The Truth About Fairies

by J. Angelique Johnson, Carolina Farias (Illustrator)

Fairies have fluttered through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered what fairies look like, where they live, or what kinds of tricks they play? Fly through this book to find out the truth about fairies.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Picture Books

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

aka Judith Angelique Johnson

Reviews

[Megan Wagner · Rating 1 out of 5]

While the artwork was nice, the book itself made me mad. How many times did it really need to mention that fairies aren't real? It's kind of awful that the book is titled The Truth About Fairies and then the first page says they aren't real. Way to take the magic and imagination out of it. Why even bother writing the book in the first place? That just seems hateful!

[Brittany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, yes, this book is called the TRUTH about fairies. But. . . it's also a children's book and if a kid is interested in learning all about them - they might think this is a great source. Well, this happened - /sitting down to read/, kid says "I hope fairies are real!, book opening line - fairies are not real. Thanks.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author, J. Angelique Johnson, promises that this book will tell us "The TRUTH about FAIRIES." Really?

Curious to learn her standing to give reliable information on this psychic topic, I searched on J. Angelique and found three other books that she has authored:

* Raccoons
* Bats
* Nocturnal Animals

So you might wish to take what she has to say here about fairies... with either a smidgeon of fairy dust OR else a pinch of salt.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE INFO IN THIS EASY READER BOOK

Fairies wear special clothing.
A fairy's shirt mioght be made of spinders' webs or leaves.
A fairy's dress can be made from flower petals.

One storybook fairy wore tights made out of an apple core.
His slippers were made from the skin of a mouse.

ACTUALLY I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT FAIRIES

* Not because I'm a psychic. (I'm not.)
* Not because I write cute books where my most impressive research sources are "storybooks."
* But because, before the Pandemic, I used to facilitate quality past-life regressions in order to facilitate aura-level healing.

From this, I have it on good authority that:

- Some clients have found it helpful to revisit past lifetimes as elementals, including flower fairies.
- It isn't unusual for a very clairvoyant child to see elementals, like pixies.

And guess what? Fairies need no special costumes, because real elementals are REAL. They have their bodies, made of astral light. They do not require clothing.

RATING THIS BOOK

My policy is to rate books in terms of what would be the likely reaction of an intended reader. (Which would not be me. I'm interested in humans, not astrals.)

This is a fanciful, colorful storybook that has pretty pictures. Which would be about the standard for a FIVE STAR book.

It takes all kinds of books to make a world for Goodreaders.

[jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

First, this book was a total disappointment and very disheartening. I thought the overemphasis that fairies were not real completely ruined this book and really implied a "hidden" agenda. There are thousands upon thousands of Santa Claus books that never, ever say Santa isn't real or his land is make-believe. But, the authors went out of their way to definitely make it clear (from their point of view) that fairies and magic were made up. I think it was unnecessary as: 1)magic and fantasy beings are real for kids and they like to explore this in ways that are real for them, coming to their own conclusions as they grow and our ready; 2)everyone has a different idea of mythology and where it comes from and what truth it may or may not stem from - which could have been presented in the book; 3) and lastly, there are in fact people who believe that fairies are real much the same way some people believe angels are real - and this should have been respected or at least represented. So, not only was this a total disappointment, it was very frustrating. And, given that the information, from a folklore point of view, was fairly well researched, the authors should have known better. Hence, I think there was a hidden agenda to discredit these ideas - which is infuriating and tiring. I would not recommend.

[Michelle Wilson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was extremely disappointed! I'm almost speechless on how I felt about this book but I feel its my obligation to be honest. As a writer I was hoping this could be a inspiration for me to write children's books. I am quite inspired to still write children's books no matter what. This book looked fun and exciting so I picked it up. Great illustrations made it seem more than it was. It wasn't a fun faerie book it was more a informative. Unfortunately if a child read this they would more than likely stop reading the book and stop believing in fairy tales as well It would be heartbreaking to see a child lose that hope by reading this book. This book belongs in the reference area not the children's area I regret to say.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable! "Are Fairies Real? Fairies seem to twinkle and shine. Bur are fairies real? Of course not!" The story goes on the tell how fairies are depicted and presented. Just a fun, quick read accompanied by fun illustrations.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book the reader gets to learn all about fairies, which the author claims do not really exist. There are different kinds of fairies, both good and evil, curious and mischevious. Wonderful illustrations.