Classic Treasury Fairy Stories Author:Belinda Gallagher Classic Treasury Fairy Stories is a bestselling fairy story book, full of magical fairy tales by well-known authors including Louisa M Alcott and E Nesbit. A perfect story time book to read to young kids or enjoyed independently by confident readers aged 7+. Specially commissioned artwork and page decorations with every story to delight young... more » readers. Suitable for shared reading with young children or reading alone for confident readers. With 384 pages, children will be occupied for many hours with a variety of stories from different eras and cultures. Kids will become mesmerised by the beautiful illustrations, encouraging an enthusiasm for reading. Every chapter is a collection of fairy stories, creating many fairylands for children to get lost in. Kids aged 7 10 can enter a magical land where fairies flutter among flowers, wishes come true and things are not always as the seem. Chapters and stories inside Classic Treasury Fairy Stories: Enchantments chapter includes A Midsummer Night's Dream, retold by E Nesbit Children and Fairies chapter includes Eva's Visit to Fairyland by Louisa M Alcott Fairy Helpers chapter includes Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies by William H Barker Magic and Mischief chapter includes The Fairy Fluffkins by Michael Fairless Visitors to Fairyland chapter includes Bill Beg, Tom Beg, and the Fairies by Sophia Morrison I Wish, I Wish chapter includes Christmas Every Day by W D Howells An extract from Eva's Visit to Fairyland: Down among the grass and fragrant clover lay little Eva by the brook-side, watching the bright waves, as they went singing by under the drooping flowers that grew on its banks. As she was wondering where the waters went, she heard a faint, low sound, like far-off music. She thought it was wind, but not a leaf was stirring, and soon through the rippling water came a strange little boat.« less