The Youngest Fairy Godmother Ever - Hardcover

Krensky, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689820119 ISBN 13: 9780689820113

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Wanting desperately to be a fairy godmother, Mavis practices her tricks all the time, yet when things don't go exactly as planned, she must find a new way to put her special type of magic to work by helping just the right person.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Krensky has always loved the idea of being able to do real magic -- but he's had to settle for being pretty good at spelling. As a consolation, he's written a lot of magical books, including How Santa Got His Job and My Teacher's Secret Life. He currently lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. His Web site address is: www.stephenkrensky.com

From Publishers Weekly:

Mavis Trumble doesn't long to be a princess. Instead, she says, "I want to make wishes come true." She practices to become a fairy godmother by "popping up out of nowhere" (e.g., leaping from a stack of packages at a department store), waving a wand and winking sagely into her mirror. Mavis is so busy training that she barely notices the new girl at school, Cindy, a beleaguered, drably dressed sort who could use some godmothering of her own. The foreground of Bluthenthal's (The La-Di-Da Hare) comical, cartoonlike illustrations feature Mavis's giddy antics, but included are surreptitious glimpses of Cindy, who lugs packages and does laundry for her snobby, identical twin stepsisters. Krensky (My Teacher's Secret Life) brings Mavis and Cindy together on the eve of a school Halloween party. As the ball nears, Cindy designs a pink gown, and Mavis enthusiastically sews it; thus the dual heroines help to fulfill each other's wishes. As sympathetic as it is witty, this prince-less "Cinderella" should charm its readers. Ages 4-6. (May)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0689820119
• ISBN 13: 9780689820113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bluthenthal Diana Cain