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The Hefty Fairy

Jul 26, 2008 14:11

Title: The Hefty Fairy
Author: Allan Nicholas
ISBN-10: 0099675501
ISBN-13: 978-0099675501

Synopsis: Hefty was teased by the other fairies because she was too fat to fly out and collect the teeth children left under their pillows. Then one day she found a 20p piece. Would she be brave enough to fly over the hidden wood into Beyond and collect a ( Read more... )

fat, self-esteem, picture book, fiction, strong female characters, children's book, body image

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amikae July 26 2008, 14:30:00 UTC

'This is a fantastic book and I love it just as much now as I did then. It simplifies the idea of social exclusion, making it accessible and digestible for a young readership, while at the same time challenging prevailing beliefs that appearances are accurately reflective of ability. Being an overweight five-year-old girl acutely aware thanks to classmates that I did not look like them, I enjoyed reading a book that not only explored issues emanating from being fat, but that also centralised a portly fairy as the main character.'

-Abby O'Reilly