Reddit reviews Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King (1) (The Guardians)

Our tooth fairy once missed a night because of a bad snow storm where she lives. Fairies can’t fly in blizzard conditions; their wings get too icy. Another time it was the day before Easter and the TF decided to wait a day and catch a ride with the Easter Bunny because she was trying to reduce her carbon footprint. Toothiana is very concerned about climate change given her sensitivity to inclement weather. Another night, she actually came, but my son’s room was SO MESSY that she couldn’t even find her way to his pillow. Fairies are very small and can get hurt easily in hazardous areas! But she left a note and came back as soon as he’d cleaned his room (this was the time that I didn’t forget, I just didn’t have any cash smaller than a $20 and I’m not about to set that precedent!!!)

If you haven’t read the Guardians series of books to your kids, you should. They’re written by William Joyce and the writing is exciting and superb. The stories never betray the ‘magic’ of the childhood guardians and each book explains the backstory of a different Guardian. Santa was Nicholas St. North, Toothiana (the TF) is actually thousands of TINY fairies. E. Aster Bunnymund is the Easter Bunny. He’s actually a Pookah, not a rabbit, and he tunnels! And of course the Sandman and The Man in The Moon, etc. The Guardians watch over and protect the children of Earth from Pitch, The Nightmare King.

Joyce also writes beautiful picture books for younger kiddos, and The Guardians movie is based on his characters and illustrations, but the books are so much better. I love that they give my kids an explanation for their fairytale heroes that keeps the magic alive for a little while longer.

Hell, here’s a link to book 1:

Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King (The Guardians) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1442430486/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wD-aAbE6P006A