Stella, Fairy of the Forest

by Marie-Louise Gay

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Description

Stella's little brother Sam wonders whether fairies are invisible. Stella assures him that she has seen hundreds of them and that if she and Sam venture across the meadow and into the forest, they are likely to find some. So begins another adventure in the Stella and Sam series about the irrepressible red-head, and her slightly apprehensive little brother.

Publication

Groundwood Books (2010), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini

This is nice, certainly, as nice as any other nice book about kids having everyday adventures, but it leans on the jokes a little hard, like with that sitcommy thing where you get a line to recognize that something funny is happening, like Sam is scared of his shadow and you laugh and then Stella

goes "SAAAAM!" pointedly and they both look at you and wait for you to laugh again.

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LibraryThing member tripleblessings

A beautiful book in which Stella and her younger brother Sam explore the natural world in autumn, and cross a stream to enter the woods. As usual Sam is full of questions and worries, and Stella has an answer for everything. Charming and whimsical, worth reading many times over for the pictures and

the story of young children discovering the world. A terrific series - highly recommended.

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LibraryThing member conuly

These books're very sweet, in a way that isn't too adult-geared to appeal to kids.

In this one, Stella and Sam venture (alone! it's a bit free-range, which may thrill or terrify you) into the woods, with Sam asking lots of cautious questions and Stella offering confident - if somewhat inaccurate -

answers. But even in their inaccuracies they're good answers.

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LibraryThing member Andreawallin

Reaction: My four year old son and two year old daughter are constantly asking big questions about the world such as the ones Sam poses: “Do butterflies eat butter?” Reading and viewing this whimsical book allows me to dig deeper into my own children’s innocent world. Gay’s paintings are

full of movement and vitality, a real pleasure to all the senses.

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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

I agree with the other reviewers. These children are lucky to be adventuring into the forest alone. Stella is a smart, brave, confident big sister, and Sam is lucky to have her as he learns to be more than just a shy tag-along. Personally, I wasn't thrilled by the art, but it's bright, cheerful,

and appropriate so it's fine.

If I actually had children with whom to share picture books, I'd order the others from ILL, but this is the only my local library had, so ok.

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