Tuesday 2 September 2008

Where do fairies come from?

Fairy dust and the quest for the egg” by Gail Carson Levine and illustrated by David Christiana.

"Quest for the Egg" is the first part of a Disney Fairies series.
Prilla, a brand-new fairy (created when a baby giggles, that giggle finds its way to Never-Land, and a new fairy is born) of a kind never known before in Never-land. Prilla acts much more like a human being than an ethereal fairy. She refers to Tinkerbell (a pots and pans fairy, and the fairy from the classic “Peter Pan”) as Miss Bell, and appears to have no magical talent.


When Mother Dove's egg is lost in a huge storm, Prilla and two other fairies set out on a quest to rescue the egg before it is too late, and Prilla finds both love and acceptance.


“Quest for the egg” is full of surprises and depth, it has its own history and magical rules, and is populated with interesting characters. The accompanying watercolour illustrations employ a flowing curvy style of painting.

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