Fairy Tale Frankie and the Tricky Witch

by Greg Gormley, Steven Lenton (Illustrator)

Overview

A little girl finds her house overrun with fairy tale characters all looking for somewhere to hide from the witch in this fast-paced and funny picture book that brings all of your favorite tales to life!

Frankie loves fairy tales! And one morning she wakes up to find that all her favorite fairy tale characters have appeared in her house! From a princess to a king, a mermaid to a knight in armor—even a unicorn—and they’re all looking for a place to hide from the witch who’s coming fast! Can Frankie help them all? And once she’s hidden them, what will she do?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481466257
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	08/30/2016
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Greg Gormley is the author of several internationally successful picture books. His book, Dog in Boots, earned superb reviews and was selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Books and the Oprah Winfrey Best Picture Books of 2012 lists. His book, Fairy Tale Frankie and the Tricky Witch, is the first in a series of stories featuring Agnes, the go-to-girl for fairy tale fixes.

Steve Lenton is a bestselling illustrator who debuted with Shifty McGrifty and Slippery Sam, which was selected as The Times Children’s book of the Week and Waterstones Picture Book of the Month. He is also a BAFTA award-winning animator and an Animation Director at Picasso Pictures.

Editorial Reviews

2016-07-20
A white girl who really loves fairy tales is surprised one day when a bunch of fairy-tale characters visit her home and ask Frankie to hide them from the witch. A white fairy-tale princess is first, stepping through Frankie’s bedroom window in a sparkly blue ball gown. She is hidden under the bed, while the unicorn that follows is pushed into the wardrobe. The white mermaid in the bathtub? The shower curtain hides her nicely, and the clanking, suntanned white knight in armor fits in well amid the pots and pans under the kitchen sink. A frog hides in the corn flakes box, and the white king, lampshade over his head, makes a regal lamp in the hallway. But who will hide Frankie from the witch? The girl bravely stands up to the green-faced, pointy-nosed witch, but the magic broom finds all the fairy-tale characters in short order. “Whose turn is it now?” Wait, what? Yep, this is a game of hide-and-seek, and Frankie is now it. Lenton’s illustrations combine soft shades with pops of brighter colors, and there are humorous details on every page, especially the page where Frankie finds the frog, her mouth and eyebrows showing her displeasure with the amphibian lounging in her cereal bowl, one front leg supporting his head and his back legs jauntily crossed. Whether on the fairy-tale shelf or the Halloween one, this notably nondiverse book may tickle readers with similar interests, though perhaps only once. (Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews