Toyin Fay
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The cover illustration for this issue is by Tony Ross for Allan Ahlberg’s latest addition to the ‘Happy Family’ series, Miss Dirt the Dustman’s Daughter. We are grateful to Puffin Books for their help in producing the cover of this November issue.
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Toyin Fay
Illustrated by Paul Hunt
Toyin Fay is a spirited and adventurous Afro-Caribbean girl who, when seeking a new job, is recruited to the tooth fairy service. This glowing picture book accompanies Toyin through one week of her adventures. The text is short, simple and suitably whimsical, recounting the night by night chores and trials of a tooth fairy's working week. The illustrations are strikingly beautiful and intensely appealing to young children. The realism of Paul Hunt's almost photographic paintings presents startling visions of nocturnal flights, both bat-guided and owl-assisted. This is very highly recommended for Nursery and Infant children, but browsers of any age will probably find it enchanting.
