and we have lots of fun discussing. A great book for fairy/fairy tale lovers!
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