by Elizabeth Orton Jones
ages 6 and up
Twig was just a plain, ordinary little girl who lived on the fourth floor
of a "high sort of house" in the city. The back yard behind that house was
Twig's little world. It was a bare little world, with nothing but a dandelion
and a stream of drainpipe water to make it beautiful;
with nobody but Old Boy,
the ice-wagon horse, Old Girl, the cat, and the Sparrows, to keep Twig company.
But one day, out in the alley, Twig found an empty tomato can, with pictures
of bright red tomatoes all round it. When it was upside down, it looked like a
pretty little house, just the right size for a fairy! Twig stood it upside down
next to the dandelion, not far from the stream. And this is the story of what
happened in and around that little house one Saturday afternoon.
A story full of magic, full of fun, full of fantasy interwoven with reality,
and full of the kind of tenderness which belongs most particularly to the very
young. A story both girls and boys will love.
by Tracy Kane
ages 3 & up
What would happen if you built a house for the fairies to live in? Would
they come to visit? Kristen is in for a surprise when she sets out to build a
fairy house in the woods. Nature wants to get in on the act with her own special
cast of characters! Follow Kristen’s story of discovery to its enchanting
conclusion. A special section on how to get started with your own fairy house is
also included.
What would happen if you built a house for the fairies to live in? Would the come to visit? Kristen is in for a surprise when she sets out to build a fairy house in the woods. Nature wants to get in on the act with her own special cast of characters! Follow Kristen’story of discovery to its enchanting conclusion. A special section on how tstarted with your own fairy house is also included.
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