Cicely Mary Barker was de illustratrice die de beroemde 'Bloemenfeeën' creëerde - etherische, lachende kinderen met vlindervleugels. Als kind werd ze beïnvloed door de werken van de illustratrice Kate Greenaway, die ze in haar vormende jaren ijverig kopieerde. Haar belangrijkste invloed kwam echter voort uit de kunst van de Prerafaëlieten.
The wind is cold, the Spring seems long a-waking; The woods are brown and bare; Yet this is March- soon April will be making All things most sweet and fair. See, even now, in hedge and thicket tangled, One brave and cheering sight- The leafless branches of the Blackthorn, spangled With starry blossoms white!
When Lily climbs out of her flower for the very first time, she is keen to explore and make friends, but where to start? As she glances around she spies a special poem, written on a leafy scroll, offering clues to help her explore Flower Fairyland and reach the Secret Garden. Flutter with her as she finds new friends to help her solve the riddles and travel with her through the enchanted door to the most beautiful.
Newly designed in the style of the bestselling "Fairyopolis," these Flower Fairy classics are reissued. Re-creating the beauty of nature through her art and drawings from life with botanical accuracy and exquisite watercolors, Barker celebrates the fairies of autumn and trees in these titles. Full color.
The Song of The Poppy Fairy The green wheat's a-growing, The lark sings on high; In scarlet silk a-glowing, Here stand I. The wheat's turning yellow, Ripening for sheaves; I hear the little fellow Who scares the bird-thieves. Now the harvest's ended, The wheat-field is bare; But still, red and splendid, I am there.
Protected and hidden by a society of fairy lovers for over 80 years, the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker is available for the first time. Learn what really happened during that magical summer of 1920 when she discovered the secret world of the Flower Fairies.