Tooth Fairy Travels

A bit too flimsy to fly, this introductory tale in the Fairy School series stars young Belinda Dentalette, who is just beginning her first year in fairy school. She longs to join the traditional family occupation and become a tooth fairy, but frets about her utter lack of a sense of direction and her inability to read a map. And fret she should: although she aces the other courses (e.g., in painting rainbows and scattering fairy dust), Belinda scores low marks in tooth fairy class. To make matters worse, her snide archrival, another aspiring tooth fairy, announces that Belinda will be a failure at the job. Determined to prove her worth, Belinda travels from Fairyland to ""Earth-Below"" to try to find the home of one of the ""Little Big People"" who has just lost a tooth. Predictably, friends and family rescue the hopelessly lost fairy and reaffirm their love for her. Coy and studded with clich s, this outing is obvious from start to finish. Ages 6-9. (June)