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The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies (Flower Fairies)
Enjoy the classic, complete collection of Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books in this brand-new edition. This collector's favorite has been redesigned and now features a lavish, eye-catching jacket with silver foil. The interior still includes all of the well-loved illustrations and poems from Barker's eight original books, as well as a selection of fairy rh...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
October 14th 2002
by Warne
(first published October 30th 1981)
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Oct 20, 2008
Tiffany
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Girls who like or ever liked fairies
Shelves:
poetry
I received a Flower Fairies calendar when I was young and saved all of the art from it, because I loved it so much. I was ecstatic when I found this book, which is a compilation of many smaller books that Cicely Barker created. Barker was a Victorian age artist and poet.
The book is separated into categories (of the original books)--Spring Flowers, Summer Flowers, etc. Each page features a particular flower with it's fairy, and a poem about the flower. Barker does a beautiful job with the detail...more
The book is separated into categories (of the original books)--Spring Flowers, Summer Flowers, etc. Each page features a particular flower with it's fairy, and a poem about the flower. Barker does a beautiful job with the detail...more
Aug 18, 2011
Sara
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fairies,
british-influence
What a beautiful book! I bought the deluxe hardcover of this to keep around the house. It contains eight of Cecily Mary Barker's early 20th-century drawings and poems about the flower fairies. There's a poem to accompany each flower fairy, often having to do with the characteristics of that fairy's flower. There's actually some real botanical information. I'm learning some new things about flowers by reading and re-reading this, especially flowers that aren't familiar to me or don't seem to live...more
My uncle bought me this in my early teens.
This is one of my favorite fairy/artwork books.
The drawings of each flower fairy have their own unique personality. Each fairy has it's own poem which I love.
I have spent many of hours looking at each painting of the
If you are a fan of this book then I highly recommend fairyopolis flower fairies journal. It's a beautiful companion book!
This is one of my favorite fairy/artwork books.
The drawings of each flower fairy have their own unique personality. Each fairy has it's own poem which I love.
I have spent many of hours looking at each painting of the
If you are a fan of this book then I highly recommend fairyopolis flower fairies journal. It's a beautiful companion book!
Oh, this books is just lovely. I know I have seen her fairies in various places before i.e. notecards and such. This book has lovely poetry, which at times I struggle with since I am not that much into poetry, but the drawings, colorings, the feel of the book just makes you want more. I'd love to have this book on the coffee table.
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Aug 11, 2010
Sariah
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with a remote interest fairies and/or flowers
Shelves:
want-to-own
This book is charming, so true to children. An important factor to it's charm is that CMB drew the picture and then wrote the poems, truly capturing the personality of it all. It was also very fun, because I took turns reading the poems with my neice, who sometimes put them to her own tunes. I want to own this book!
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this book is book tells you all about flower fairies in England. I recommend this to girls who like poems. Its written in poem form and if you are trying to get a book done before the year then this book is good. I really enjoyed this book!
I love these little poems of little fairies in their little flower garments. Though I'm not really interested in gardening, I do like knowing that Cicely Mary Barker drew all of the plants botanically correct. It adds to the magic, in my view.
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Had to borrow from library cos am having a little bother finding a reasonably priced copy. Will write review this week. Such a lovely, romantic, sweet and ridiculously charming book. Sigh, swoon, repeat with every turn of page. Really, yall, just darling.
This book is excellent. I'd also recommend the musical cd of Flower Fairies. Both our daughter loved it. A lovely way to introduce children to herbs and flowers, making a foundation for the love of growing things.
Everything about this book appeals to me (and my girls): The lush artwork, the pretty poetry, the scientific quest to learn names of flowers & other plants.
This book is so beautiful. it is well written and but illustrations are gorgeous! my kids love when I read this book to them at bedtime.
Nov 06, 2012
Elevetha Houre
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Everyone
It is utterly amazing that CMB taught herself how to draw and paint. This woman!
Simply gorgeous. Simply lovely.
Simply gorgeous. Simply lovely.
The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful!! The pictures alone have inspired my child's imagination with fairyland and she has created her own costumes in an attempt to emulate the fairy costumes in the book.
The poems are ok. After a while they start to blend together in memory.
The poems are ok. After a while they start to blend together in memory.
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great coloring pages and good for teaching the alphabet with decorations and ideas
for any gardener, magical depictions of all those plants.
We have it and love the artwork!
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Apr 24, 2008
Joanna
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone with imagination! (or little girls :)
Recommended to Joanna by:
my older sister
Beautiful and breathtaking!!!the whole Flower Fairies series is thoroughly amazing from start to finish. The artist`s skill brings all her paintings to life, there is not one fairy that is not beautiful,unique,fascinating and completely delicious. Perfect for anyone with imagination and love of things that well,are not real.Every little girl that I know has completely fallen in love with it and its characters.And if you know (or have) a little girl who likes this sort of thing than it is a absol...more
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Enchanting
Delightful!
Lovely illustrations and sweet poetry are in this fairy compilation. Interesting information about the author is also included.
This is such a lovely book to use to introduce poetry to a toddler. We seem to engage much more with this than the Silverstein books.
We are using this in conjunction with the Wee Folk Art "homeschool" curriculum & I can't say enough positive things about this way to spend time with my 4 year old.
We are using this in conjunction with the Wee Folk Art "homeschool" curriculum & I can't say enough positive things about this way to spend time with my 4 year old.
Very pretty illustrations, and a good mix of both boy and girl fairies to describe the wide range of flowers out there in nature, make this a good pick for any poetry or flower enthusiast. Not great, but good.
Cicely Mary Barker's fairy drawings are absolutely beautiful, my favorites are the elderberry fairy, the rose hip fairy and the blackthorn fairy. Definitely a must for any little girl!
I adore the beautiful artwork in her books. Barker has created a wonderful world in which every lovely flower has an even lovlier fairy to take care of it.
This is the sweetest collection of fairy poems. The illustrations are vintage-y and endearing. I just love looking through all of the pictures in this book!
One for the flower fairy editions has two little boy elves hiding and peeking through holly fox and black berries... They look just like Evan and Aidan.
this book has AMAZING pictures
i have a copy and i have looked at it so many times its almost falling apart
i have a copy and i have looked at it so many times its almost falling apart
Jul 10, 2010
Sally
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fairies-and-similar,
pictures
THE ultimate coffee-table folio book ;) Such gorgeous illustrations, I need this one to always be on show.
Jul 28, 2009
Kate
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s,
mythology-folklore
Cheesy sing-song rhymes, but sweet little illustrations that I grew up with, so it's one of my favorites.
I had this book when I was little and was obsessed with it. The pictures are spellbinding :)
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Cicely Mary Barker was the illustrator who created the famous Flower Fairies; those ethereal smiling children with butterfly wings. As a child she was influenced by the works of the illustrator Kate Greenaway, whom she assiduously copied in her formative years. Her principal influence, however, was the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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i try to download the fairy book but don't do this so can you send me in my mail
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Jul 06, 2011 05:01am
I used to have a small hardcover book with these fairies. I had forgotten about the book until I saw a calendar in one of those Day By Day Cal...more
Aug 20, 2011 08:28pm