Review of Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses
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Review of Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses
[Following is a volunteer review of "Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses" by Tracey C Ayres.]
Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses by Tracey C Ayres is a story of a naughty six-year-old girl named Sally. It starts with Sally beginning her day by getting ready, but she loses her glasses. The rest of the book follows Sally's day looking for her glasses and how she spends the rest of her week without them. Although the book is in third person point-of-view, readers can still feel a connection with Sally and the incident. Moreover, Sally is a character that readers, specifically children her age, can relate to. She's messy, rowdy, and incredibly naughty. Sally is also careless and doesn't have much regard for her things. That is shown by how she throws her glasses across the room and thus loses them. These traits are common in most children, which makes this story perfect for them.
Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses is written in a way that makes it easy to follow. For instance, the sentences are short but concise; they should be easy for a child to follow. The illustrations are also fun and well-made; Sally's expressions and antics are on point, and they should make the experience fun for children. They sure made it fun for me!
I love the lesson told in this story. Sally loses her glasses, and she cannot find them. Since she can't find them, she can't play outside because it's difficult to see. And with the lack of her glasses, she also has a headache. Her week is sad, and pitiful, and upsetting. Reading it, children can sympathize with Sally and also have a regard for their own essential items.
Sally's imagination is entertaining as well. When she loses her glasses, she finds footprints on her windowsill. She immediately assumes the fairies have taken her glasses. Although her parents don't believe her, she still has a little fun with her imagination. At the end of the book, she gets new glasses, which she's immensely happy for. We understand she'll take proper care of them this time. We also find out what happened to her original glasses and where they are, which was an amusing addition!
The only issue I have with the book is that we don't see much accountability from Sally. She loses her glasses, and although we see her understanding the repercussions, she doesn't quite understand it was her actions that made her lose her glasses. Instead, she harbors dislike for her glasses, and she blames the loss on fairies taking them. However, when she gets new glasses, she does understand she has to take good care of them.
There were no typos or any other issues with the book. Overall, I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
I would recommend this book to children of ages six to ten, since children of those ages can relate more to Sally.
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Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses by Tracey C Ayres is a story of a naughty six-year-old girl named Sally. It starts with Sally beginning her day by getting ready, but she loses her glasses. The rest of the book follows Sally's day looking for her glasses and how she spends the rest of her week without them. Although the book is in third person point-of-view, readers can still feel a connection with Sally and the incident. Moreover, Sally is a character that readers, specifically children her age, can relate to. She's messy, rowdy, and incredibly naughty. Sally is also careless and doesn't have much regard for her things. That is shown by how she throws her glasses across the room and thus loses them. These traits are common in most children, which makes this story perfect for them.
Mum, The Fairies Stole my Glasses is written in a way that makes it easy to follow. For instance, the sentences are short but concise; they should be easy for a child to follow. The illustrations are also fun and well-made; Sally's expressions and antics are on point, and they should make the experience fun for children. They sure made it fun for me!
I love the lesson told in this story. Sally loses her glasses, and she cannot find them. Since she can't find them, she can't play outside because it's difficult to see. And with the lack of her glasses, she also has a headache. Her week is sad, and pitiful, and upsetting. Reading it, children can sympathize with Sally and also have a regard for their own essential items.
Sally's imagination is entertaining as well. When she loses her glasses, she finds footprints on her windowsill. She immediately assumes the fairies have taken her glasses. Although her parents don't believe her, she still has a little fun with her imagination. At the end of the book, she gets new glasses, which she's immensely happy for. We understand she'll take proper care of them this time. We also find out what happened to her original glasses and where they are, which was an amusing addition!
The only issue I have with the book is that we don't see much accountability from Sally. She loses her glasses, and although we see her understanding the repercussions, she doesn't quite understand it was her actions that made her lose her glasses. Instead, she harbors dislike for her glasses, and she blames the loss on fairies taking them. However, when she gets new glasses, she does understand she has to take good care of them.
There were no typos or any other issues with the book. Overall, I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
I would recommend this book to children of ages six to ten, since children of those ages can relate more to Sally.
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