"Gregory Maguire does for the dark and stormy night what he did for witches in Wicked." — The New York Times Book Review
A terrible storm is raging, and Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale. It’s thestory of What-the-Dickens, a newly hatched orphan creature who finds he has an attraction to teeth, a crush on a cat named McCavity, and a penchant for getting into trouble. One day he happens upon a feisty girl skibberee working as an Agent of Change — trading coins for teeth — and learns of a dutiful tribe of tooth fairies to which he hopes to belong. As his tale unfolds, however, both What-the-Dickens and Dinah come to see that the world is both richer and far less sure than they ever imagined.
It took me forever to read this book. I kept reading the book to see how it ended and to my horror it ended terribly. I wouldn't recommend this book although I haven't given up on the author yet.
I had high hopes for this book, looking so forward to reading it. It was hard to keep going when I picked it up. I just found it on the boring side, not much in the way of material that kept me thinking 'what will happen next'? I did push on through to the end and that was pretty much unsatisfying as well. What a shame...was a waste of my time and could well be a waste of your time as well.
I really enjoyed this book. A really fun fairy tale that grown-ups can get into. This would also be a great choice for a bedtime story to read aloud to kids, maybe a chapter at a time.
