Abby Hanlon's marvelous Dory Fantasmagory series, featuring the plucky heroine Dory, also known as Rascal, combines the two. Others, like the Magic Treehouse books, send children on fantasy adventures. The fourth installment in the wildly popular Dory Fantasmagory series delivers laughs on every page as Dory teams up with her pals, real and imaginary, to save the tooth fairy for all the world's children-and get her dollar! 'Many series for fledgling readers feature mischievous girls and their grade-school exploits: Ramona Quimby, Junie B. It's time for Dory to come up with a serious plan to get the tooth fairy her job back.

Gobble Gracker has decided to steal the tooth fairy's job, and flying around in a tutu from Rosabelle, she heads for Dory's house. Gobble Gracker, who wants all of Dory's attention to herself. But it also sparks a serious jealous streak in her nemesis, Mrs.

Naturally, this drives her brother and sister crazy. The books address what Kirkus Reviews calls “real-life 6-year-old problems” with a great sense of childish humor.Ībby Hanlon will have her launch for the new book at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn on Sunday March 11 at 1:00 pm.A loose tooth leads to hilarious hijinks with the tooth fairy in book four of the wonderfully imaginative Dory Fantasmagory series Dory has her first loose tooth, and, with her usual over-the-top excitement, she cannot stop talking about the tooth fairy. With plenty of pictures bursting with charm and character, this hilarious series about an irresistible rascal is the new must-read for the chapter book set. I am the little kid” The voice is spot on and continues through the series. DORY FANTASMAGORY by Abby HanlonAs the youngest member of her family, Dory is often left to her own devicesincluding her wild imagination, untiring energy, and a whole host of imaginary friends. This is the 4th book in the series that started with Dory Fantasmagory, as book that begins…” My name is Dory, but everyone calls me Rascal.

It’s a cheap hobby, you can take it basically everywhere and it gives you independence at any age.”

Through this study, I came up with my own style and process.”Ībby believes art is important for all kids. I tried to figure out different illustrators’ processes, sometimes even by trying to copy them. She says (from Brightly), “I got to spend a lot of time poring over illustrations in picture books and obsessing over favorite books. Local Brooklyn Children’s author Abby Hanlon’s chapter book series (ages 6-8) gains a new installment this month with DORY FANTASMAGORY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS.Ībby is a former teacher who stopped teaching to stay at home with twins, and then rediscovered her love of art.

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