Review by Booklist Review
Andrews and Hamilton's popular fairy princess, Gerry, is graduating (from kindergarten, apparently), and this change is bringing all sorts of angst: new classroom, new teacher, no thank you. And worst of all, what if she is not allowed to wear her signature crown and wings? Davenier's bright pen-and-ink washes are a delight and combine nicely with the first-person narration (though Gerry tends to sound older than her years). There aren't many surprises here. The new teacher a man! turns out to understand why she needs to wear her accoutrements. Other anxieties are also readily resolved. Gerry's many fans will be glad to see her moving up in life with wings still firmly attached, albeit to a blue graduation gown. (The crown rests nicely on the mortarboard.)--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2014 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Moving up a grade and leaving behind the teacher she's had all year doesn't make fairy princess Gerry feel very sparkly, even when she's wearing her pink crown and fairy wings-which is pretty much all the time. Her wings droop even lower when she learns that her new teacher is a man: "He'll never believe that I'm a fairy princess!" Luckily, a chance encounter with the well-accessorized Mr. Bonario at graduation brings her sparkle back. Davenier's lithe illustrations infuse the story with warmth and quiet emotion; Andrews's and Hamilton's heroine continues to charm. Ages 3-6. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Horn Book Review
The end of the school year is approaching, and Gerry is already anxious about what the fall will hold (translation: will her new teacher put up with her "I'm a fairy princess" malarkey?). As with every Gerry outing, her narration is too cute by half, but the story delivers. Reliably, Davenier's art is as ebullient as Gerry (usually) feels. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
A little girl with a style and sparkle all her own worries about the end of the school year.As Gerry narrates the last few days of the school year, she points out the attributes of a fairy princess (which she is) and frets about next year (as if missing the wonderful Miss Pym, who lets her wear her wings and crown in class, her classroom and their class pet aren't enough, her new teacher is a man!). "To be honest, I'm having a hard time finding my sparkle about this. (Change is HARDeven for a fairy princess.)" Siblings reading this to their younger sisters (and perhaps brothers) may be reminded of Junie B. JonesGerry's voice is certainly filled with determination, and she is a girl who knows herself. But she lacks Junie's attitude and childlike voice, channeling more of a Fancy Nancy; when her dad makes pancakes, she can hardly eat three: "(Even a fairy princess can lose her appetite when she's stressed)." In the end, a tense moment during the graduation ceremony resolves itself in the best way possible and puts all of Gerry's fears about first grade to rest. Davenier's ink-and-colored-pencil illustrations neatly capture Gerry's feelings, making them stand out against the rest of her class' more joyful faces.Though the cover is bedecked in sparkles, Gerry's sparkle is just as internal as it is externalher essential self-confidence shines. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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