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FAIRY WENT A-MARKETING (illustrated by Jamichael Henterly) (all ages)

Author: Fyleman, Rose

Card catalog description
A kindly fairy uses her purchases only for a short time, then releases them for their own good or the good of others. --This text refers to the school & library binding edition of this title

Synopsis
This picture book presents a narrative poem which appeared in Punch and then in the author's Fairies and Chimneys (BRD 1920). "Four times the fairygoes a-marketing, to buy a fish, a bird, a gown, and a mouse. Each of the creatures she enjoys for a bit and then sets free; the gossamer gown she dances in for a day and then gives to a little frog 'to keep him warm at night.'" (Bull Cent Child Books) "Preschool to grade three." (SLJ)

Annotation
A kindly fairy uses her purchases only for a short time, then releases them for their own good or the good of others.

From The Publisher
A gentle fairy shows her love and appreciation for nature's treasures as she buys a fish, a bird, and a mouse - and then sets them free.

Reviews
From School Library Journal 
PreS-Gr 3 A gentle fairy purchases nature's treasures but keeps them for her own pleasure only briefly before she releases them or gives them away. The four stanzas of Fyleman's verse, originally published in 1918, are pleasant but not particularly memorable in themselves. What makes this picture book exceptional are the exquisite illustrations. The dainty fairy with butterfly wings moves gracefully among nature's small creatures. Using a different season as the backdrop for each short narrative stanza, Henterly creates a panorama of the year. Rich colors and exquisite detail help children see the natural beauty that surrounds them. Children and adults will savor such touches as the fairy's wasp nest letter holder and her caterpillar boots. This is a book for unhurried gazing and quiet sharing. Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, Minn.
 
From Betsy Hearne - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 
Fyleman's 1918 verses get a fitting accompaniment here with lilting illustrations full of detail that sometimes borders on the surreal. . . . The pictures retain something of the old-fashioned magic of fairies and flowers but sometimes become precious, despite precise, vivid drafting of flora and fauna. Inherent in this miniature narrative poem is the idea that wild things--including flights of fancy--should not be shut in, a theme children will sympathize with and benefit from while dwelling on the idealized depiction of woodsy scenes.
 
From Publisher's Weekly - Publishers Weekly 
Henterly adds elaborate pictures to this simple verse taken from Fairies and Chimneys by the late Fyleman. The artist has created a fairy-world of beauty with animals, plants, reptiles and small details making each double-page spread a breathtaking scene. The fairy-girl goes to market four times; whatever she buysfish, bird, gown or mouseshe sets free or gives away. Henterly's luminous drawings reveal an eye for the many fleeting details of naturethe curve of a squirrel's tail, the peeling bark of a birch tree. (4-6)
 
     

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FAIRY WENT A-MARKETING (illustrated by Jamichael Henterly) (all ages) 0140547517
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