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Fairies, Trolls, & Goblins Galore: Poems about Fantastic Creatures

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This is a great book for kids and adults alike who are fascinated by fantasy. Ms. Rogers' illustrations are wonderful. It was so much fun to spend time pouring over the pictures to find all the little hidden characters hiding in the illustrations. The only difficulty was picking a favorite!

Seventeen charming poems and large brightly colored full page illustrations make up this wonderful book about the inhabitants of Fairyland which just so happens to be all around us if we have the eyes to see it. This book treats us to the inside scoop on 16 different beings as a little girl searches for the magical folk living around her. You will meet some of the lesser known beings such as the Pointed People, imps, a leshy, spriggans, hobgoblins and the banshee, along with our old favorites the fairies, pixies, leprechauns and sprites. The poems come from the pens of different writers, all wonderfully talented and each gives us a light-hearted private glimpse into the lives of the wee folk. A sample: "And the grayish cobweb under the oak? A scrap torn off of a banshee's cloak." You'll have fun searching the details on each page to spy out the fairies and goblins that are hiding in the nooks and crannies. Children (and fairies) of all different races grace the pages of this book and add to its hopeful and positive outlook. It's entirely possible to find the evidence of fairies everywhere...why not take a look?