flower fairies of the spring first edition

In the 1990s, her original illustrations were reproduced using modern electronic scanning methods from entirely new transparencies, rendering them as beautiful as they first appeared nearly a century ago! A FIRST EDITION, second printing, this slim book is profusely illustrated on each page (unpaginated). An inside look at the enchanting secret world of the Flower Fairies, the wee folk made from flowers, originally created by this British author illustrator in the 1920s. Flowers were a dominant theme in Victorian art and lietrature, as well as seeing a revival with the decorative arts adn art nouveau movements, so even though she chose to pair them alongside the more whimsical fairies, Barker also shows a shift in trends in the art world and an expansion on an established theme.Hardcover. I'm not plant expert, but Barker also seems to have chosen her specimens carefully - the poems tell us of these plants' early flowering cycles, and the brief introduction tells us how closely she worked with the staff at Kew Gardens. Some of the other flower fairy collections are dominated by green tones (more plant than flower, to be honest), but in true spring fashion Barker's first set of fairies are a riot of colours from the purple primroses to the yellow daffodils. Her poems are forgettable, but the colourful charm of the springtime flowers is instantly uplifting. It’s very cute and now I want to collect this whole series.īursting on to the scene like Spring itself, with her bevy of spring themed flower fairies, it is no wonder that Cicely Mary Barker saw near instantaneous success. This book is a small book the size of your hand. He kept interrupting me and wanting a new story, which I made him finish this. The nephew did not like this story at all. I think she wants to believe, but she knows what other people say.

She still asks me if I believe fairies are real and I always tell her, without doubt, I know they are. The niece thought this was very cute and she gave this 4 stars.

If you know me, you know I love fairies and this book is perfect for me. It does not tell a story, this is a collection of poems. There is such an innocence and purity to the whole thing. This collection is lovely with delicate artwork. Each fairy has a poem about the flower and when the flower grows. It is a collection of poems from the 1920s about flowers and fairies. I found this, by chance, at the library one day and I brought this home.

Flower fairies of the spring first edition