Flower Fairies of the Autumn

by Cicely Mary Barker

Hardcover, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

821.912

Publication

Warne (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 56 pages

Description

Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the plants of autumn.

User reviews

LibraryThing member flamingrosedrakon

This was a book that was given to me by my sister for our monthly book club. And for such a small book it is a beautiful work both with its simplistic poetry and its beautiful artwork.

The artist introduces you into the world of plants during the autumn season with a detailed yet whimsical picture

of the plant with its fairy during that time of the season and a little poem to match. The poem itself isn't just some frivolous words together but simple verses that also contribute to your education of the plant itself.

Love it and will be working to collect the series....

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LibraryThing member gtischendorf

Wonderful, whimsical world of Cicely Mary Barker.

LibraryThing member JalenV

I love Cicely Mary Barker's exquisite art, but her poems I usually skip.

These are the fairies that appear in Flower Fairies of the Autumn, in alphabetical order:

Acorn Fairy
Beechnut Fairy
Berry Queen (song, but not in the b&w illustration)
Black Bryony Fairy
Blackberry Fairy
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Crab-apple Fairy
Dogwood Fairy
Elderberry Fairy
Hawthorn Fairy
Hazel-nut Fairy
Horse Chestnut Fairy
Mountain Ash Fairy
Nightshade Berry Fairy
Privet Fairy
Robin's Pincushion Fairy
Rose Hip Fairy
Sloe Fairy
Wayfaring Tree Fairy
White Bryony Fairy

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LibraryThing member basilsbooks

I've been reading these since I was little and recently bought them for the little in my life, we both love fairies. These make the long walks we take in each season so much more enjoyable, we recite the little rhymes and look extra close for the fairies

LibraryThing member jennybeast

I’ve owned this little book for years, mostly for the lovely illustrations (yes, I am a sucker for botanical fairies). Delighted to realize upon re-reading that the short poems tell you what is edible in the hedgerows, and what birds or butterflies each sustains in the fall, and what to avoid

eating, or to use for jam. It’s a whole wealth of gardening and ecological information in a tiny beautiful package. How cool!

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