- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: WordSong (Nov 2 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1590784642
- ISBN-13: 978-1590784648
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 23.1 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #539,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The writing is superb and th eillustrations are pure fantasy, Oct 29 2009
By Lisa Barker - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Come to the Fairies' Ball (Hardcover)
Wonderful! I loved the marriage of rhyme and illustration. Each page is a treasure of story and imaginative art. You'll find yourself pouring over each page, losing yourself in the detail. Yolen's writing is superb, filled with sing-song adjectives and verbs that making reading this story out loud a real treat. For lovers of fairies and fairy tales this is a keeper that belongs right next to the classic fairy tales in your bookcase.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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charming story wonderful illustrations, Oct 2 2009
By Nancy Bryant - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Come to the Fairies' Ball (Hardcover)
For fairy lovers this magical tale is full of delighful illustrations and a timeless story. The detailed pictures are beautifully rendered and full of amazing detail.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Gorgeously illustrated fairy poem, Oct 22 2010
By Z Hayes - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Come to the Fairies' Ball (Hardcover)
Both my kindergartener and I enjoy Jane Yolen's books for children, and when we came across this title at our local library, we knew we had to read it (my daughter also happens to love all things connected to fairies). This was such an amazing read! The rhymes appear simple, yet tell a wonderful tale of a fairies' ball where all the fairies in fairyland have been invited to the grand ball given by the King and Queen of Fairyland. The invitations caution the fairies not to be late. Here is where the rhyming poem/story gets interesting - there is a young fairy who has torn her gown for the ball and is left feeling sad and desperate, what is she to do? Fortunately some ant friends step in to help her, though by the time her new dress is finished, it may be too late for her to attend the ball.
The poem is simple yet manages to convey all the busy preparations that go into getting ready for the ball, and the excitement is palpable. The highlight of the book though is the intricate and gorgeous full-color illustrations of the fairy land by illustrator Gary Lippincott. I have read many beautifully-illustrated fairy stories/ books in my time, and this has to be one of the most exquisitely illustrated books on fairies. Each page brims with details of a magical and fantastical world inhabited by fairies of all kinds - elves, brownies, gnomes, goblins, they are all depicted here in great detail. My daughter and I were mesmerized and could not take our eyes off each page - there is one page where the fairies are all riding off to the ball, there are several in a carriage pulled by a hare, some who are flown via butterfly chairs, and others piggybacking on a turtle. The details and colors almost leap off the page! Of course, another highlight was the depiction of the ball itself in all its resplendent glory. We are so in love with this book that I am purchasing it for our home library. A must-have for anyone who loves the fae folk:)
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