This week our book is Susannah Marriott's The Ultimate Fairies Handbook, published by MQP Publications in 2006.
Susannah Marriott lives and writes from Cornwall, which is where I bought this volume! It will always remind me of having just moved back to England from Cyprus, and will always get me back to Cornwall --a place of folklore and fairy tales, an old place, where Arthurian legends are still alive, and fairies and sorceress do exist. A magic place indeed!
Theme: The book is rich with information about fairies and everything fairy tale. It is truly a handbook, because it covers a wide variety of fairy tale subjects, including fairies in literature, in art, and fairy trees and flowers.
Strong points: amazing illustrations, absorbing information and guides on how to find fairy lairs and portals to the fairy world! For me, the most wonderful feature is the Fairy Calendar! This is a Calendar of "auspicious fairy days" and they meaning, such as St Mark's Eve (if you are born on that day, i.e. 24 April, you can see fairies), May Eve, Halloween (of course), Christmas Eve (bring in mistletoe, special for the fairies) and so on.
Verdict: Totally recommended for any fairy enthusiast!
I will end with a quotation I found in the book, from none other than Albert Einstein: "if you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales"!
Until next weekend, be well and keep beauty always with you!
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