Book of Fairies

In his illustrations for this rich and varied collection, a companion to The Book of Dragons, Michael Hague, one of America's most beloved painters of fantasy, creates a fabled work that belongs to the fairies. There is the lost flower-fairy Thumbelina, the cruel and clever goblins of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market, and the invisible creatures of James Barrie's Lock-out Time. Readers will also meet a helpful brownie, a girl with an unlucky name, and two elves who act like playground bullies, as they read these delightful works and savor the mesmerizing full-color and black-and-white illustrations.

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“Fairies come alive in stories, songs, and poetry. Hague’s lush, highly detailed artwork enhances the feeling.”

Michael Hague is renowned as the illustrator of many children's classics, including editions of The Wizard Of Oz, Peter Pan, The Hobbit, and The Velveteen Rabbit. He also illustrated The Book of Ghosts, Where Fairies Dance, The Book of Wizards, and The Book of Fairy Poetry as well as wrote and illustrated the graphic novel in The Small. Michael lives with his wife, Kathleen, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.