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This reproduction of a 1915 treasure features a brave little girl, mysterious fairies, and a test of courage and strength. With fanciful original illustrations and a happy ending,
The Betty Fairy Book will inspire both imaginative children and young-at-heart adults.
About the author
Margaret Evans Price (1888 – 1973) was a toy manufacturer, artist, illustrator, and designer from New York. Founder of Fisher Price toys (along with her husband Irving Price and their collaborator Herman Fisher), she lived in East Aurora, New York with her family, where she designed toys to resemble the characters from her children’s books.
Summary
In The Betty Fairy Book follows a little girl who has a big adventure in the land of the fairies.
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 without being cartoonish.
This book is perfect for fantasy-loving children and sentimental adults. The Betty Fairy Book is a tale of a grand adventure that’s packed with fairy magic and is sure to inspire intrepid and brave children. Just be careful to not anger those fairies!
Foreword
- Unique story
- Reproduction of a 1915 title
- Original illustrations from the great Margaret Evans Price
- Centers on fairies and fairy magic
- Brave young girl protagonist
