Backyard Fairies

listen I like the book and all—cute simple verse, very beautiful illustrations—but my 11 month old is obsessed with it. shrieks and dives for it, makes me read it five times in a row. sometimes I hide it for a while because she just gets too worked up. one time she turned to the page with the fairy party and just started chuckling. she would give it ten stars.

My whole family adores everything by Phoebe Wahl, and this book is an essential if you have kids. Something really special about her art is that it includes fairies and other magical forest creatures of every imaginable race and gender and ability and body size. My interestingly gendered family with our various body types and abilities all feel warmly welcomed into the imaginative world of Wahl's story. The images are full of details that invite repeat readings and conversations as we notice new little animals and interactions in the backgrounds. The text is simple enough for my youngest (8yo) to read aloud, though we got it for her older sister who is enamored with forest folk. This book is a real treasure and would make a great gift for anyone with children.

My toddlers ask me to read them this book now all day every day. I basically have it memorized. They love looking at the illustrations and finding some new detail every time. It's truly beautiful.

Nice book. I used it for a birthday gift to go along with other items I had ordered for my granddaughter to make a fairy garden for her patio.

I shared this with my Forest Kindergarten class yesterday because they are kind of obsessed with fairies. This was a wonderful book for them, and it pairs well with another book called Through the Fairy Door. We did a hunt for "fairy gems" and also painted mini fairy doors after reading the books.

i love love love this author/ illustrators books. i have bought multiple copies of this one already to give out as gifts. so magical, whimsical and super special.

I just love this sweet book! So beautifully illustrated and lovingly written. I've bought multiples for gifts. The children love it as much as I do!

My daughter (6) loved this book and trying to find all of the fairies in it. Cute little story and beautiful artwork.