The Fairies' Ring

By Jane Yolen

Book Overview

Fairies, those elusive creatures of folktales and childhood longing, are celebrated here in a lovely, lavishly illustrated collection of stories, poems, and lore.More than two dozen selections from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525460454
• ISBN13: 9780525460459
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A book about "real" fairies.

This is a gorgeous volume, flooded with rich, dreamy paintings--definitely the kind of book you could give as a gift (or would want to receive as one). Many of the illustrations are set off with gold borders, adding to the richness. All in all, it feels like a book the fairies made!But be warned--Yolen writes of "real" fairies in this book--not the sweet, sugary wisps of Disney's invention, but the amoral beings who steal children and wives, sink ships and play tricks. The selections have a darkness to them that reflects more truly the faeries of folklore. But even if the stories make you sad, it's worth it to melt away into the paintings and take a walk in fairyland.

sweet and charming

i had gotten this book when i was 9, though i didnt really care much for the pictures, the stories left me feeling, kind of comfortable inside. i hope to buy this book again for mine right now is tattered, but i recommend this book to anyone, the stories and poems are sweet and clever and tje pictures, have a certain child like qualiy that i love.