A lavishly illustrated reference to the world of modern fairies shares practical advice for recognizing good and bad fairies and includes eight cautionary tales about fairy encounters in New York.

Perhaps you think fairies are figments of the imagination, or even relics of an ancient past. You may even think all fairies are lovely winged creatures, who dance in bluebell fields, granting wishes to anyone who should encounter them.
You would be wrong on all counts.
Fairies are very much alive today, and they are everywherein our cities, our backyards, and even our kitchen cupboards. Some of them are indeed the sweet-tempered, winged creatures of folklore, but the fairy family also includes goblins, trolls, brownies, and other strange creatures, some of which are revealed to humans in this book for the very first time. While many fairy breeds are harmless, others can be quite nasty or even dangerous.
In this luxuriously illustrated guidebook, preeminent fairy expert Miss Edythe McFate shares her knowledge of the modern fairy world and includes practical advice on matters such as how to tell a good fairy from a bad one, how to spot a fairy ring, how to tell the difference between dwarves and trolls (one species is far deadlier than the other), and how to defend against fairies who would do you harm. Also included are eight true cautionary tales about children who have encountered fairies in ultramodern New York City.
You would be wise to read closely, lest you find yourself in your own fairy encounter, for as Miss Edythe McFate reminds us, Forewarned is forearmed.


From the Hardcover edition.

General

ISBN		9780375962035
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Fiction
Publisher		Alfred a Knopf Inc
Pages		245
List Price		$19.99
Author		Blume, Lesley M. M.
Publication Date		09/14/2010
Release Status		Out of Stock Indefinitely
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 8.25 Inches (US) Width: 6.25 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 0.85 Pounds (US)
Grade Range		4 - 6
Illustrator		Foote, David