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Flower Fairies of the Wayside

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This is a beautifully illustrated book of fairies andtheflowers that they represent. The watercolors are detailed, andbotanically correct, and the inerpretation of the fairies is a creative and unique way of getting people of all ages interested in flowers and gardening.

This book focuses on flowers that other artists may have chosen to ignore due to their smallness in size and commonplace status in the flower world. This book is particularly pleasing because many of these particular flowers can be found in the backyard or city park.

I actually got the entire series of the Flower Fairies books for my preschooler who loves fairies and is a great fan of the pop-up books inspired by Cicely Mary Barker's fairies' illustrations. These books of poetry and illustrations are quite small, perfect for little hands and even for older readers who would like to escape everyday reality and just linger in another realm, filled with the wonder of nature and magical beings. The illustrations are very detailed, capturing the beauty of the various fairies as well as the plants depicted. Highly recommended!