"Samantha," by Ellen Stoll Walsh was about a mouse named Samantha, who was very tiny compared to her brothers and sisters. They were always too rough to play with, so she wished for a fairy godmother. She got her fairy godmother right away! Samantha didn't have to worry about playing with her siblings anymore. One day, she decided she wanted to play with them, but she couldn't. She wished her fairy godmother away. And so she went. When she wanted her fairy godmother back, she was hard to find. This story teaches children to be careful what you wish for. You may wish something at the moment, but its hard to un-wish things. The situation may not be as bad as you thought it was, so its important to analyze a situation before you just decide that you want it to be different. ( )

Samantha is a little mouse with a big, rambunctious family. Her siblings are always playing rough, and poor Samantha can't quite keep up. She wishes she had a fairy godmother to protect her, and suddenly one appears. Her fairy godmother keeps her safe, and Samantha watches from a distant as her siblings play. One day, Samantha has such a strong urge to play in the snow with her siblings that she tells her fairy godmother to go away. Her fairy godmother vanishes, and Samantha continues to play until she suddenly realizes that she's really gone. When Samantha finds fairy godmother, she tells her that she doesn't want her to go away forever, but maybe it's time for her to do things on her own. Fairy godmother agrees, and continues to watch over Samantha, but now from a distance.

Ellen Stoll Walsh uses many adjectives in her writing to give the reader a clear image of what she is describing. Another purpose of this could be to broaden the reader's vocabulary. Walsh also varies her sentence structure throughout the book. This helps the story flow, while also keeping it engaging. Sticking with the fairy tale style of her story, Walsh ends the book with a form of "happily ever after." ( )