The Faeries of Spring Cottage [Hardcover]

Wendy Froud (Author), Terri Windling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 22, 2003

While searching for shelter from a rainstorm, a little faery named Sneezle is pursued by a band of strange creatures with wooden swords. They're not faeries, they're not goblins...in fact, he doesn't know what they are. With their long sticklike limbs, gnarled faces, and mouths full of knife-sharp teeth, they aren't like anything the denizens of Old Oak Wood have ever seen. Sneezle barely escapes, but another band of the ugly little creatures chases him out of the safety of the woods. Fleeing for his life, the little faery is forced to find refuge in a place that is almost as frightening as the stick men themselves -- in an old stone cottage at the edge of the forest. It is here that Sneezle must confront his greatest adventure and biggest fear.

In The Faeries of Spring Cottage, fans of young Sneezle will be delighted to see that their reluctant hero is journeying out of Old Oak Wood (even if it is against his will) and encountering humans for the first time, as well as other enchanting, mysterious -- and sometimes scary -- new beings. This dazzling collaboration between renowned doll maker Wendy Froud and award-winning writer Terri Windling introduces a host of magical new characters, including a strange faery court beneath a kitchen sink, rat-faery warriors, and faery dolls that magically come to life. Art-directed by Brian Froud, creator of Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, this latest volume in the Sneezle series captures the diminutive hero on his latest adventure in vivid detail.

Following the success of Wendy Froud and Terri Windling's first two Sneezle stories, A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale and The Winter Child, this new volume opens the magical window of enchantment once more with an extraordinary combination of story and art. The Faeries of Spring Cottage is destined to charm and captivate lovers of fairy tales, fantasy literature, and all things Froudian.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The Faeries of Spring Cottage, with art by Wendy Froud and story by Terri Windling, carries on the adventures of the faery Sneezle and his friends. An engaging narrative and enchanting artwork (using photos of a real little girl and figurines) add up to an irresistible package for fans of the fey.
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About the Author

Wendy Froud became a doll maker at the age of five and has gone on to make dolls, puppets, and sculpture for such films as The Empire Strikes Back -- she is credited as the fabricator of the beloved character Yoda -- and Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, The Muppet Show, and The Muppet Movie. Her dolls and figures are highly sought after by private collectors around the world. Froud grew up in Detroit and now resides in Devon, England, on Dartmoor, with her artist husband, Brian, and their son, Toby.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074320235X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743202350
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #804,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Terri Windling is a writer, editor, painter, and the director of The Endicott Studio, an organization dedicated to art and literature inspired by myth, folklore, and fairy tales. Windling has published over forty books for adults, young adults, and children, winning seven World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and placing on the short list for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. She also writes essays on myth, fairy tales, art, and magical literature which have been published in a variety of magazines and collections in the U.S. and abroad. As a painter, her work has appeared in museums and galleries across the U.S, and Europe. She is a Consulting Editor for Tor Books in New York, and sits on the advisory board of the Mythic Imagination Institute in Atlanta. For more information on the mythic arts field, please visit the Endicott Studio website: www.endicott-studio.com.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet in the series, July 9, 2003

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This review is from: The Faeries of Spring Cottage (Hardcover)

Here is the third (and in my opinion)and the best adventure yet in the Sneezle series written by Terri Windling and with beautiful artwork by the doll maker Wendy Froud. In this new adventure, Sneezlewort Rowanberry Rootmuster Boggs the Seventh, who is a tree root faery, is on his way to tell the King Oberon news about these violent twig type looking creatures that have been attacking the creatures that live in the forest. But by accident, Sneezle is taken to a humans house instead! Sneezle is very frightened, he has never seen a human, much less been in their house. Sneezle needs to get out of this humans cottage but how? I will leave the rest for you to find out when you buy this book and read it but I will tell you that you are in for many nice and beautiful surprises because this book truly is a work of art and I would recomend you buy it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wendy Froud and Terri Windling are masters of the Whimsical..., August 16, 2005

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This review is from: The Faeries of Spring Cottage (Hardcover)

You feel as though youre peaking into a magical world...cohorting with magical beings and caught in a realm that was lost to your childhood....
I have all the books by these two talented artists/writers...
They have a special place in my collection....they inspire, infuse imagination and you just cant put them down...takes hours to look at the images which jump right off the pages!
5 stars is just too little a review for these books...Winter Child and A MidSummers Night Fearie Tale are also among my favorites!!! You will love them too! ;)