Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Thumbelina' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

It's 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' with hippy fairies!

Plus a goblin king (hello, 'Imelda and the Goblin King'), a bluebird named Bluebird, Thumbelina and her very cute baby book, the Sugar Plum Fairy nonchalantly shrinking Kittie Lacey again, and Kittie going into a Goblin Market (apparently for creatures of Thumbelina's size) and into a dark tunnel and cave to save a whole race of Flower People. And there are a lot of flowers. The party/celebration/big event going on this time is the Flower Festival.

There is not much of the original 'Thumbelina' fairy tale incorporated here. The version with the heroic, friend-to-all hairdresser is a loose adaptation. There are no toads, moles, bugs or swallows, Mrs Field Mouse only shows up on one page, and I don't remember a goblin king being in the OG tale. There is a climatic underground scene, though.

At least 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Thumbelina' is another exciting and adventurous instalment in the series, despite its sappy, brightly coloured surface.

Kittie uses her wits and bravery - and hairdressing tools from her toolbelt - to save the day once again. What a smart, kind, helpful, resourceful, adaptable Indiana Jones-type hairdresser heroine!

Heck, she saves an entire race from extinction in this story!

On the final page, the Flower People (fairies like Thumbelina) reward Kittie with... a crown of daisies. '"Now everyone will know of your bravery and kindness to the Flower People," [Prince Rowan] said.' Is it a magic crown of daisies, or an ordinary one that will wilt and die in a day?

Oh, but it is a sweet gesture, and I should really stop overthinking children's fairy tale picture books.

'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Thumbelina' is funny, too, with clever puns and wordplay at the Goblin Market in particular.

Cameos include: Bella and Beau (Beauty and the Beast), Humpty Dumpty (does he appear in every book, without taking on an active or even participatory role?), Princess Lily (of 'Princess and the Frog'), Mr Gingerbread Man, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Cinderella and her baby, Goldilocks, Rose and Prince Florian (of 'Sleeping Beauty'), and Rapunzel. Kittie apparently has a pet white cat, too, that's in her salon, but it isn't acknowledged by anyone. It is a different white cat to the one Dr Charming has - it also cameos here, but not him.

'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Thumbelina' - cute, empowering stuff, as always.

Oh, is it the second to last book in the entire series? With 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Red Riding Hood' (still currently my favourite) being the final one? And I read that one first! What an ironic twist of fate.

One more 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' book to review! To close these fairy tale stories out on.

Final Score: 3.5/5

Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Frog' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Frog':

The jolly, juggling Prince Freddie is having a coronation (to be king of where, exactly, in Fairyland is never explained), but then his "long-lost cousin Prince Castor" turns him into a frog, in order to be king himself. Freddie's friend Kitty Lacey, a hairdresser at Kittie's Cuts and friend and hero to all in Fairyland, along with Kittie's shy vet friend Princess Lily (ditto, princess of where? of what? wildlife?), confront Castor at his castle. Kittie enlists nearly every other fairy tale character to join them (again, she is friend to all, let's not forget). Kittie leads the charge, and tries to calmly reason with Castor, but of course he won't listen, and he turns everyone into frogs. But Kittie, Lily and Rapunzel have managed to escape the spell by hiding behind a statue in the courtyard. Kittie uses her hairdressing tools, concoctions and skills to incapacitate Castor in a cartoonish fashion, including using Rapunzel's hair as a lasso to tie him up ('"Rapunzel, Rapunzel!" Kittie cried. "Let down your hair!"'). She uses her scissors to cut Castor's wand, which turns everyone back to normal, except Freddie, who is under a stronger spell. Guess what breaks it? Yep, it's true love's kiss - the kind and caring Lily kisses him and he is a human prince again. Castor is arrested by guards (he should have been turned into a frog), everybody celebrates at the coronation parade (it's a thing, it's Freddie's style), Kittie dresses Freddie in a frog costume for it (um... funny? and not traumatising?), and he and Lily get married on a parade float, I think? And Kittie Lacey receives the loudest cheers for her float, as the best, most heroic hairdresser in all the land.

I might sound a little annoyed and uncertain in my summarising, but 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Frog' is actually very funny, colourful and creative. One example of creative comedy is how the voiceless frog Freddie tells the girls at Kittie's salon who had turned him into a frog - it is framed in comic strip panels, and Freddie plays charades and impersonates Castor by using appendages at the salon, like a hairclip for a wand, a hairdryer cap for a top hat, and floor hair for a moustache.

Also Princess Lily wears glasses, is so sweet and shy she prefers to talk to animals, and she looks like Jane from Disney's 'Tarzan' crossed with Jane Goodall. She's a wildlife princess, and therefore suited to be the princess in the 'Princess and the Frog' fairy tale.

The book could have used more ponds, and Kittie Lacey styling hair by ponds amid amphibian life, like the cover promises, however.

And again, the series' whole random-royals-everywhere-yet-of-nowhere-in-particular is egregious here. What makes Freddie's coronation so special? In comparison to, say, Prince Charming's, or Prince Florian's, or Prince Beau's? Is it just the parade floats?

Said parade floats at the end are very creative, I'll give the book that.

Cameos include: the Three Little Pigs, Aladdin and Jamelia, Cinderella and Prince Charming and their baby, Gingerbread Man, Humpty Dumpty, the female genie, Red Riding Hood (though she is active here, as part of Kittie's entourage of friends), the Pea Princess, Bella (Beauty and the Beast), Prince Beau (the Beast), Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Snow White, Dr Charming, Bo Peep, unicorns, dragons, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Troll under the bridge, Hansel and Gretel, the Sugar Plum Fairy, Puss in Boots, Alice, a statue of the Greek god Pan, and more. Not all of these characters have their own floats.

Two more 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' book reviews to go! I hope I don't completely tire out by the end. These fun, sweet and cute fairy tale retellings, full of sparkly and fashionable girl power, can't exhaust me, oh no. They give me strength - the strength to carry on.

They inspire me to be more like Kittie Lacey, the friendly, kind, caring, optimistic, hardworking, brave, determined, smart, cunning, resourceful, respected and loved heroine, for all fairy tales, and all ages.

Final Score: 3.5/5

Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

In 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin', it is summer, and Kittie Lacey finally goes on that 'Aladdin's Magic Carpet Travels/Tours' holiday that was gifted to her by the jolly old bearded man himself in 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas'. She wants to be inspired to come up with new ideas for hairstyles on the world tour (sheesh, take a break, girl!).

Eventually the giant magic carpet lands in Aladdin the tour guide's home town, in the bazaar. He wants to give a special present to his friend and crush, Princess Jamelia (not Jas, as seen in 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella' - I guess we don't want to copy the Disney version of the story too much), at a party (there's always a party somewhere, wherever Kittie is, isn't there?).

The next day, Aladdin is missing, and Kittie finds him trapped in a hole in the desert. He was tricked by the evil Ibeneeza (subtle) into getting him treasures from a secret cave, and the villain is going to use a magic blue jewel to force Jamelia into marrying him. The remarkably too-cheerful Kittie ("Don't worry, love") rescues Aladdin, and he takes out a lamp, which Kittie polishes, and out pops a fabulous, purple female genie!

Long story short, Kittie, Aladdin and the genie save Jamelia from Ibeneeza, who the genie sends to jail. Jamelia asks the poor boy/tour guide Aladdin to marry him - she loves him for his kind heart. He gives the third and final wish to Kittie. She uses it to, you guessed it, free the genie.

Kittie has new and interesting hairstyle ideas, Aladdin and Jamelia get married (wait, what happened to Jamelia's original party plans?), and the genie, who still has magic, magicks a new home above Fairyland Village in the clouds, granting wishes every now and then (uh, what? Though I guess it's by her choice now).

'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin' incorporates the original 'One Thousand and One Nights' tale, in Aladdin being tricked by the villain into finding treasure in a hole, leading to a secret cave, and the villain leaving him trapped there afterwards, where Aladdin still has a magic oil lamp. The feminist twist of the genie being female is appreciated; not so is the step-back from and role-reversal of the Disney version, by having the evil elderly man hypnotize the princess instead of the sultan, in his marrying-into-power plan. Princess Jamelia barely does anything here, and she is, disappointingly, a damsel in distress. However, she is the one to propose to Aladdin, after he saves her. I wish (heh) the book could have been longer, and we could have seen Ibeneeza steal the lamp and use the poor, imprisoned genie for nefarious wishes.

I don't think there are any other 'One Thousand and One Nights' references in sight. Give us Ali Baba, or better yet, Scheherazade, you silly book. Heck, make the genie Scheherazade! What a twist that would be!

It's a bit scattered, messy, and has plot holes.

It's a fun, international tour parody and romp, nonetheless.

Aladdin has a pet tiger cub, instead of a monkey.

Oh, and I have to add: on the second page, on the Dr T Fairy Crowning Glory Dentistry window, there is a sign that says, 'When's the time to see the Tooth Fairy? Tooth-Hurty!' Best joke ever, really.

Cameos include: Snow White, Bella (Beauty and the Beast), Gingerbread Man, Rose (Sleeping Beauty), the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Pea Princess, Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella, Mother Goose, Rapunzel, Robin Hood and his Merry people (there are women!), plus Maid Marian, in Sherwood Forest, Jack and the beanstalk and the giant, the Owl and the Pussycat, and the Frog Prince. Basically, a lot of fairy tale characters went on, and were a part of, Aladdin's Magic Carpet Tour with Kittie.

The 'Aladdin' instalment in 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' series is a most interesting and eclectic one. Let's see how the rest, the final few books for me to review, fair, upon the fairest picture book series of them all.

Final Score: 3.5/5

Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy' is a retelling of 'The Nutcracker' (I'm glad it isn't called 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Nutcracker').

It's another 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' Christmas special, alongside 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas' should have been called 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Snow Queen'.

The Winter Ballet is coming up, where everyone is allowed to dance to their heart's content. Ballet fever is everywhere. There are sparkles, ribbons, toys and trinkets all around. Kittie Lacey's salon is the busiest in town, and at the ballet she will be dancing with her ballerina friend, Clara.

Together, accompanied Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White, Rose (Sleeping Beauty) and Rose's seven fairy friends, Kittie and Clara go to decorate the enormous Christmas tree by the ballet theatre. Clara places a wooden nutcracker, given to her by her uncle (Drosselmeyer?), right in the middle of the tree.

Then Kittie notices that the purple Sugar Plum Fairy is also there, and she is upset. Prince Armand of the Land of Sweets is missing, and the evil Mouse King and Queen are suspects. Kittie and her girl-friends readily offer to help find the prince, and the Sugar Plum Fairy immediately waves her magic wand and shrinks them down, and they all go into the tree and find the hidden kingdom of the Land of Sweets. It's full of sweets and candy, and it's immensely colourful and appetising!

But the girls - consisting of four princesses, a fairy, a ballerina and a hairdresser - can't get distracted - they have a prince to save!

Suddenly, the mice attack, and the Sugar Plum Fairy waves her wand again and enchants the toys on the Christmas tree to life, to defend the Land of Sweets. Clara's nutcracker takes charge. A creative mice-and-toys battle commences. It ends with Kittie using the bow she had placed on the tree before (now giant!) to tie up the Mouse King and Queen, with Clara's help.

After the mice are defeated and marched off to prison, Clara kisses the once-endangered nutcracker - and, big shocker, he turns into Prince Armand! Clara agrees to stay in the Land of Sweets with her beloved nutcracker-now-prince, just like that.

Kittie dresses the Sugar Plum Fairy up for the Winter Ballet, and the fairy in turn takes everyone back to Fairyland Village, returning them to their normal size. Clara now lives in the Land of Sweets with Armand, and Kittie will make the magic trip there whenever anyone needs a makeover.

How fun and sweet! So colourful, bright, light, pretty, creative and Christmassy, with candies, toys, fairies, magic, and ballet! So scrumptious! 'The Fairytale Hairdesser and the Sugar Plum Fairy' is a nice, delightful, twinkly and cute little adaptation of the original 'Nutcracker' ballet and story. Clara is a POC, Drosselmeyer doesn't show up on-page (he apparently found the nutcracker just lying in the woods), and a Mouse King and Queen are in it (although it isn't clear whether they are mother and son, or spouses). Kittie and most of her girl-friends are on this exciting, delicious adventure together! Girl power saves the Land of Sweets!

Cameos include: Snow Queen and Jack Frost (why weren't they involved in the story? Their powers could have come in handy!), Red Riding Hood (ditto, why didn't she join in Kittie's girl group?), Gingerbread Man, the Little Mermaid, Goldilocks, Rapunzel's witch, Alice, Little Miss Muffet, Humpty Dumpty, Bo Peep, and more. The Christmas tree toys include teddy bears, ragdolls, rocking horses, slinky animals, jack-in-a-boxes, Russian dolls, and a windup ladybird.

Happy sparkly, sweet, candy-filled, toy-filled winter holidays, everyone!

Final Score: 3.5/5

Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Beauty and the Beast' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

Once upon a time, the best hairdresser in all the land, Kittie Lacey, was hard at work preparing everyone for the birthday ball of Cinderella's and Prince Charming's baby boy...

Yeah, they have a baby now.

Anyway, for a well-needed break and rest, Kittie goes on a picnic with her artist friend Bella, "the most beautiful girl in Fairyland." Uuuhhh, Snow White called... wait, actually, she's the "fairest" in the land, and, as 'Princeless' clearly states, there is a difference between being "beautiful" and "fair" - fair means white, and the Beauty in this 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling is Black.

ANYWAY, Bella has a unicorn for a steed, and at their picnics, while Kittie does her hair, Bella paints and sketches. Then it rains, and the two girls and their unicorn take shelter in the Beast's castle to save Bella's paintings. The Beast has a reputation of being mean and scary, and at first Bella is afraid of him (Kittie isn't - friend to all that she is). But the furry, grumpy "monster" is actually nice and shy, and very cultured. He and Bella get along well. Once the rain stops, the girls leave, with Bella promising to finish her portrait of Beast as soon as she can.

On the day of the royal infant's birthday ball, Beast comes into Kittie's salon all upset. Bella hasn't had time to visit him, and he fears she would never love a beast like him. It is here, to Kittie, that he finally lets someone in and reveals his past as a vain prince who was cursed by an old woman (a witch? A fairy? It's unclear) to look like a beast. To try and cheer him up and ease his trauma, the smiley, optimistic Kittie washes him up, and makes him look neat, polished and shiny.

They go to the birthday party together, where Bella presents her painting of Cinderella's baby, and where the birthday boy himself goes missing, and is found dangling from a chandelier! The cursed prince saves the baby prince, and the chandelier falls on top of Beast (I think? The artwork doesn't actually show it on him, more to the side of him. Too violent and scary? But we've seen worse in this series!).

Bella's breaking heart and kissing his fur (I could've worded that better, couldn't I?) breaks the spell, and Beast is changed back into the handsome Prince Beau. Bella recognises him for who he is on the inside, and Kittie fashions him a new, cute, wild, hot look. Many weeks later, Bella and Beau are married, and they give Kittie great portraits of her, in the form of a pop culture reference.

Wait, what about the fairy/witch who cursed Beau? Where is she?

Phew! What a different yet no less fun and creative 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling. Hairdressing and hairstyling are incorporated well into the story, and it is by far the funniest, cleverest, and most pop culture-heavy in references and innuendos in the artwork of all the 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' books. The Beast's castle is full of them, as are Bella's paintings and Kittie's choices in clothing and styling Beast once he is turned back into Prince Beau.

But just once I'd like to see the Beast remain beastly. That would have been an even better twist to the tale. On the other hand, I can see why it would be extremely problematic for a POC Beauty to fall for and marry a beast.

In addition to its comedy and heart, I also like that 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Beauty and the Beast', unlike a lot of the series' instalments, doesn't copy its character designs mostly from the Disney films. As already mentioned, Bella is Black, and she is an artist, not really a reader of books. Beast's castle has a lot of "interesting" books, however, and Bella wears a yellow dress.

I can't believe I only now realised that each of 'The Fairytale Hairdresser' books take place during different seasons. Like this one takes place in autumn.

Final superfluous note: Beast has a pet falcon. Where does it go once he is Beau again, though?

Cameos include: the Three Little Pigs, Humpty Dumpty, Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Snow White, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Nutcracker and Clara, Puss in Boots, Goldilocks, the Little Mermaid, Jack Frost, the Snow Queen, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, and more.

Gorgeous and cute (and miscellaneous)! This children's fairy tale picture book series is a cut above the rest!

... I'll shut myself up in my enchanted castle now.

Final Score: 3.5/5

Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

A review of a Christmas book, written after Christmas.

Nothing new for me, then.

'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas', aka Kittie Lacey Saves Christmas!

This Yuletide adventure begins with Kittie at her busiest time of the year at her hair salon, Kittie's Cuts, on Christmas Eve, as every fairy tale character wants to get ready for the Christmas Day party. One of her clients is Jack Frost, who decorates the salon windows with his ice. Kittie also has to do up Father Christmas, and his elves and reindeer!

One of the elves, Crystal, is missing, and soon everyone finds her in a block of ice! Kittie uses her hairdryer to thaw the poor elf out. Crystal says it was the work of the Snow Queen, who has taken all the presents.

Kittie accompanies Jolly Old Sant Nick on his mission to confront the Snow Queen at her Ice Palace. The ever benevolent Kittie asks the angry, icy, blue queen why she's so mean. It turns out the Snow Queen is just lonely and has trouble making friends, and she bursts into tears. Kittie holds her hand and offers to be her friend, and invites her to the Christmas party, which literally melts the Snow Queen's heart.

Kindness saves Christmas, and apparently the Snow Queen's dangerous, life threatening actions are excused; no punishments, no reprimanding. Loneliness and poor social skills are good excuses for evil, right? Redemption arcs are that quick and simple, right?

Anyway, Father Christmas, Kittie and the Snow Queen deliver the presents across all of Fairyland just in time. Kittie dresses the Snow Queen for the party, where she befriends Jack Frost (a romance, too?). Saint Nick gifts Kittie 'Aladdin's Magic Carpet Travel' tickets - a well-deserved holiday for her (seriously, this might be her most exhausting adventure yet. Did she ever have time to sleep?!)

'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas', or 'Kittie Lacey Saves Christmas!', but really, the book should have been called 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Snow Queen'. But what a cute, colourful, snowy, icy, optimistic Christmas tale. Not as much styling of elves' hair as the cover depicts, though.

And it has occurred to me: Kittie Lacey is a kind, caring, selfless, concerned, thoughtful, brave, organised, resourceful, versatile, determined, altruistic, positive person - basically goodness personified, making her a perfect heroine for a children's Christmas story. But in all aspects of her character and job, the things she is not, unlike the majority of her friends, are a princess, a queen, or a fairy. She is an ordinary person, using ordinary, nonmagical tools to save the day, as well as her brains and heart - while living in a fantastical, fairy tale world. She doesn't need magic powers or a royal title in order to be important to people; to be respected and loved by her community. It is her personality, hard work, perseverance, and caring for and helping others that make her a good person. An ordinary hairdresser can be a hero amongst "important", established people in a classist, monarchic, hierarchal system.

I think this is a fantastic lesson to teach kids, in showing them a heroine and role model like Kittie Lacey.

Cameos (all fairy tale characters who are nothing like ordinary-yet-extraordinary Kittie) include: the Beast, Goldilocks, Humpty Dumpty, Hansel and Gretel, Little Miss Muffet, Pinocchio, Snow White, Dr Charming, Alice, the Sugar Plum Fairy (of course), Rudolph and all of the other reindeer, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Rapunzel, Rapunzel's witch, Rose, Prince Florian, Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread Man, and many, many more.

Happy belated Holidays, everyone!

Final Score: 3.5/5

Book Review - 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White' by Abie Longstaff (Writer), Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

Kittie Lacey is the best hairdresser in all the land, as well as its hero and therapist, apparently, and her salon also serves as a comfy, friendly place to hang out.

Snow White running away from the (evil) queen and huntsman is news on a magazine article ('The Looking Glass') that Kittie, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Rose (Sleeping Beauty) read. Red Riding Hood - in her first active role - finds a discarded big magic mirror on her way home from her grandmother's house, and brings it to Kittie's salon. The seven dwarves come in for haircuts, gossip and secret-sharing - they are hiding Princess Snow White in their house. The mirror chooses this moment to turn on and warn everyone that the queen is after Snow White.

Kittie offers to hide the princess in her salon, and fixes her a disguise (mainly purple hair) as her assistant. Soon the queen, also disguised as an old beggar woman, finds Snow White, whose munchies for apples sign her death warrant and she bites into the queen's poison apple and falls, seemingly dead.

An upset Kittie asks the magic mirror who the best doctor of them all is, and it is Dr Charming of Dr Charming's Surgery, who Snow White has always fancied. Fancy that!

Kittie tells Mr Gingerbread Man - first active role no. 2! - "Please hurry and fetch Dr Charming. Run, run, as fast as you can!" Dr Charming - who is a POC to Snow White's snow-skin - along with his pet cat assistant, lifts Snow White, and she coughs out the apple piece and wakes up. He recognised her all along, and weeks later the two marry, once Snow White is safe at last, as the wicked queen is marched to the top of a hill and down again by the Grand Old Duke and all the king's horses and all the king's men.

The seven dwarves are a band, Doug & the Delvers, and they play at the wedding. Snow White's friend Kittie Lacey is "on hand to make sure Snow White [is] the fairest of them all."

A bit of a shallow and empty ending, all things considered.

Still, 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White' is a fun, funny and cute fairy tale retelling in picture book form. This series really does love to focus on and support female friendship and bonds. Kittie consistently goes above and beyond to help others, especially other women.

The wicked queen is comical and genuinely funny here, and I like her design. Although, as I said in my review of 'The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella', why are there so many branches of royalty in this fairy tale land? There are a lot of queens, kings, princesses and princes around, with not much in naming conventions to differentiate them. Where do they each rule? Why is it always "the palace", without stating which palace it is? And don't people get Dr Charming and Cinderella's Prince Charming confused? Why more than one Charming? Is Dr Charming a prince, like every other human male in the series?

Okay, I am overthinking a children's picture book series, even a funny one. For the sake of my sanity, I'll stop now.

I'm pretty sure the dwarves are queer-coded, too.

By now I'm certain that Kittie Lacey isn't supposed to be straight, either. She never has an explicit love interest, and she is closest to the girls she helps out. She doesn't merely style their hair and dress them up (though that in itself is a clear indication of "likes girls") - she comforts them, hugs them, dances with them, gives the gifts, calls them "love". She is so warm, loving and endearing towards women.

Or maybe Kittie is just that friendly, kind, and caring towards people and fairy tale characters. She is a matchmaker, on top of everything else.

Cameos include: Humpty Dumpty (to go with all the king's horses and all the king's men), Goldilocks, Mother Goose, Hansel and Gretel, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the White Rabbit, Rose's fairy friends, the Three Bears, the Three Pigs, Old Macdonald, Mr Wolf the optician, Little Miss Muffet, and more.

Colourful fun!

Final Score: 3.5/5