The Moose Fairy

Steve Smallman

Jul 2021 · words & pictures

About this eBook

Moose has always wanted to be a fairy...

He joins The Secret Fairy Club, but when he arrives he realises that everyone else is… little! Moose completes all the club tasks, but the members say he just doesn't fit in. But will they change their mind after Moose saves them from a nasty Fox?

A funny and touching picture book, with a positive message about being kind and accepting those who are different from ourselves. Includes discussion points for parents and teachers to build understanding and enjoyment of the story and the morals behind it.

Ratings and reviews

This delightful book is perfect for adults to read to children (or children to read to dogs) and for ESL to polish their English and enjoy the fun illustrations. Moose wants to become a fairy and passes all of the tests, but he is laughed at by the others because he is just so big. He is sad, but then someone tries to hurt the other pretend fairies and he wins the day. So he learns forgiveness and the others learn acceptance. I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books and Happy Yak via NetGalley. Thank you!

About the author

Steve Smallman has been illustrating children's books for almost 30 years and writing his own stories for slightly less. He also teaches illustration workshops in schools, including mural-painting. Steve is the author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater (Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009) and The Lamb Who Came for Dinner (Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award and read by Meatloaf on CITV's Bookaboo). When he's not working, Steve enjoys films, television, gardening and walking in the countryside.

Steve Smallman has been illustrating children's books for almost 30 years and writing his own stories for slightly less. He also teaches illustration workshops in schools, including mural-painting. Steve is the author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater (Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009) and The Lamb Who Came for Dinner (Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award and read by Meatloaf on CITV's Bookaboo). When he's not working, Steve enjoys films, television, gardening, and walking in the countryside.