The Book Of Fairies

A companion to The Book of Dragons contains fairy illustrations as they appeared in a host of children's and fantasy stories, from Andersen's Thumbelina to Christina Rosetti's Goblin Market and James Barrie's Lock-out Time. Reprint.

The fairy tradition in the British Isles is a fantastically rich and varied one. This book celebrates this diversity with essays, poems and a wonderful selection of reported sightings and country tales, ranging from medieval chronicles to stories handed down almost within living memory.

Eight fairy stories from around the world.

First published in the UK in 1997. Copiously illustrated collection of fairy stories from countries around the world, including 'The Magic Fountain' from France, 'The Mountain of the Moon' from India and 'The Herb Fairy from China.

The Book of Fairies is one of the earlier works of Enid Blyton, the renowned writer of children's books. It is a collection of short feel-good fairy stories introducing kids to the world of fairies. Enid Blyton stamps her master class in this earlier work creating a make-believe world of fairies including all sorts of other mythical creatures. A great collection for kids be it as their initial reads or read to them as bed-time stories.For those who have been through her later works, you might be able to identify some matching names, characters and situations!

This whimsical book is an enlightening introduction into the fairy realm. Opening up this world to the reader, it explores fairies from all around the globe and from all different cultures. There is a focus on those from Europe and the British Isles because of the ancient and elaborate beliefs in fairies in this part of the world. The material is thoroughly researched and factual but presented in a light and fanciful way so as to be in harmony with fairy nature - which requires having a sense of humour The book offers a traditional folk tale for each fairy featured, giving access to both their background and psyche. Some of the fairies are more general types rather than individuals but a few, such as Puck and Rumplestiltskin, are quite well-known figures so that you are able to identify with some specific fairy characters The World of the Fairies is more than just an interpretation of the fairy characters, including as it does the traditional folk tales written in oral, storytelling style. Readers can therefore refer to the book as a source of fairy tales for reading and telling.

Accounts of elfin mounds and fairy hills abound here. So do fables of little men and treasures of gold, fairy servants, and spirits of water, forest, and meadow. Nearly 50 charming fairy tales and fantasies — gathered from Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, China, and other faraway places — are retold here. For ages 10 and up.

The Book of Elves and Fairies is a great collection of fairy tales.