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The lighter side
of Faery - books for the sheer pleasure and enjoyment of faery life.
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To
order a book, or learn more about it, click on the picture of the
book.
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 Good Faeries, Bad
Faeries
by Brian Froud, Terri Windling
This is the long-awaited sequel
to Brian Froud's acclaimed book Faeries, which has stood as a
definitive guide to the title subject since its first publication
in 1978. In this coffee-table-size follow-up, Froud examines both
the good and bad sides of faery-dom, ranging from the Faery of
Pure Joy to Black Annis the Blue-faced Hag (and our favorite,
the Gloominous Doom). While each faery is briefly described, the
draw here is Froud's wonderful illustrations, which he says are
"direct faery communications." Keep in mind that these
aren't all Faery Godmothers and good wishes. Take Black Annis,
for example. She "grabs children through open windows and
takes them back to her lair to devour them." Parents should
be warned that the bad faeries can be rather unpleasant (and that
Good Faeries, Bad Faeries also contains a fair bit of nudity).
However, Froud balances the dark side with the light, and for
every Black Annis there is a Friendship Faery or a Gladfly who
will make you believe that "when a baby laughs, the faeries
dance." --Craig E. Engler |
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 Scary Fairies
by Dugald Steer
illustrated by Patricia Ludlow
Scary Faeries will delight adults as well as children. Naughty
fairies nip at legs, pull hair, and misbehave at every opportunity
in this beautifully illustrated picture book featuring five
fairy holograms and a poetic text just spooky enough to give
youngsters a little chill.
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Lady Cottington's
Faery Book
by Terry Jones, Brian Froud
(this book may be out of print, check with amazon.com)
This handsome and unusual
book is the diary kept by Lady Cottington. Instead of pressing
flowers in it, she pressed fairies (with a resulting look remarkably
similar to watercolors). Handwritten and handsomely bound, this
book is as surprising as it is pleasing. The publisher (at the
request of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Fairies) notes that no fairies were injured or killed in the
manufacturing process...
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 Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Journal
by Terry Jones, Brian Froud
Along with many of the
images and excerpt's from the original FAIRY BOOK, this journal
also contains a day-by-day guide to faery games, holidays and
tournaments! First published in 1996, the FAIRY JOURNAL is illustrated
and written by Brian Froud. A great item to add to your faery
collection!
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