The basis of this story is great: the fairy dummy takes the dummy and makes it in to a star, albeit, offering a present in return. I think this book is aimed at older children than I was expecting as the boy in the story looks school age. This created a slight problem in the preamble I've been having with my 2 year old daughter as I've been telling her that she's getting too old for a dummy and am planning that by the time she's 2 and a half we'll be on our way to ditching it. The boy in the story is in a "big bed" so my daughter was a bit confused about why he had a dummy at all as I'd been prepping her that she's getting too big for a dummy.There are some good things about this book but a lots of things I don't like about this book, some of them practical, some of them personal (and arguably subjective).

We had a Dummy Mermaid who left little presents in exchange for a dummy in a special box. Then the dog ate the last one.”– Kate I think this book is trying to please everyone by covering a number of bases but this ends up making it feel a bit unnatural. My three-year-old hates Vegemite, so I put a teeny little smear on the end of the dummy and the look on her face was enough to tell me it worked!”– Rose Say the dog ate it and there are no more – it works with the bottle as well, that way they can’t get cranky at you.”– Amber Popped all the dummies in a magical box and on Christmas day the reindeers take all the dummies. They left behind a trail of sparkles and glitter and a special present. It worked too.”– Shelley HawthorneADD On - A Dummy Fairy Reciept which you can fill out and add to your baby box along with their other memorable items such as their hospital wrist band. Lisa began to think of ways to help her daughter give up her dummy without it being a big traumatic event for either of them. Author Lisa Bonner and daughter with her dummy

Are you at daycare? Out educators started ‘putting it in the bag so it didn’t get dirty during playtime’ and then once she was doing that, we started doing it home when we could. Now we mostly only have it for bedtime or when teething.”– AnneChildren love that they can see Daisy and her Fairy friends, learn about her favourite food and even see what happens to the dummies after she collects them. This book will give you an opportunity to talk about what is about to happen with your child and better prepare them for the Dummy Fairies' visit and the departure of their Dummy forever.

We told her that new babies can’t be born until a child gives up their dummy, so she wouldn’t be able to have a brother or sister until she gave up the dummy – worked a treat, and I was already pregnant!”– Anna The book uses a fun and interesting story to teach children why it makes sense to give up dummies, and, importantly, it also offers up some effective ideas to stop them missing them once they've gone. The children's picture book Daniel And The Dummy Fairy Book, may help your child to ditch their dummy with less stress.

Saying goodbye to the dummy made easier

The dummy gets turned in to a star (kaboom! Great idea, after one reading, my toddler pointed to stars and said 'dummy')