A gorgeously illustrated book about acceptance, being yourself and letting your sparkle shine for all to see!

Fred is a fairy working in the dressmaking dept in the wish granting plant and he dreams of one day creating a ball gown as beautiful as Cinderellas. He gets his chance when Joshua wishes for a gown for his friends princess party.

There is no question that Fred will create a beautiful masterpiece for Joshua to wear, and the dress is spectacular. All his friends love it and celebrate his style.

I loved the message in this story, be your amazing, fabulous, colourful self no matter what, have courage and style and live life with sparkle! Just gorgeous 😍

He's done it again! Robert Tregoning has written the perfect ode to acceptance and made it accessible and joyful to boot.

Did you know that fairies work at a Wish Granting Plant? Fred works in the Department of Dresses, largely facilitating the wishes of princesses in need of magical ball gowns, festooned with tuile and sequins, and he dreams of helping a person in need. All of the fairies in the department want to win top prize for the best ballgown but Bella is the current undefeated carrier of that title and has won for the last fifty years (she did style Cinders after all).

Joshua, almost 9, is desperate to go to Claire's Princess Party but he doesn't have a dress to wear. Much like Cinderella, he wishes on a star/ sends Wish Mail, and then his wish is granted when he hears a knock at the window and Fred appears like his fairy godmother. Then with oodles and doodles of spangles and sparkles, Fred creates a "show-stopping frock of incredible style - and best of all, paired with a little boy's smile."

We love that there is never a question about Joshua wearing a dress, just acceptance as it should be.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for sending this eBook for review consideration. All opinions are our own.

Aw, this is a modern fairy tale that is suitable for all ages of children. Its prose is rhyming, however the lines are slightly more complex than board book prose and the story is a perfect length for both read aloud/alongs and children reading it by themselves.
The illustrations offer great colour harmony and complement the story.
This is an LGBTQ-friendly, encouraging, empowering and cute story that promotes self-acceptance and acceptance of others.

This is a lovely, wholesome picture-book with an equally wholesome message. Joshua certainly looks fabulous in his beautiful rainbow dress and Fred achieved his goal of perfecting the perfect wish. The illustrations were bright, fun and beautiful too. Such an enjoyable book - for children as well as adults. (I'm in the latter camp and I loved this book.)

A truly beautiful picture book where the illustrations bring the light and meaning to this story told in rhyme.
Fred is a fairy working at the wish factory ranting wishes for outfit but he never receives a wish to fulfill. He is desperate to be the best dress designer and when the winner from the past 50 years brings him his design brief, he is delighted.
Joshua, a boy on earth, has been invited to a princess party but does not have a dress to wear and wishes for one. Fred designs a beautiful dress which earns Joshua the best dressed and the design of the year for himself.
This is a delightful story, children will love the rhyme and the illustrations and I love how it breaks those gender stereotypes. A must have for schools and families.

Thank you so much to Bloomsbury Children’s Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

Fred the fairy works in the wish factory in the dress department, one day he gets a letter arrive from Joshua who hasn’t a dress for his friend Claire’s princess party. In flies Fred the fairy to help design the best princess dress ever invented.

I loved this so so much, it’s so adorable, little Joshua wanted to go to his friends princess party but didn’t know how he would get a dress, then in swoops Fred the fairy to create the sparkliest and most fancy princess dress for him. It was so sweet and I really loved it.

The illustrations were beautiful, I loved looking around at the fairy factory, seeing all the different fairies working, I loved in the party scene where the princess’s were all together and one child was under the table with a plate of cake, it was so funny. The illustrations were so beautiful and the dress looked magnificent on young Joshua.

I am adoring finding books like this that show to children to be themselves, to wear what they want and what makes them happy, that being a boy doesn’t stop you wearing the most sparkly princess dress ever. I really adore it, such a wonderfully created book.

What a fabulous book! Fred the fairy loves different designs, but he’s never had his own wish-mail. When the award winning designer and famed fashionista Bella gives Fred a chance to create his first ever wish, Fred does not disappoint little Joshua who is in need of a beautiful gown for a party.

Amazing illustrations complementing a beautiful book about trying new things out for the first time. Themes of courage, being yourself and being fabulous!

Loved it!