Synopses & Reviews
This is our sixth reproduction of a shaped children's book, and our fourth illustrated by Margaret Evans Price. Price has certainly proved popular with our customers, and for good reason. Her illustrations are pretty and fanciful. She is especially gifted at depicting children in a stylized yet not cartoonish manner. In The Betty Fairy Book (1915) a little girl ? Betty ? inadvertently angers the fairies by wearing a fairy crown that she finds and dancing ?on fairy ground?. The fairies decide to banish her to a boat, on which Betty bravely faces several hardships. Betty's courage endears her to the fairies, who relent and take Betty to fairyland where she is cared for and given gifts. Betty comes away from her adventure with fairy souvenirs and new friends. This charming tale is richly illustrated and will appeal to both children and sentimental adults.
Synopsis
In The Betty Fairy Book, a little girl has a big adventure in the land of the fairies.
The story follows Betty, who inadvertently angers the fairies by wearing a fairy crown and dancing on fairy ground. The fairies decide to banish Betty to a boat, where she bravely faces several hardships. Betty's courage endears her to the fairies, who relent and take her to fairyland. Betty comes away from her adventure with fairy souvenirs and new friends. The Betty Fairy Book is a reproduction of a 1915 title. Laughing Elephant's version retains the great Margaret Evans Price's original illustrations. Price's pictures are pretty and fanciful, stylized yet not cartoonish.
This book is made for fantasy-loving children and sentimental adults. It's a grand adventure that's packed with fairy magic and sure to inspire intrepid and brave children. Just be careful to not anger the fairies