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Complete Book of the Flower Fairies (The), by Cicely Mary Barker. (2002 - Ages 4-8) Enjoy the classic, complete collection of Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books in this brand-new edition. This collector's favorite has been redesigned and now features a lavish, eye-catching jacket with silver foil. The interior still includes all of the well-loved illustrations and poems from Barker's eight original books, as well as a selection of fairy rhymes. |
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Crystal: The Snow Fairy (Rainbow Magic: The Weather Fairies, No. 1) by Daisy Meadows with Georgie Ripper (illus). (2006 - Ages 4-8) Fairyland is home to the seven Weather Fairies! They use magical feathers to bring all of the weather to Fairyland. But when the feathers disappear, the weather turns wacky. The Weather Fairies must fix it -- fast! In this book, Crystal the Snow Fairy has lost her magic feather. Now it's snowing in summer! Find one feather in each book and fix the weather in Fairyland! |
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Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg (Disney Fairies) by Gail Carson Levine. (2008 - Ages 9-12) Prilla, the newest fairy to arrive in Never Land, is so odd that Never Land itself isn't certain whether to let her into Fairy Haven. Prilla shakes hands when she meets other fairies, and she says "Pleased to meet you," instead of "Fly with you." What's more, she calls Tinker Bell Miss Bell. To make matters worse, Prilla doesn't know what her talent is-or if she has one at all. Mother Dove, the wisest creature in Never Land, thinks Prilla has a talent, but even she isn't certain. |
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Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairies Journal by Cicely Mary Barker. (2005 - Ages 4-8)
Do you believe in fairies? Protected and hidden by a society of Fairy lovers for over 80 years the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker is available for the first time ever to the public. Learn what really happened during that magical Summer of 1920 when Cicely Mary Barker discovered the secret world of the Flower Fairies. |
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Hidden Folk (The): Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings by Lise Lunge-Larsen with Beth Krommes (illus). (2004 - Ages 4-8) Selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, river sprites—do you believe in them? Perhaps among the flowers, beside a mountain, or near deep waters you’ve caught a glimpse, once or twice, of what you thought might be the silvery shadow of a dwarf, or a hint of a fairy’s wing, or the tail of the water horse. Or was it just the odd light of dusk or dawn playing tricks? |
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Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies (The) by Heather Forest with Susan Gaber (illus). (1996 - Ages 4-8) When the bakerwoman is kidnapped by the fairies to bake her delicious cakes for them alone, she uses all her wits to beat them at their own game. While depicting a strong, resourceful heroine, Forest's graceful retelling perfectly captures the story’s fairy-tale flavor. . . . Gaber’s haunting paintings range from the wonderfully eerie to the comfortably reassuring. |
ONLINE LINKS TO STORIES AND INFORMATION
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• http://www.meddybemps.com/10.1.html
"Frogwart and the Tooth Fairies" by Jerry Jindrich.
• http://tinyurl.com/lpa5rf
"The Fairy Queen" by Edmund Spenser
• http://b.webring.com/hub?ring=fairytale
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Mythology WebRing.
• http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/wfb/index.htm
The Welsh Fairy Book (1908) by W. Jenkyn Thomas. Contains dozens of stories about fairies.
• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/st-patricks-day/short-stories/
Lots of short Irish and St. Patrick's Day fairy tales here.
• http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fairytales.html
Famous fairies in literature and folklore: Puck - The Cottingley Fairies.
• http://www.animalshirts.net/fairyshirts/
For shirts with fairy images (very pretty!).
"Our shirts are made from 100% cotton and are hand-dyed, high quality garments. All shirt designs are made from water-based inks. The printing process gives these t-shirts a soft feel; unlike the heavy plastic "shield" created by most screen printing companies."
SOS: SEARCHING OUT STORIES AND INFORMATION
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Advice, Comments and References from Storytellers, Teachers and Librarians
(excerpts from Storytell posts plus original research)
Book titles and online links are in blue and underlined. Click on them to get more stories and information.
Story titles are in quotation marks.
To retell any stories, get permission from the copyright holder if the material is not in the public domain.
Alphabetized for your convenience with short descriptions to save you research time.
Posts are added chronologically as they are received by Story Lovers World.
1) "The Fairies Midwife" where a woman is blinded by the fairy for using the fairy ointment? A version is in Kevin Crossley-Holland's Folk-Tales of the British Isles
2) "Contest of the Fairies" at Whootie Owl's site.
Many years ago it became time to elect a new Head of Fairyland. After much discussion, it appeared that the choice lay between two fairies, whose claims to the throne were so equal that it was impossible to prefer one to the other. One of those fairies was called Fairy Flight and the other one, Fairy Constance.
Under the circumstances it was unanimously decided that whichever of the two fairies could show to the world the greatest wonder, that fairy should become Head of Fairyland. But it was to be a special kind of wonder, no moving of mountains or any such common fairy tricks would do.
Fairy Flight decided that she would bring up a Prince who would charm one woman after another but would stay true to no woman. Fairy Constance decided to bring up a princess who was so enchanting that no man could meet her without falling in love. If Fairy Flight's changeable prince could withstand the charms of Fairy Constance's princess, then Fairy Flight would win and become Head of Fairyland. On the other hand, if Fairy Constance's princess could win the heart of the prince and so gain his proposal of marriage, then Fairy Constance would become Head of Fairyland....
The rest of the story may be found at:
http://www.storiestogrowby.com/
3) Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry: (Forgotten Books)
Extensive collection of stories about fairies. Includes:
The Trooping Fairies
The Fairies, by William Allingham
Frank Martin and the Fairies, by William Carleton
The Priest's Supper, by T. Crofton Croker
The Fairy Well Of Lagnanay, By Samuel Ferguson
Teig O'Kane (Tadhg O Cáthán) and the Corpse, tr. by Douglas Hyde
Paddy Corcoran's Wife, by William Carleton
Cusheen Loo, tr. by J. J. Callanan
The White Trout; A Legend of Cong, by S. Lover
The Fairy Thorn, An Ulster Ballad, by Sir Samuel Ferguson
The Legend of Knockgrafton, by T. Crofton Croker
A Donegal Fairy, by Letitia Maclintock
Much more at:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/
4) Stories of the origins of the Feri folk; an on-going project.
The Huldre Minister (Nor.)
The Children of Eve (Nor.)
The Nephilim (Xian)
The Sons of God (Xian)
The Ife (African) |
Stories about Norwegian Feri folk.
The Feris tell the Date
The Feris on the Mountain
The Feris of Ellefstad
The Interrupted Wedding
The Harvest
Outrunning a Hulder
The Trolls & the Pussycat
The Boy Who Went to the North Wind
These are modern stories about Feri folk.
The Three Magic Arrows
The Bear Princess
The Enchanted Crab
Sir Marzipan
The Enchanted Tree|
Stories about the Vanir & the Aesir; the Aryan folk of Norway.
The Vanr
The Vanratru
The Norwegian Feri tale
The Voluspa (Aes)
The Volsung (Aes)
The Langobards (Aes)|
Stories about Feri folk in other places.
The Maiden and the Fountain Fairy (Scot.)
The Three Brothers and the Peri (Arab.)
Other Folktales I've found.
A Gust of Wind (Amerind)
http://www.feri.com/dawn/storyindex.html
5) "The King of the Fairies" from Scotland.
Once upon a time, many years ago, before steam-engines or aeroplanes were thought of, the Fairies still dwelt in one or two favourite spots in Scotland. The chief rendezvous in the Midlands was the "Fairy Knowe," near the Allan Water, where the King of the Fairies ruled over a goodly company, and spent the time in doing good to those who did not speak ill of them. Many a merry revel did they hold when the moon shone clearly over the summit of Dunmyat, dancing in the moonbeams and playing their funny games beside the Wharry Burn. One of the merriest Fairies was one called Red Bonnet, from the circumstance that he always wore a red cap. When the King summoned his company to issue out upon a midnight frolic, you may be sure that Red Cap was amongst the first to obey the summons, and became the leader of their merry dances, races, and exploits. The people in the neighbourhood who loved these little folk could tell many a queer tale about Red Cap and his friends, for they often left behind them traces of their merry doings, and many a good turn did they do to those who were considered to be among their friends.....
The rest of the story is at:
http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/scotland.html
6) "The Story of the Brownie" from Scotland.
Once upon a time, long, long, before any of you were born, there lived an old woman in a cottage, beside a wide-stretching moor, behind the Ochil hills. Her cottage was in a very lonely spot, far from neighbours, and to keep her company there lived a little grandchild with the name of Nelly. The house in which they dwelt was known by the name of "Bessie o' the Bogs", for the old woman's name was Bessie, and the moor at this part was full of boggy places, in which it was very dangerous to venture.
The old woman kept a cow and a few fowls, so that she and her grandchild were supplied with plenty of milk, butter, and eggs. Little Nelly was not able to go to school, because the road was too long for her tiny feet; so her grandmother gave her lessons at home, and taught Nelly the letters of the Alphabet from an old horn book, which she had used herself when a little girl. She also taught Nelly to sew a sampler, which is a piece of fine canvas, stretched upon a frame, on which is sewn in coloured wool all the letters of the Alphabet, the figures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0, and beneath that the girl's own name, which in this case was Nelly Henderson....
The rest of the story is at:
http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/scotland.html
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