Ayoade, Richard. Fairy Tale Fan Club, The: Legendary Letters Collected by C. C. Cecily. David Roberts, Illus. Candlewick/Walker, 10/2024. 117pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2217-3. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
A variety of letters addressed to fairy tale characters are presented, arranged, and explained by C. C. Cecily, the Senior Secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club. Each letter is answered by the addressed fairy tale character, explaining (or attempting to explain) the questions asked by the letter writer. These humorous questions and responses will elicit giggles and laughs as the various answers (or non-answers) are presented. Small, mostly b&w, sketched illustrations are scattered throughout the book, adding a few details to supplement the text. Best to read a few letters at a time, as they blur together if all read at once. Great for fans of fairy tales and for fractured fairy tale collections.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library