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Forest Quarantine
An unknown disease came to the fairy forest. To protect themselves from it, forest dwellers are forced to observe quarantine. It sets certain rules for all forest dwellers: fairy, elves, dwarves.
Only by joining forces – Fairy, Elves, and Dwarves with the help of the fairy Dragon will defeat the disease and get the forest and all its inhabitants back to health!
Reading this fantasy will help your children learn the basic rules of protection against COVID-19 in a fun way. They will learn:
why it is necessary to wear face masks outside the home;
how to wash your hands properly;
why you need to keep your distance and many other important actions.
This fairy tale will be interesting for children of preschool age and primary school age.
Only by joining forces – Fairy, Elves, and Dwarves with the help of the fairy Dragon will defeat the disease and get the forest and all its inhabitants back to health!
Reading this fantasy will help your children learn the basic rules of protection against COVID-19 in a fun way. They will learn:
why it is necessary to wear face masks outside the home;
how to wash your hands properly;
why you need to keep your distance and many other important actions.
This fairy tale will be interesting for children of preschool age and primary school age.
- GenresChildrens
37 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 26, 2020
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November 13, 2021
I'm not sure what I just read. There's not enough of a plot to actually make this useful to children in the pandemic. This book is just really rushed, and there's not a lot of good things I can say. There's no conflict, and it all just happens.
Another example of free Amazon books not always being worth it.
Read my full review on my Goodreads account for children's books.
Another example of free Amazon books not always being worth it.
Read my full review on my Goodreads account for children's books.
November 13, 2021
I'm happy to see all of the COVID books that have come out for children, right after the pandemic. There's so much that kids would not be able to comprehend that has been addressed through literature, and many of these books are freely available online.
Unfortunately, free doesn't always mean good. The story begins with a young elf returning from a trip to see family in a neighboring community. The elf is faced with a guard who tells him he has to wear a mask in public and wash his hands frequently for 40 seconds. You know, pandemic precautions. We learn how this started (from an infected bat, same as IRL), and the perspectives of all the animals in the forest.
Then, with no warning and no sense of how much time has passed, we move to the perspective of the Forest Fairy, the guardian of the Forest. She's spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out a cure to the virus, but we only see the tail end of this. On the day we meet her, everything is solved, and she only needs a few favors from other Forest creatures. Oh, and a dragon. Which somehow shows up right when she needs it even though the Forest never had dragons before.
The conflict in this novel is virtually nonexistent. We know nothing about how the virus is actually progressing, so it is very much a background issue. But hey, there's probably a bit of contention between the Forest creatures about how the Fairy found a cure so fast, right? You can at least get a bit of person versus person in there?
No. Not at all. Everyone is happy to blindly do exactly what the Forest Fairy asks, despite the fact that she suddenly has this dragon that she can't tell anyone the source of. It all seems very irresponsible and haphazard.
Then, there's the illustrations. Despite the mask mandate that's introduced at the beginning of the book, not a single one of the dozen or so frames depicts anyone wearing a mask. In my children's literature class we've been talking about how illustrations need to complement the text, and these images do not do that. They're also not culturally representative, as all of the characters are white.
I hope we can live in a world where COVID books are not necessary by the time I'm teaching in a classroom, but if they still are, this one will not be on my list. There's not enough addressed here that would actually be useful to any kid who's nervous about pandemic precautions, and definitely not enough about how the community has to work together to solve the pandemic, which was what I had hoped from the Amazon and Goodreads blurbs.
Unfortunately, free doesn't always mean good. The story begins with a young elf returning from a trip to see family in a neighboring community. The elf is faced with a guard who tells him he has to wear a mask in public and wash his hands frequently for 40 seconds. You know, pandemic precautions. We learn how this started (from an infected bat, same as IRL), and the perspectives of all the animals in the forest.
Then, with no warning and no sense of how much time has passed, we move to the perspective of the Forest Fairy, the guardian of the Forest. She's spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out a cure to the virus, but we only see the tail end of this. On the day we meet her, everything is solved, and she only needs a few favors from other Forest creatures. Oh, and a dragon. Which somehow shows up right when she needs it even though the Forest never had dragons before.
The conflict in this novel is virtually nonexistent. We know nothing about how the virus is actually progressing, so it is very much a background issue. But hey, there's probably a bit of contention between the Forest creatures about how the Fairy found a cure so fast, right? You can at least get a bit of person versus person in there?
No. Not at all. Everyone is happy to blindly do exactly what the Forest Fairy asks, despite the fact that she suddenly has this dragon that she can't tell anyone the source of. It all seems very irresponsible and haphazard.
Then, there's the illustrations. Despite the mask mandate that's introduced at the beginning of the book, not a single one of the dozen or so frames depicts anyone wearing a mask. In my children's literature class we've been talking about how illustrations need to complement the text, and these images do not do that. They're also not culturally representative, as all of the characters are white.
I hope we can live in a world where COVID books are not necessary by the time I'm teaching in a classroom, but if they still are, this one will not be on my list. There's not enough addressed here that would actually be useful to any kid who's nervous about pandemic precautions, and definitely not enough about how the community has to work together to solve the pandemic, which was what I had hoped from the Amazon and Goodreads blurbs.
March 25, 2021
Elvin Lintvil (Little Elf) was returning from visiting his relatives who lived in the nearby forest.
The Forest Fairy guards order him to stop. The forest was quarantined.
Everyone had on a protective mask & carried disinfectant.
The Weavers Spiders made bandages, gauze, masks, & other hospital supplies,
Forest Hospital. The Hedgehogs & the Elf doctor who had examined the Bat got sick.
This year there might not be the Elven Cup of Forest Races.
The Fairy summoned the Guard, Healer, & Observer Elves.
The butterfly led the way to the forest.
The Forest Dwarves asked the fairy Dragon for help with the disease that lingers in their forest. Will the inhabitants get their health back?
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
An awesome book cover, great hand-drawn colored pictures, charming illustrations & proper font & writing style. A very professionally written children’s (preschool/elementary age) health issues storybook. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters, settings, etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s educational presentation (health issues), movie, an animated cartoon, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Freebooksy; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
The Forest Fairy guards order him to stop. The forest was quarantined.
Everyone had on a protective mask & carried disinfectant.
The Weavers Spiders made bandages, gauze, masks, & other hospital supplies,
Forest Hospital. The Hedgehogs & the Elf doctor who had examined the Bat got sick.
This year there might not be the Elven Cup of Forest Races.
The Fairy summoned the Guard, Healer, & Observer Elves.
The butterfly led the way to the forest.
The Forest Dwarves asked the fairy Dragon for help with the disease that lingers in their forest. Will the inhabitants get their health back?
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
An awesome book cover, great hand-drawn colored pictures, charming illustrations & proper font & writing style. A very professionally written children’s (preschool/elementary age) health issues storybook. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters, settings, etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s educational presentation (health issues), movie, an animated cartoon, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Freebooksy; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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