Fiona builds a fairy house

Kristen Dickson

Book - 2023

"When Fiona has the idea to build her very own fairy house, she gets to work right away foraging for supplies, scouting for the perfect location, and recruiting some magical friends. Building a fairy house isn't as easy as you might think!"--

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Subjects
Genres
Picture books
Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Kristen Dickson (author)
Other Authors
Celia Krampien, 1988- (illustrator)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience
AD530L
ISBN
9781250792570
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Fiona has a vivid imagination…or does she? Although Fiona has been fascinated by winged horses, gnomes, unicorns, mermaids, and ogres, now she loves fairies. They're all she can talk about. When her teacher suggests building a fairy house so fairies will visit, Fiona asks her family to help, but her parents are occupied tending to the cat (several comical scenes depict the feline making a mess and being bathed), and her brother tells her fairies aren't real. So she forages alone for supplies and finds the perfect location, an old sycamore tree with great roots and a round hollow. Unfortunately, as Fiona inventories her supplies, the traumatized cat zooms by, followed by her family, and all the supplies are lost. Fiona despairs. What if her brother is right and fairies and the other mythical creatures aren't real? Luckily the tree hollow has an answer, and Fiona's "imaginary" creatures emerge one by one with everything needed to build a fairy house…everything, that is, except a way to glue the pieces together. But the group finds a solution, and soon the fairy house becomes party central for Fiona's creature friends. Ogre even saves a seat for Fiona's doubting brother. Readers with scoffing siblings will be empowered by Fiona's persistence and success. Cartoonish illustrations portray an idyllic setting with downright endearing mythical creatures--even the pea-green ogre appears pleasant. Fiona, her brother, and her mother are tan-skinned; her father is lighter-skinned. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Sure to strike a chord with imaginative youngsters. (Picture book. 3-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.