Twinkle, Twinkle, Fairy Friend

by Jeffrey Burton, Zoe Waring (Illustrator)

Overview

This sparkling fairy board book is a magical twist on the popular bedtime lullaby, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!”

Twinkle, twinkle, fairy friend,
Let’s go out and play pretend.
Shimmer wings that fly so high.
Sparkle magic in the sky.

A magical twist on the popular bedtime nursery rhyme, Twinkle, Twinkle, Fairy Friend is the third board book in a series that is perfect for parents and little ones to snuggle up with and share.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534439788
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Series:	Twinkle, Twinkle
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	16
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	1 - 5 Years

About the Author

Jeffrey Burton has written several books for children. He lives in New York City with his family.

Zoe Waring is a children’s book illustrator and designer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Zoe loves the warmth and humor so often found in children’s picture books and is a little obsessed with cute baby animals, which often make an appearance within her artwork. She works in a variety of materials and loves creating engaging characters to make people smile. When she’s not drawing in her sunny studio, she can be found exploring the beautiful British countryside. To find out more please visit her online at ZoeWaring.co.uk and follow her on twitter at @ZoeMop.

Editorial Reviews

2019-10-09
Cute fairies flit about rainbows and forest friends in a rewritten song set to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

Opening on a minute fairy with bubble-gum-pink hair, light-brown skin, and a star-tipped wand, the book follows her through a magical day seemingly designed to elicit squeals of delight. Readers watch as she flies with butterflies, romps in the rain with fellow fairies, and lunches with friendly mice and chipmunks before finally returning home to be safely tucked into bed. The fairies have round, oversized heads and a variety of light and dark skin tones, and at least one fairy eschews pink and purple. There's no attempt at subtlety in the illustrations: Pages burst with colors straight out of a candy store; the wide-eyed fairies frolic about giant flowers and grinning insects; and a glossy cover is plastered with iridescent sparkles. It's not high art, but it's easy enough on the eye. Overwrought singable text matches the art's unabashedly enthusiastic tone, with lines that gush about "sparkle magic in the sky" and "happiness that never ends." While the stanzas aren't difficult to sing aloud, the refrain drones, and the uninspired verses—with occasionally strained rhymes such as "Twinkle, twinkle, come and play. / Oh, what things you find today"—edge toward cloying.

All sparkle and no substance. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews