School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-3-The light, straightforward plot of these two short tales, set in Pixie Hollow in Never Land, will appeal to reluctant readers. In "Vidia and the Fairy Crown" by Laura Driscoll, unfriendly Vidia must enlist the aid of fellow fairies and sparrow men to solve the mysterious disappearance of Queen Clarion's crown. Her collaboration proves that Vidia is not as mean as all of the fairies thought. Lily, a talented garden fairy, grows a menacing plant in "Lily's Pesky Plant" by Kirsten Larsen. At first the plant is ugly, smells rotten, and produces allergy-causing pollen. Just before the horrible plant is about to be destroyed by the fairies, it produces a delicious and rare fruit. Narrators Alissa Hunnictutt and Ashley Albert give each character an appropriate voice, from the snobbish Vidia to the regal Clarion. The Disney influence is clear, from the tinkling prelude music to the character Tinkle Bell and the setting in Never Land. Young fans of fairies and fantasy will adore these stories.-Cynthia Grabke, Thayer Public Library, Braintree, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.