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adriagoetz's review against another edition
4.0
The illustrations were so delightful and I could feel my younger self oohing and ahhing in my mind because they were so magical. I felt like the story itself was a little long and rambling and needed some further shaping *but* I'm only including this because the authors are celebs so they will never read this review!
froydis's review against another edition
5.0
Very cute book! I loved the illustrations, and the story is very cute! This would be a fun one to read aloud to the kids. Parents would enjoy this as well.
nitwit92's review against another edition
2.0
I was hoping for a super cute story about the Sugar Plum Fairy and, although it was cute, I found it poorly developed and lacking a complete storyline. It felt very rushed and left me with a lot of questions.
lilyghost's review against another edition
1.0
I wanted to like this and the premise was good. But it was too confusing. Why was it bad for a dog to get in trouble at Christmas Eve are they going to eat him? Didn't the fairies in the candy land know you had to go to the town that the town wouldn't come to them? I mean they have wings. Also they go to the town and it's all depressing and the fairies are just like "later." Then she meets a king who is depressed because his child died YEARS ago. Then suddenly the town is all sparkling and happy again for no reason. WHAT? I think the authors should have given their story idea to a real picture author to write. The two kings adopting her was very cool though.
calistareads's review against another edition
5.0
Plum is a pure hearted orphan. She wants to help others. One night, there is a great snow and the kids won’t be getting presents from the people in town. Mr. Drosselmeyer left her a mysterious box that took her to a land of sweets and fairies. The land was turning sour and all the fairies didn’t know what to do.
Plum found a man sad and alone. After showing a bit of kindness, it warmed the man’s heart. It was one of the Kings for a land of fairies surely needs two Kings. You can imagine what happens. Plum does get her wings.
I love the artwork and the use of the color plum in the story. I love the character of Plum. She is spunky with a pure heart. I also loved the story of kindness and how much a little can actually do. It was a wonderful ending to a fairy story.
The children read this. The nephew loved the thought of a land of sweets and being able to eat the grass. The Niece thought this was a good story too. I think it spoke to her in a different way, thought she did not say how. Actually, they both gave this 4 stars. You know I love fairies so I had to give this 5 stars for the backstory and tying it into the Nutcracker story.
Plum found a man sad and alone. After showing a bit of kindness, it warmed the man’s heart. It was one of the Kings for a land of fairies surely needs two Kings. You can imagine what happens. Plum does get her wings.
I love the artwork and the use of the color plum in the story. I love the character of Plum. She is spunky with a pure heart. I also loved the story of kindness and how much a little can actually do. It was a wonderful ending to a fairy story.
The children read this. The nephew loved the thought of a land of sweets and being able to eat the grass. The Niece thought this was a good story too. I think it spoke to her in a different way, thought she did not say how. Actually, they both gave this 4 stars. You know I love fairies so I had to give this 5 stars for the backstory and tying it into the Nutcracker story.
libraryjen's review against another edition
3.0
This is an origin story for the Sugar Plum Fairy and Plum is a sweet, kind little girl, which is awesome. But, there's so many plot holes! Why is it better to lie about a dog breaking something than to tell the truth? How does a king who's mourning his daughter just spontaneously decide to replace her? And, how does he just decide to adopt without discussing it first with his husband?
Gorgeous illustrations, and props for being inclusive, but the story jumped all around and was just okay for me. I won't be using it in story time.
Gorgeous illustrations, and props for being inclusive, but the story jumped all around and was just okay for me. I won't be using it in story time.
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