Tooth Bandits (Stella and the Night Sprites #2), written by Sam Hay, reviewed by Debra Gantz

Summary:  The Stella and the Night Sprites series centers around Stella and her newfound ability to see Night Sprites after meeting a lady at a jewel shop in town who seems to have "enhanced" Stella's glasses. In this story Stella, Beth, and Emily are having a sleepover and there are loose teeth involved. When Beth loses her tooth, Stella hopes her glasses will allow her to see the fabulous Tooth Fairy, but Stella sees a sprite instead. Her interactions with the sprite begin negatively as she considers this sprite to be a thief. As the chapters continue, Stella recognizes there are reasons for the behavior that Stella thought was mean and helps the sprite to find a solution without hurting Beth's chances at her tooth fairy visit. The story is sweet and has many illustrations to support the text along the way. Perfect for young chapter book readers who still need support as their reading endurance builds!

Straight Talk for Librarians:  Branches is a super popular group of series books in my library due to our Scholastic Book Fairs. I do not have many of this particular series, but it is the same format and I am sure it will be loved! I like the questions at the end of the book to guide discussion and thinking about the story characters. I love the limited words on a page and the extra wordless space (I often say white space, but this one has more gray space than white.)