Fairy Foals: The Journal of a Magical Garden [Hardcover]

Suzanah (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Suzanah inherited her grandmother's house on her 40th birthday. One day, while she was out in the garden, she saw the most amazing thing: an exquisitely tiny horse with butterfly wings caught in a spider's web!

What follows is the very diary she kept over the course of a year while she explored her magically transformed garden and watched, sketched and wrote about the amazing fairy foals within it. Not only is this a remarkable sketchbook, it is a story of adventure, friendship and the truly magical things that are hidden in plain view.

Complete with vivid full color paintings, as well as sketches, notes, poems and a running storyline about a foal named Little Brown, this is a unique and brilliant picture book you will never forget.

One day Suzanah was out exploring her garden looking for something inspiring to take back to the studio to draw.

What she found was more than unexpected, it was extraordinary...

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About the Author

Little is known of Suzanah except that she lives in Australia, presumably in the very house that she inherited from her Grandmother. The diary of her time at that house and the extraordinary gardens surrounding it, FAIRY FOALS, is her only known work to date.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140221166X
• ISBN-13: 978-1402211669
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fairies and Horses - A Charming & Winning Combination, July 19, 2008

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The Faerie Kat (Orlando Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fairy Foals: The Journal of a Magical Garden (Hardcover)

This over sized book of colorful paintings, detailed sketches, delightful poems and story journaling will charm both children and adults.

Suzanah introduces us to the tiny fairy foals that inhabit her Grandmother's garden, which she discovered after she inherited her Grandmother's house in the country. I promise you will find it very challenging to pick a favorite from amongst the herd! There's Little Brown, Fuzz, Fly, Snowflake, Dancer, Chaser, Pixie, and Sapphire, each uniquely gifted and beautiful.

Bringing us into the garden with her, Suzanah entices us to experience the antics, playfulness and clever thinking of these magical creatures, awakening our own inner fairy foal in the process.

The painting colors are vibrant, the settings are lush, and the execution is flawless. The black and white "sketches" are so detailed and beautiful they easily rival the color paintings for attention. The poetry is pleasing without being pedantic or syrupy, and the prose is charming, light and lilting.

Every faerie enthusiast should have this book on his or her bookshelf or coffee table.

Every parent who has a child that loves either fairies or horses definitely needs to give their child this incredible gift of imagination.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A visually entrancing giftbook for fantasy lovers and equine aficionados of all ages, August 14, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fairy Foals: The Journal of a Magical Garden (Hardcover)

Though at first glance Fairy Foals: The Journal of a Magical Garden might appear to be a picturebook, it is in fact a much more lengthy and sophisticated work of fantasy, sure to appeal to adult fantasy lovers as well as to children with reading skills sufficiently accomplished to enjoy the next step beyond picturebook reading. Illustrated on every page with gorgeous, colorful artwork of tiny, butterfly-winged "fairy foals" that are said to appear in the author's garden, Fairy Foals tells a simple tale of friendship, frolicking, and wonder as these magical creatures explore their marvelous world of greenery, flowers, and sometimes even danger from natural predators like spiders or lizards. Highly recommended as a visually entrancing giftbook for fantasy lovers and equine aficionados of all ages, Fairy Foals would grace any personal or community library collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fairy foals: The journal of a magical book, March 13, 2010

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Fiona (Melbourne) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fairy Foals: The Journal of a Magical Garden (Hardcover)

A beautiful book which will appeal to little girls from about 4 to 12, maybe older...I love reading it! Lovely illustrations well written and easy to understand.Highly recommended. I'm sure it will be a well received gift for the special little person in your life.