Fairy Island: An Enchanted Tour of the Homes of the Little Folk
by Laura Martin, Cameron Martin
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Author: Cameron Martin, Laura MartinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-01
ISBN: 1579124550
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Book Reviews of Fairy Island: An Enchanted Tour of the Homes of the Little Folk
Book Review: For All Who Love Tiny Things
Summary: 5 Stars
Remember The Borrowers or Miss Bianca or A Cricket in Times Square? Anyone who loved those childhood classics will fall in love with this book. The concept of little folk creating a home with found objects is so intriguing.
The authors feature as observers in this book which combines color photos, hand lettered text and sketchbook-like notes. It reminds me a bit of Gnomes which was such a hit 20 years ago or even the artwork in the Edwardian Lady's Sketchbook.
I read in our local paper about a family that recreated some of the scenes from this book in their own garden. The children loved gardening in miniature and finding small things to put in the fairy house. What a fun idea.
Summary of Fairy Island: An Enchanted Tour of the Homes of the Little Folk
Noted nature crafter Laura Martin has created a fantasy for fairy-lovers. Its conceit involves a botanist, Christine Newkirk, who has discovered five tiny houses on a magical island, all made from natural materials on a perfect fairy scale?the houses are no more than 18 inches high, beds are 2 x 3 inches, shoes are 1 inch long. She documents her finds in a field diary she is keeping for her granddaughter.The woodland cottage is filled with bent twig furniture. The Japanese house displays bamboo slippers outside the door, and the beach house has a minute bath tiled with seashells. Each spread is filled with photos and drawings of these tiny objects, all identified with their botanical names.
To leaf through these pages is to enter another world and dwell in it?the world of fantasy that has fascinated people through the ages.
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