One day the Fat Fairy turns up at Thomas Top's house to grant him a birthday wish. Thomas can't think what to ask for, so he wishes he could fly. That's how Thomas goes from being just an ordinary boy whom no one notices to being the most popular boy in the school. But it makes him sad that grown-ups can't see the wonderful things he can do. His flying gets him suspended from school, and that makes life at home much worse, because his dad gets so cross and it makes his mum miserable. But then the Fat Fairy turns up again, and with help from her and Thomas's new friend Mr Vinnie, a retired painter and decorator who has been flying since he was Thomas's age, everything changes. This is an enchanting story in which an unconfident child discovers a special gift that brings him joy and heartache. The magic of the words, the humour and poignancy of the story and the wonderful characters, are all enhanced by the author's own delightful drawings.
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"Serious fun". -- Jan Mark Carousel, Summer 2002
About the Author
Sally Gardner was a very successful designer of sets and costumes for the theatre for many years, but she always wanted to write and illustrate books for children. Her first was The Little Nut Tree, then Playtime Rhymes, a big collection of rhymes for younger children, and now the bestselling A Book of Princesses.
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More than just a kiddy fairytale...
Aug 26 2005
By fedora_girl
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Format:Paperback
This is a children's book through and through: larger letters (though not as large as those one-sentence-per-page picture books), pages filled with drawings, and simpler words. It's short too; I read it in less than an hour.
The plot isn't really that hard to understand; we have an average boy in an average family. Then he meets a particularly fat fairy who grants him one birthday wish: to fly.
But the adults, too busy with their grown-up problems, won't believe that he can fly, even when they see him somersaulting right in front of them. Especially his dad.
This book has some issues that don't normally grace childrens' books (though in a very simple form), but it still has the lighthearted ending the kids would need to sleep soundly.
But this is a good grown-up story too. It reminds us that we're growing old because we don't feel young, that there's magic all around and we're just too blind to see it. Life should not be taken too seriously, and it's OK to be different.
That said, read this and see for yourself.
The plot isn't really that hard to understand; we have an average boy in an average family. Then he meets a particularly fat fairy who grants him one birthday wish: to fly.
But the adults, too busy with their grown-up problems, won't believe that he can fly, even when they see him somersaulting right in front of them. Especially his dad.
This book has some issues that don't normally grace childrens' books (though in a very simple form), but it still has the lighthearted ending the kids would need to sleep soundly.
But this is a good grown-up story too. It reminds us that we're growing old because we don't feel young, that there's magic all around and we're just too blind to see it. Life should not be taken too seriously, and it's OK to be different.
That said, read this and see for yourself.
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