Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy

Sometimes I just need childrens' books to read. It's like decompression for me. 

I spotted this series on Amazon and bought all five that are currently out. 

The plot is simple: it's an academy for fairy godmothers and godfathers-in-training. 

They're pretty much picture books. Not a ton of text, though not the most basic text either. The art is gorgeous. 

The plots are simple but fun. Rory here has trouble with spelling. Not s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g, which she does frequently in her book, but casting spells. They come out just a little bit off. But she's different in that she grew up in the human world, so she finds a way to use that to help her through her studies. 

Mai's issue is that she always thinks more is best. She's likeable but very over the top. 

So what does she do when her need for more transforms her project partner into a unicorn? 

I LOVE OPHELIA. 

Hands down my favorite. I wish there were dolls and plush of this series, because I want an Ophelia soft doll. 

Her flaw is focusing too much on helping others and not enough time to do what she needs to for herself. She's from Atlantica. Yes, that Atlantica. This is Disney, after all. On a class trip, she runs into her cousin Octavia, who's a sea witch-in-training. Octavia distracts Ophelia all day under the guise of needing help. It's up to Ophelia to finally put her fin down and do what she wanted to accomplish on her trip. 

Cyrus, the one fairy godfather-in-training we meet, is afraid of everything. They have an assignment where they need to conjure up a pet for someone who wished for one. Annnnnnnd his wisher wants a dragon. Cyrus is terrified, even though the dragon is just adorable and does nothing scary. So he has to work past his fear to solve the problem and complete the assignment. 

And finally, we have Tatia. Tatia is the one who tries too hard because she's spent her life in her sister's shadow. She always wants to be first at everything. 

The class is going on a camping trip and she's using an old book written by the Fairy Godmother (yes, from Cinderella) as a guide. Only absolutely nothing is going as planned. 

This is the one I liked least, mostly because it felt rushed. I hate to spoil anything, but there are pages where the art switched Octavia for Ophelia and it was really annoying. The story is okay though. 

I'm not sure if this will be the last book. They could easily do a sixth for Octavia and this one did only just come out on April 2nd. 

It's a fun little series.