One of the 2023-2024 Sunshine State books for K-2nd grade at the elementary school I work at. I thought it was a great beginner chapter book. It teaches spelling, friendship, and confidence in oneself. It was really cute, and I loved the rhyming, illustrations, and Disney references. ( )

This is book one in the Bibbidi-Bobbidi academy and it is darling. It is a beginning chapter book on the lines of magic treehouse, except with fairies, and it’s the very first day at school. Roy is different from her classmates because she was raised in the human world so she didn’t go to magic preschool. That means she has a problem with spelling. Not spelling with letters but spelling with her wand. She really tries. Everything comes out just a little off. But practice and experience at school can help her become one of the best fairy godmother‘s. This book was adorable. Boys would like it as well as girls because there are some fairy godfathers. The illustrations are Disney magic on a page. They’re soft and dreamy, but bright and colorful and altogether it just works and I can’t wait to continue the series. ( )

I received an arc of this story from Netgalley. While my copy was formatted strange, I still was able to see how adorable this story is! I loved meeting Rory and following her as she joined the Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy for the first time.