Book Review: A Child’s Book of Faeries
Over to Pat (of Tidy Books) and her six year-old daughter, for a review of;
‘A Child’s Book of Faeries’.
This is a collection of Faery stories in the broadest sense. There are poems and fictional stories, but also other information such as the types of faeries a child can expect to find, from ‘brownies to boggarts’.
It is a great mix of information as it combines faery story telling with information to back up the fact that faeries really do exist! The stories feature bad as well as good faeries and the stories are not ‘sugar coated’ ones just aimed at little girls.
The book is beautifully illustrated and the pictures themselves capture the imagination.
Of the stories included my daughter’s (6) favourite was ‘Only me’ which recounted the story of a wilful little girl and a naughty faery.
The only challenge with the book would be the age range it appeals to. Younger children may just like looking at the pictures and having the stories read to them. Other than the poems, the stories take up several full pages of text with pictures round the edges of the page, so realistically a child would not be able to read all the content themselves until the age of 8 (and only then for very proficient readers at this age).
Therefore, think it can best be enjoyed as a magical bed time story for parents/grandparents to read to a child, boy or girl, from 5 upwards.
A Children's Book of Faeries
‘A Child’s Book of Faeries’ Collected and retold by Tanya Robyn Batt
Illustrated by Gail Newey and published by Barefoot Books.
Found available for purchase at Play.com and The Book Depository
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