The Youngest Fairy Godmother Ever

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Mavis knows what she wants to be when she grows up: a fairy godmother. She wants to make wishes come true. But how exactly does a person become a fairy godmother? Mavis practices watching over people in secret and popping up out of nowhere. She tries out costumes and magic wands, too. But when Mavis finally puts her magic to the test, the results are not encouraging at first.

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Overview

Mavis knows what she wants to be when she grows up: a fairy godmother. She wants to make wishes come true. But how exactly does a person become a fairy godmother? Mavis practices watching over people in secret and popping up out of nowhere. She tries out costumes and magic wands, too. But when Mavis finally puts her magic to the test, the results are not encouraging at first.

This enchanting story sparkles with personality and humor as it brings Mavis face-to-face with a Cinderella who's been under her nose all along.

Mavis tries to pursue her goal of playing fairy godmother and granting wishes to those around her, but she finds the process trickier than she thought.

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Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
Mavis is so busy training to be a fairy godmother that she barely notices the new girl at school who could use some godmothering. "As sympathetic as it witty, this prince-less "Cinderella" should charm it's readers," said PW. Ages 4-6. (June) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Publishers Weekly - Publisher's 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) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|
School Library Journal
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) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780689861437
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
  • Publication date: 6/1/2003
  • Edition description: Original
  • Pages: 32
  • Age range: 4 - 6 Years
  • Product dimensions: 0.09 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 8.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Stephen Krensky is the author of more than a hundred books for children, including How Santa Got His Job (an ALA Notable Book) and Big Bad Wolves at School. He and his wife, Joan, live in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit him on the Internet at www.stephenkrensky.com.

Diana Cain Bluthenthal is the author and illustrator of Matilda the Moocher and I'm Not Invited?, and the illustrator of a dozen other books for children. She lives with her husband. two young sons, and pets (including two worms) in North Carolina.

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Mavis knows what she wants to be when she grows up: a fairy godmother. She wants to make wishes come true. But how exactly does a person become a fairy godmother? Mavis practices watching over people in secret and popping up out of nowhere. She tries out costumes and magic wands, too. But when Mavis finally puts her magic to the test, the results are not encouraging at first.

This enchanting story sparkles with personality and humor as it brings Mavis face-to-face with a Cinderella who's been under her nose all along.

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