Twinkle

Format:

Book

Title:

Twinkle

Author:

Holabird, Katharine author

ISBN:

9781534429154

Edition:

First Little Simon hardcover edition.

Publication:

New York : Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2019]

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm

Summary:

"It's Twinkle's first day at The Fairy School of Magic and Music, and she can't wait to make spells like all the other fairies. But Twinkle keeps forgetting the magic words, and her spells go from bad to worse!"--Publisher description

Subject(s):

Fairies -- Juvenile fiction.

Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

First day of school -- Juvenile fiction.

Ability -- Juvenile fiction.

Picture books for children.

Fairies -- Fiction.

Magic -- Fiction.

First day of school -- Fiction.

Ability -- Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books for children.

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Summary

From the acclaimed author of the beloved Angelina Ballerina series comes a delightful picture book about a feisty fairy named Twinkle!

Twinkle is just starting to learn her spells in fairy school, and she can't seem to understand that what comes naturally for all the other fairies-in-training is a bit of a struggle for her. With spells going sideways and frustration running high, this sweet, triumphant story about persistence is perfect for parents to share with their little ones who are learning new skills.

Author Notes

Katharine Holabird grew up in a family of architects and artists in Chicago. As a child, she lived in an imaginary world of fairy tales, princesses, and ballerinas, and loved to perform and dance with her sisters. She wrote the first Angelina Ballerina at the kitchen table with her daughters twirling around her. Katharine has three grown children and three grandchildren, and now lives in New York City with her husband.

Sarah Warburton is an established artist whose books include Dinosaurs in the Supermarket (written by Timothy Knapman), The Princess and the Peas (written by Caryl Hart), and the Twinkle books (written by Katharine Holabird), as well as One Camel Called Doug , with author Lu Fraser. She has an uncanny ability to capture huge amounts of charm, humor, and detail in her work. She lives in Bristol, England.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this pink confection (real sparkles embellish the cover and final page), the wide-eyed, gossamer-winged Twinkle is in her first days at the Fairy School of Magic and Music. She's joined by fetchingly named pals (Buttercup, Izzybell), and they've all been issued wands and notebooks. But Twinkle struggles with the spells coursework, and when she practices at night-in defiance of her patient teacher, Miss Flutterbee-the misbegotten enchantments create a banging, clanging "rumpus" in her fairy pod that wakes up all the forest animals. Instead of scolding, Miss Flutterbee offers Twinkle a fairy hack for mastering abracadabras: singing spells instead of chanting them. Bubbly prose and a cute heroine whose determination wavers only a teeny, relatable bit makes this a story certain to flutter the hearts of Holabird's Angelina Ballerina fans. Zephyrlike watercolor and ink drawings by Warburton (Daddy Lion's Tea Party) add just the right glints of fairy slapstick and mischievous humor-was there ever anything so adorable as a peeved hedgehog? Ages 3-7. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

A fairy navigates spellcasting troubles in this new offering from the author of Angelina Ballerina and its sequels (illustrated by Helen Craig, 1983, etc.).On the first day of school, fairy Twinkle bursts into song and glows with excitement. Yet her enthusiasm wanes as she struggles to cast spells as skillfully as her friends Pippa and Lulu. Determined to master her homework that night, she forgets the correct words to her spells and causes a commotion that disrupts the inhabitants of Sparkle Tree Forest. Twinkle's apology to the sleep-deprived creatures "for my silly spells" acknowledges her responsibility for the ruckus but also devalues her abilities. The real issue at hand is neither Twinkle nor her spellcasting. Rather, it's her frustration at her inability to perform at her peers' leveland nothing about that is silly. Thankfully, her observant teacher's suggestion to play to her strengths supports Twinkle's growth in both spellcasting and self-confidence. Detailed, cheerful (sometimes glittery) digital illustrations and several flourish-laden typefaces maintain a playful air. Quaint structures in the endpapers' giant tree are labeled with names like "Pippa's Pod" and "Library," which orient readers to Twinkle's world and hint at future installments. The fairies appear to be exclusively female and mostly white; Pippa is the only brown character, while an unnamed pale classmate with a dark, blunt bob could be read as Asian.A sparkly, sugary first-day-of-school book with a lightly encouraging message. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.