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Betty Bib's Fairy Field Guide: The Illustrated Handbook of Fairies and Their Habitats by Betty Bib
In this field guide, Betty Bib, a celebrated fairy collector, now turned fairy protector, tells you all you need to know about spotting, identifying and attracting this elusive genus of wildlife.
- GenresFantasy
72 pages, Hardcover
First published October 13, 2005
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About the author
Betty Bib
19 books1 followerBetty Bib collected her first fairy wand at the age of seven and, with it, her talent for spotting fairies and understanding their ways. As an ambassador for P.U.F.F. (Promoting Understanding of Fairy Folk), she travels the world giving lectures on fairy appreciation and protection. Betty lives in a secret location, somewhere in the English countryside, with her dog Dorking, her cat Pastry, and a vast collection of fairy memorabilia. Her other hobbies include deep sea diving and crochet.
Betty Bib, aka Lesley Buckingham "lives in the fertile glades of the English countryside where the enchanting surroundings of her garden studio permeate her illustration work, textiles and model making."
She says "Although trained in textiles my work has always had a very pictorial quality and on leaving college in the 1980's I found myself working as a freelance illustrator as well as an embroiderer and the process of juggling the two fields began.
My illustration clients have included, Barclays, Sainsbury's, Radio TImes, Penguin Books, women's magazines and even Disney (a huge billboard advertising Disneyland that unfortunately didn't get printed.) I am a member of the Central Illustration Agency in London.
My textile pieces have been shown in Liberty's, galleries and shops across the UK and in Takashimaya department stores across Japan
About twelve years ago I adapted a small egg cosy I was making into a fairy for the top of the christmas tree and my obsession with fairies was born! They have been through many adaptations from pipe-cleaner legs with button feet to dresses made from petals and pods, through to the finer and tinier creatures I make today... My remit is to always conjour up magic in every piece I make.
In 1999 I was given the opportunity by Duncan Baird publishers to bring both my painting and craft skills together in the form of the Betty Bib Fairy Books, Cards and Journals which I both wrote and illustrated with water colours and photographs of the 3-D fairies."
Betty Bib, aka Lesley Buckingham "lives in the fertile glades of the English countryside where the enchanting surroundings of her garden studio permeate her illustration work, textiles and model making."
She says "Although trained in textiles my work has always had a very pictorial quality and on leaving college in the 1980's I found myself working as a freelance illustrator as well as an embroiderer and the process of juggling the two fields began.
My illustration clients have included, Barclays, Sainsbury's, Radio TImes, Penguin Books, women's magazines and even Disney (a huge billboard advertising Disneyland that unfortunately didn't get printed.) I am a member of the Central Illustration Agency in London.
My textile pieces have been shown in Liberty's, galleries and shops across the UK and in Takashimaya department stores across Japan
About twelve years ago I adapted a small egg cosy I was making into a fairy for the top of the christmas tree and my obsession with fairies was born! They have been through many adaptations from pipe-cleaner legs with button feet to dresses made from petals and pods, through to the finer and tinier creatures I make today... My remit is to always conjour up magic in every piece I make.
In 1999 I was given the opportunity by Duncan Baird publishers to bring both my painting and craft skills together in the form of the Betty Bib Fairy Books, Cards and Journals which I both wrote and illustrated with water colours and photographs of the 3-D fairies."
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April 2, 2015
Although I found Betty Bib's Fairy Guide in the children's section, it is really more a book for adults (or possibly older children). That's not to say that there's any content that's particularly inappropriate for younger children, simply that some of it will pass over their heads. Take, for example, The Bathroom Fairy. "I have discovered that 95 per cent of males believe in at least one fairy: the Bathroom Fairy - an industrious little creature who restores order on a regular basis. Strangely however it seems that far fewer females believe as fervently in this fairy." See what I mean? Children will take this at face value and miss the more grown up humour.
I loved the illustrations. They're not the typical pretty/cutesy pictures normally found in such books. Nor are they just variations on The Flower Fairies. Rather, they are pictures of mixed-media collages made by Betty Bibb's alter ego Lesley Buckingham. You can see examples of these in her blog ( http://bettybib.blogspot.co.uk ). See some examples below to give you an idea.
I loved the illustrations. They're not the typical pretty/cutesy pictures normally found in such books. Nor are they just variations on The Flower Fairies. Rather, they are pictures of mixed-media collages made by Betty Bibb's alter ego Lesley Buckingham. You can see examples of these in her blog ( http://bettybib.blogspot.co.uk ). See some examples below to give you an idea.
May 14, 2012
I know this is a fairy book, and I know how old I am. But this book is really cool! The illustration (a beautiful collage) is amazing. The stories about fairies and what they do. It also says if the fairy is common, or if it is strong. I love this cute book and highly recommend it to all, any age. 5/5
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