Doctor Fairytale

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Author(s)

Catherine Jacob

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Hoang Giang

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Genre(s)

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Release Date

October 08, 2024

ISBN

978-1536238815

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Join Doctor Fairy Tale and her canine sidekick as they visit ailing storybook characters in this sweet story proving that one good turn deserves another.

My name is Doctor Fairy Tale, I'm always super busy.
My list of patients is so long, it sometimes makes me dizzy!

One character’s head is throbbing after her long, flowing locks were used as a ladder. Another has splinters in her bottom after sitting on a certain bear’s too-small chair. Then there’s the girl with blistered toes after hobbling home from the ball in just one shoe! Luckily, in this magical make-believe land, Doctor Fairy Tale and her dog are on the case, traveling far and wide to help injured and ailing fairy-tale friends. No matter what sort of bump or bruise—and no matter how mischievous the patient!—this kind doctor is happy to lend a hand, inspiring little readers to do the same. With warm, lively watercolor illustrations rich in humor and imagination, this story’s buoyant rhymes will have children happily guessing the fairy tales behind them.

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1 review

Whimsical Remedies: A Creative Spin on Classic Fairytales

November 17, 2024

Overall rating

4.8

Plot

5.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

5.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

Doctor Fairytale is traveling far and wide with her dog to help injured and ailing fairy tale friends. But then Doctor Fairytale may be coming down with something, what happens now?

What I Liked: I love the art style of this book and the various interpretations of the fairytales. I love that the fairytale characters look closer to their original design rather than the designs I’m familiar with. I appreciate getting a different image of these characters and also the creativity as to how they are treated for their ailments.

I love that this book introduces you to so many characters from various fairytales and that their ailments come from important plot points in their stories. I also appreciated the ending in which Doctor Fairytale’s turn was to get cared for.

Final Verdict: Doctor Fairytale is a cute introduction to various traditional fairytales with which we are all familiar. Children will love listening to the various ways in which Doctor Fairytale helps her friends and then seeing as they all come to return the favor.