The toy fairy by Stephanie Thatcher
Starfish Bay Publishing, 2015. ISBN 9780994100733
(Age: Preschool-6) Recommended. Compassion. Selfishness. A
young boy who does not tidy his room before he goes to bed is warned
that the toy fairy will take them away. The worldly-wise young man
is sceptical about this explanation, believing his father to be
complicit in the disappearance. Eventually (after toys do indeed
disappear), the young lad sees the toy fairy in person and is
himself 'stolen' by the toy fairy. After rediscovering his missing
toys, he is then relocated with his missing pirate ship to a home of
a classmate who is living with no toys. The experience awakens
compassion in the boy.
This book is beautifully illustrated and the discussion
possibilities of addressing selfishness and caring for others could
make this a good book to include in Values Education. It is suited
to Preschool or Junior Primary children.
Carolyn Hull