Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies (The Guardians)
The tooth fairy gets a surprisingly bloody origin story in the third title in Joyce’s Guardians series. Pitch, the Nightmare King, has been declared officially vanquished, but he is only biding his time. When the Guardians are shocked by his new plot, they are aided by fairy warrior Toothiana, who possesses a golden age relic, a tooth from the Man in the Moon that allows her to see the childhood memories stored in baby teeth. While this volume is more convoluted than the previous ones, the whimsical details and elaborate, old-fashioned illustrations continue to charm. With the recent movie tie-in, this series’ popularity will only grow. Grades 3-5. --Krista Hutley