Essential Fairy

Author: Kenna, Anna
Publication date: 01/09/2021
Imprint: Copy Press
Pages: 26
Format: Paperback
Illustrator: Hunt, Tim
ISBN: 9781991156006

When Ruth loses her tooth during the COVID-19 lockdown, she expects a visit from the Tooth Fairy. When the Tooth Fairy doesn’t show, Ruth takes matters into her own hands and writes to the Prime Minister … New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made headlines around the world during her country’s first Covid-19 lockdown when she declared the Tooth Fairy an essential worker. Ardern made the statement during a televised press briefing to reassure concerned children that the Tooth Fairy would still be able to do her rounds during the pandemic. This light-hearted moment, in what was otherwise a tense time for the nation, has been captured in a children’s book by author, Anna Kenna.