Fairy Goodnight Kisses Bb

Overview Count one glowing moon, two cozy quilts, three bedtime books, and more as children get to see the fairy family get ready for bed in this charmingly illustrated book. Another padded board book title from Tiger Tales for ages 2-5. Editorial Reviews Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot Do you need a new book to introduce counting? This book will do that, but given the title and subject matter, it will not appeal to all kids. As the fairy family is getting ready for bed, readers can count the items they encounter. The number increases from one moon and two quilts through five plump pillows up to nine twinkly stars. After all of this, what could possibly be missing? Ten goodnight kisses. The text shows the Arabic numbers as well as the number spelled out in text form. The book does not offer much of a story. Like its companion, Fairy Tea Party, it will have limited appeal. Still, the illustrations have a charm of their own and the soft, padded cover with its rounded corners and sturdy pages will hold up under plenty of preschooler abuse. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot Kirkus Reviews "The fairy family is getting ready for bed. Shh! Come and see . . . . / 1 one glowing moon . . . ." Readers are prompted to count familiar bedtime objects from one to ten, all rendered in Watanabe's pastel hues on (mostly) softly contrasting backgrounds. While toddlers with rudimentary number sense may have difficulty with "four pairs of fuzzy slippers"-which will be more easily understood as "eight slippers"-the progression is more or less straightforward until the final spread of "ten goodnight kisses" bestowed by one fairy mother to her ten tuckedin children, presumably in turn although only kiss number one is shown. More for adult readers than for babies. Fairy Tea Party (9781589258401) introduces colors with equally dubious success, given the overall busyness of the colors. (23)