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 Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject: The Boy Who Could Fly - Sally Gardner |
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One day the Fat Fairy turns up at Thomas Top's house to grant him a birthday wish. Thomas can't think what to ask for so he wishes he could fly.
That's how Thomas goes from being just an ordinary boy whom no one notices to being the most popular boy in the school. But it makes him sad that grown ups can't see the wonderful things he can do - éspecially his Dad.
This was an unexpected hit with my 7 yr old son, given that it wasn't related to Transformers, Cars, Pirates but it was a beautiful, magical story which touches on bullying, relationships for both children and adults and how to find your place in the world. It's quite a moving story, given that the Dad can't/won't see the magic around him.
There are a couple of others in this Magical Children series, The Strongest Girl in the World, The Smallest Girl ever and I think there is one called The Invisible Boy and I am on the look out for these too.
This book could read by an independent reader of around 7 or would be suitable for reading aloud to a younger child.
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