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I had to read this a couple of times before I realized that Foo Foo was unjustly punished by the Good Fairy. And that's not a good thing.
The first time I read it, I was horrified that Foo Foo ate the Good Fairy! I mean, she was basically rewarded through her "punishment." However, after I sat and stewed about what a terrible message this was for kids, I had to read it again.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that Foo Foo was just trying to get her cupcakes back that the Field Mice had stolen. It's unclear who hired the Field Mice to steal the cupcakes, probably the Good Fairy, but still...Foo Foo could have just told the Good Fairy what was going on BEFORE she was turned into a fairy-eating monster. Of course, if the GF was in fact evil, Foo Foo did the right thing.
As an adult, it's easy to overlook the picture aspect of a picture book, especially when it's something as familiar to me as "Little Bunny Foo Foo" (which I now have STUCK IN MY HEAD). Perhaps the illustrations could have been a little clearer. I don't know. But it's still kind of cute, and not terrible. It just takes a little more explanation. *shrug*
The first time I read it, I was horrified that Foo Foo ate the Good Fairy! I mean, she was basically rewarded through her "punishment." However, after I sat and stewed about what a terrible message this was for kids, I had to read it again.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that Foo Foo was just trying to get her cupcakes back that the Field Mice had stolen. It's unclear who hired the Field Mice to steal the cupcakes, probably the Good Fairy, but still...Foo Foo could have just told the Good Fairy what was going on BEFORE she was turned into a fairy-eating monster. Of course, if the GF was in fact evil, Foo Foo did the right thing.
As an adult, it's easy to overlook the picture aspect of a picture book, especially when it's something as familiar to me as "Little Bunny Foo Foo" (which I now have STUCK IN MY HEAD). Perhaps the illustrations could have been a little clearer. I don't know. But it's still kind of cute, and not terrible. It just takes a little more explanation. *shrug*
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