What a wonderful tale about accepting others, no matter how they may be packaged. The small animals didn’t accept moose because he was different and “didn’t fit in”. Yet moose was the one who followed the words in the pledge. A good way for children to experience what it means to honor the words you speak; to be a person who lives by your words. The artwork is delightful showcasing the animal characters well. This book will be one that will be cherished for years.
I received an advanced reader copy for free from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

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!

OMG! Moose and Fairies! This is definitely the book for me and 5 stars! Such a wonderful book about Moose who wants to join The Secret Fairy Club. He passes all the tests and becomes a member but because of his size some members don't think he belongs until the Fox comes to visit. I highly recommend this book! Great for kids of all ages. Bright and Colorful illustrations! Thanks to #netgalley for the advanced reader copy. I loved it.

This is such a beautiful children’s book, it teaches about acceptance being part of a group even though you’re different and about standing up for those in need even if they’re mean. So lovely to install into children.

It’s very well written, I enjoyed the story and thought moose was a brave character.

We love illustrations, very cute and whimsical cute

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Moose Fairy is a delightful book about inclusion.
Moose has always wanted to be a fairy so when he sees a poster advertising a meeting to join a secret fairy club, he jumps at the chance to join.
Dressed and ready Moose goes to the meeting but finds he is the tallest there. One of the other animals rudely points this out and Moose leaves even though he passed all the tests and really wanted to join.
Moose ends up saving the other animals and all ends happy.
This book is a great book to help teach children about many things - gender equality, body differences and how they are all unique, inclusion and diversity.

This is a really cute book with a good message! Moose wanted to be in a secret fairy club and was worried about fitting in since all if the other members were small.

This book teaches about kindness for others that are different, with a little glitter for fun. My kids loved this book including the illustrations. Who wouldn't like a story with a moose in a tutu. A solid 5 stars from my little readers/reviewers!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books/Happy Yak for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. I adored the graphics in this book. I enjoyed the idea of a very large moose being a beautiful fairy. I liked that it shows that you can be different and yet still fit in. Be open to everyone, and they may surprise you. 5 stars Lovely book

Moose has always wanted to be a fairy, and when he comes across a flyer for The Secret Fairy Club, he is very excited. He tries on all manner of potential fairy outfits until he has the perfect one. He then shows up at the specified time and place, only to find out that no one else is big like him. That doesn’t stop his desire to follow his dreams, though. Despite not being completely accepted at first, Moose comes through in the end, saving the other animal fairies and showing what it means to truly be a fairy.

Steve Smallman’s The Moose Fairy was a hit at our house, with a nice blend of hope, silliness, a tiny bit of scariness, and a fabulous message. I love that Moose, who has he/him pronouns, chooses to dress in a pink tutu and wings. He proudly wears them while pursuing his dream.

This is a adorable book for children! It’s a great to teach kids not to be mean to anyone. But also to never be bitter and not help when someone needs it!

Kids today are really lucky to have so many delightful reading options available to them. This book is no exception.

Moose joins a secret fairy club but discovers that the rest of the members are much smaller in size. Can he fit in, or will his size get in the way of being a true fairy?

The story is absolutely heart-warming. Children will love how Moose does his best to fit in, but soon learns that he just needs to be himself. The other little animals will also provide a lesson on how to accept others for their nature than their appearance.

The author himself is the illustrator of this book, and that seems to create a magical impact. Such beautiful illustrations! They are vibrant and charming and sometimes even quirky.

This will serve wonderfully as a read-aloud to early readers as there are ample opportunities for parents/guardians to act out the story.

On an aside, I loved the author’s dedication to his grandchildren at the start of the book: “Be brave, be yourselves, and try to be the best “you” you can be!” What a fabulous bit of advice from a grandpa to his grandkids!

Thank you, NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group, for the ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Such a cute, sweet book with a lovely overall message. Moose wants to be part of the fairy club, but, despite his enthusiasm and talent, he's too big to fit in and some other club members are unkind because of it.

On the one hand, the leader of the fairy club is inclusive and looks out for moose, true to the club's motto. On the other hand, though the members do realize they were unkind to moose and feel bad about it before they are put in peril, the conflict isn't really resolved until moose "saves the day", thus veering a bit close to the "Rudolph" trope where the excluded person has to prove their worth before they can be appreciated.

That said, the ending is sweet and affirming. The illustrations are lively and adorable and really add to the fun of the story. I also really, really liked that moose is identified as male and absolutely nothing is made out of the fact that he wants to dress up as a fairy, join the fairy club, and make glitter pictures. I am glad my students will get to see that as part of the story.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

What a lovely children's story about kindness and helping make sure that everyone is able to fit into the group. Moose wants nothing more than to be a fairy and join the secret fairy club but his immense size makes it impossible to fir I to the secret tree house location. However, when trouble lurks for his fairy friends, Fairy Moose charges to their rescue. Such a heartwarming story and there are lots of amazing pictures of fairy costumes, wands and of course the all-important glitter pictures. My daughter adores the Fairy Oath so we have taken to repeating it often. Thank you to the publishers and Steve Smallman #TheMooseFairy #SteveSmallman #NetGalley

A sweet story about an improbable moose who wants to join the woodland animals and their fairy club. He joins in their fun, glitter is involved, and takes the fairy pledge to be kind to all creatures. But he can’t fit into their tiny magic club house in the tree and one of the creatures tells him he just doesn’t fit in. He sadly slinks away, what to do, how to fit in? Sweet ending.

I’m always looking for books for my son and nieces that have a fun story but also an important message. This one is perfect for kids - amazing art work, teaches kids about inclusivity and being nice to others even when maybe they aren’t the nicest to you. Highly recommend this for your next story time!

A funny twist on a story about fitting in. Moose wants to be a fairy, but he isn't tiny like all the other fairy creatures. But sometimes being different can still help you belong. What a fun tale!

Moose really wants to be a fairy. He sees a flyer for the Secret Fairy Club, all welcome. He can't wait to join. So he finds his fairy costume and heads to the meeting. When he arrives he discovers everyone is little. But he takes the fairy pledge anyway. "Fairies are kind to all creatures, Fairies are not mean or bitter. Fairies help others in trouble or need. And make pretty picture with glitter." Then all the other little fairies head into the clubhouse in the tree. But Moose was too big!. Little Mouse was mean to Moose and told him he didn't fit in. So Moose leaves. He heads to the river to try and shrink himself. He runs into Mr Fox at the river and tells him his problem. Next thing we know Fox is trying to crash the Fairy party. But Moose to the rescue. He saves all his little friends even though they were mean to him. He says it is because he took the Fairy pledge. Then everyone lived happily ever after.

Beautiful illustrations really add to the story.

My grandson is 6 and he picked this book out to read as the front cover caught his attention. He read this himself and said to me "nannie I really enjoyed that it made me laugh and made me cry, but most of all made me happy". After his "expert opinion" I read it. The story is a cute story with morals behind it. Everyone fits in despite of how they look! It's a lovely well written book with lovely illustrations. A great book for early readers aged 4-7

Magical, filled with glitter and tutus, and wonderful forest creates. Moose is just an absolute sweetheart. There really is no better fairy than moose.

Although he wasn't welcome in the beginning, and was considered the odd one in the secret fairy club, in the end, moose saved the day and showed that he doesn't just fit in...he is meant to be one of them!

I can't wait to have kids in my classes read this one. It gave me great ideas for crafts too!

An adorable children’s book about a moose who wants to fit in.

I read this book a loud with my 7 year old, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Moose is a loveable character!

Feedback from my 7 year old
“Mouse is called rude. If this book is about being nice to people, mouse shouldn’t be called rude. He didn’t really do anything super rude, just that one thing he said. And now everyone will always think he’s rude”. Agree. Perhaps “mouse rudely exclaimed” which dictates his TONE being rude, but not that he is rude (therefore labelling him even though we hardly know him).

“The fox doesn’t seem sneaky. They should make him more sneaky. He seems nice and then he all of a sudden is mean. I don’t get it”.

“Why does moose think water will shrink him? I’ve never heard that before. It’s kinda confusing”

Review to come July 21st on blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I just HAD to check this book out, I cannot remember ever reading a book about a moose who is also a fairy, so I was very curious how it worked out and what kind of things this fairy moose could do.

This was an incredibly sweet and cute book full of glitter, HOWEVER there just wasn't any real magic, or well, maybe that tree opening up after a special knock was magic, but that was all. And I found that a real shame. I had expected some REAL big GLITTER magic. Changing that scary fox into something totally else and less dangerous for example. Or maybe magic up some chocolate cake. This magic fairy club seemed to just be a dress-up and have glittery fun club, so yeah, I was disappointed! It was cute, but not what I had hoped when I saw the cover/the title.

I did think that animals were quite rude to moose. You clearly state it is open to everyone and yet when someone 10 times your size pops up it is a problem. I am glad that it didn't bother Moose, at least not in the beginning, and that he just had his fun. I am happy with the ending and how things were solved. I hope Moose and his friends have tons of glittery fun. I am happy that the animals opened up their eyes and saw that Moose just wanted to be a fairy, just like them, and that he was doing an excellent job at it.

I wasn't too happy with Moose and how easily he just spoiled the secret knock. I get that you are unhappy and frustrated but you know it was a secret!

The art was so fun! I really liked the style!

So despite that disappointment that there was no real magic, I still had fun reading this book and would rate it 3 stars. Acceptance and glitter!