The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies

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My granddaughter has spent a lot of time just admiring the pictures and selecting her favourite fairies. Thank you Penguin books for bring back to life the magical world of one of the greatest authors of all time! This collection is most complete and authentic that I've found, though reading a review elsewhere it sounds like editions pre-1990s are best as even these "complete" books in recent years have left out a few of the fairies. It is too bad that Barker did not have access to the internet, or she would have found flowers for "U" and "X": "ursinia" and "xylobium. Printed full-colour throughout, featuring all existing fairy illustrations, plus further decorative line drawings.

The first adventure in the Folio Society editions of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ series, Enid Blyton’s The Enchanted Wood features Jonathan Burton’s enchanting illustrations and a new introduction by Michael Morpurgo. The book will serve as the perfect reminder of the time you spent with your mum in the garden, or when you played amongst the flowers and pretended you had your very own fairy friends. Folio commissioned Hokyoung Kim for the artwork, while the late author’s wife, Wendy Benchley, provides a fascinating new introduction.I had an early copy of Mary Barker's Book of the Flower fairies which I bought for my Mum years ago.

The flower fairies appear most realistic; perhaps because C M Barker used to sketch the children at her sister's school, bringing the faces of innocent childhood to her world of delightful fantasy. This exclusive Folio collection features 12 classic tales, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. Featuring extraordinary illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins and an exclusive introduction by Janina Ramirez, each of the 750 numbered copies has been signed by both contributors. All in poetry form, with the paintings as fresh as they day were were completed, a clear index provided for favourites to be quickly found, this is a perfect choice for all ages to share and enjoy.If I'm being honest, some of the poems are better than others, but I love the whole concept so much and the art is always five stars in my book. Enjoy the classic, complete collection of Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books in this brand-new edition. Presented in a treasury box set that retains all the charm of Beatrix Potter’s originals, this is the perfect gift for any child. I loved the Flower Fairies so much when I was young and now being able to read this with my daughter was such a lovely experience.

The fairies are beautiful Victorian children, scaled to size, with a set of wings and clothes made from parts of the plant.

If someone is interested in seeing/purchasing these pictures of this collection (without the poems) should go to http://www. Since the publication of Cicely Mary Barker's first book in 1923, the Flower Fairies have been ethereal companions to generations of readers around the world. The bloodthirsty biographies of the world’s most infamous pirates are reproduced in this Folio edition of Captain Charles Johnson’s renowned work, including original woodcut illustrations and a fascinating introduction by Margarette Lincoln. The artist`s skill brings all her paintings to life, there is not one fairy that is not beautiful,unique,fascinating and completely delicious.