{"id":266,"date":"2023-04-07T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2025-06-27T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:00:52","slug":"alice-and-the-fairy-by-david-shannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"Alice the Fairy by David Shannon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Toughlove\u2019s April 2023 review is below. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are ready to laugh out loud, you won\u2019t want to miss reading the book \u201cAlice the Fairy\u201d written and illustrated by David Shannon. If you think you have heard Dr. Toughlove mention David Shannon in a previous column, you are correct! David Shannon is the award-winning illustrator of one of Dr. Toughlove\u2019s favorite books, \u201cHow I Became A Pirate\u201d which she reviewed in July 2022. He is also a Caldecott Honor recipient, and his books (he has written and\/or illustrated over forty picture books), have appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated Book List. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alice announces very early in the book that she is in fact a fairy, albeit a temporary one. \u201cYou have to pass a lot of tests to be a permanent fairy\u201d (p. 1). Her skill set is limited \u2013 for example, she can use her wand and her blanket to \u201cfly\u201d and change her dad into a horse, but has a little trouble getting her dog to float on the ceiling. Alice (who was inspired by David Shannon\u2019s daughter) has an active imagination and delights her readers with her escapades. Dr. Toughlove doesn\u2019t want to give the story away, so let it suffice to say that Alice\u2019s aspiration to become a permanent fairy is charming, ingenious and hilarious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since David Shannon is an award-winning illustrator, it is hardly surprising that his pictures are bright, colorful and engaging. As is the case with many picture books, the illustrations tell the reader as much about the characters as the words do. Shannon aligns his pictures and words to perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlice the Fairy\u201d is an excellent read aloud book and adults usually enjoy it as much as children do. This book is also an excellent choice for children who like to act out stories as they read them aloud. Alice\u2019s character is dramatic and expressive, which is a perfect outlet for many young children. \u201cAlice the Fairy\u201d is available at the Queen Anne\u2019s County Library<\/a><\/strong> and is recommended for children aged 2-5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Toughlove\u2019s April 2023 review is below. Enjoy! If you are ready to laugh out loud, you won\u2019t want to miss reading the book \u201cAlice the Fairy\u201d written and illustrated by David Shannon. If you think you have heard Dr. Toughlove mention David Shannon in a previous column, you are correct! David Shannon is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1571,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions\/1571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}