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In Pixie Hollow, the secret
heart of Never Land, Bess is an art-talent fairy. One day, she paints a
portrait for Tinker Bell, and Tink absolutely loves it. In fact, every
fairy in Pixie Hollow who sees it really seems to love it. By the end of
the day, Bell has had fourteen requests for portrait from other fairies.
She starts on a couple of them, but soon comes to realize that she does
not have enough red paint. When she collects her supplies, some fairies
approach her and ask her for their portraits. After she makes the red
paint, she is very sticky with juice and falls in the river. She is
saved by more fairies and they also want portraits. Every where Bess
goes, fairies or sparrow men want their portraits painted. The worst
thing is, none of them ask Bess if she wants to paint their portraits.
They just all assume that Bess will do it and that theirs is the most
important one to be painted. Bess's main problem is that she wants to
make everyone happy and cannot seem to say no. Poor Bess, she is no
longer happy herself and doesn't want to paint anyone's portrait . . .
and no one wants to hear what she has to say.
A Masterpiece
for Bess
is another book in the Disney Fairies series. It is written by Lara
Bergen and illustrated by The Disney Storybook Artists. This series is
intended for young readers aged 7 to 9.
I felt very sorry for Bess
in A Masterpiece
for Bess. Have you ever been in the situation where you do something
and everyone loves it? They all say that want the same thing from you
and at first it is great. Then, because of the work involved, you start
to feel overburdened. Then the stress hits and you wish it had never
happened. This is what happens to the main character in A Masterpiece
for Bess. The thing we learn about fairies is that they jump from
one fashion to another, always latching onto the hottest thing (sounds
like the youth of today). So, when the portrait of Tink became famous,
everyone wanted one too. And poor Bess just couldn't say "No" to anyone
that asked. Boy, oh boy, sometimes you just have to say "No" to people.
This is a lesson that Bess learns the hard way. I really enjoyed this
story and felt very sorry for Bess as her stress level increased. A Masterpiece
for Bess is another excellent Disney Fairies book that I highly
enjoyed, and early chapter readers will too. To tell the truth, any
child who loved fairies, especially Disney fairies, will love this
story. Wonderful. it is also a good lesson for all readers.
I rated this book a 9 out of
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She
tried her best to keep her wings high and dry. But she could tell they
were growing heavy with juice. No matter, she thought. They'll
have plenty of time to dry while I paint. She looked down at the
ruby red juice in the shell. Her heart filled with joy. Without thinking
about it, she began to sing. . . .