It's Not Fairy

The IT'S NOT FAIRY flaps round all night,
sorting out what's wrong or right .
But there's so many kids saying it's not fair -
she's ranting and raving and tearing her hair.
She's shouting, 'The very next kids I meet,
I'm pretty sure I'm going to EAT!'

Billy and Mary say they don't believe in the It's Not Fairy - but that's before she turns up at their house! And it's not only the children she wants to bake into a fairy cake - Mum and Dad come in for their share of blame too. There's nothing for it - the whole family may have to change their ways and be nicer to each other!

This is a wonderful, hilarious fantasy starring a very feisty fairy on a mission, which will have the whole family laughing out loud, as well as encouraging discussion about fairness.

The IT'S NOT FAIRY flaps round all night,
sorting our what's wrong or right.
But there's so many kids saying IT'S NOT FAIR,
she's ranting and raving and tearing her hair.
She's shouting, "The very next kids I meet,
I'm pretty sure I'm going to Eat!"

Bill and Mary say they don't believe in the It's not fairy - but that's before she turns up at their house, ready to devour them on toast. There's nothing for it - the whole family will have to change their ways and learn to BE FAIR!

ROS ASQUITH has been a Guardian cartoonist for 20 years, and has written and illustrated over 60 books for young people, including the international bestseller, The Great Big Book of Families, with Mary Hoffman, and the Alien Schoolboy and Teenage Worrier series. She graduated from Camberwell School of Art, working as a photographer, designer and teacher before becoming a theatre critic for Time Out and the Observer, and diary writer for the TV Times. Her other titles, for Barn Owl Books, are The Roman Beanfeast and The Skiver's Guide. Ros has two sons and lives in north London.