for the art, The poetry or whatever got a little cheesy in places, but between the words and the pictures, you kind of believe you're experiencing the book.
Like you're really walking through the woods into new and foreign places, Un regalo inesperado. Lo primero que puedo decir: este libro es BELLÍSIMO, No sólo por las ilustraciones de Froud algunas ya las habíamos visto en otras obras suyas como "Good Faeries/Bad Faeries" sino por el trabajo que tiene el libro en sí: tapa dura, con impresión lenticular, pop ups y otros detalles que están al servicio de la historia.
Cada peso que paguen por este libro vale la pena, International bestselling artist Brian Froud and New York Times bestselling author John Matthews come together for the first time to create a spectacular interactive book that opens the doors to the enchanted world of Faerie.
How does one discover faeries in ones backyard or a garden, forest, or meadow Through insets, hidden messages, magical signs, reflective mirrors, and other paper mechanics, Froud and Matthews reveal how anyone may discover the way to the land of Faerie.
All you need is to believe and to own this book! If you know me, you know how I adore fairies, I also work with oracle decks and I love Brian Frouds Faerie Oracle cards, They are amazing. Well, this childrens book makes a little story out of those cards and art work, It talks about how to see faeries, You simply look and everyone can see them,
This is beautiful, Simply gorgeous. This is another popup I want to own, There are open flaps, popups, pull tabs and doors to open, It was fun for me and I need to find a way to get the kids to see this, Another score in the childrens reading room of the LIbrary of Congress!! Any child who loves fairies should enjoy this, Its
engaging and beautiful and magical, The green man makes an appearance, I love the elevated artwork here, I need a whole week to spend in that room, I could find some cool things,
I hope to read this to the kids someday, They were not with me at the LoC,
Seeing faeries is like those magic eye pictures, Until you know just how to look at a picture you will not see anything there, Most of the time I thought people were making up the fact that there was a picture in those images of weird geometric patterns.
That is until one day it actually worked, I could finally see what had been right in front of me all along!
Seeing faeries is not just about going out into the garden and being patient while waiting to catch a glimpse of one.
You have to go outside with the right attitude,
Brian Froud and John Matthews have put together a guide with images and words to inspire those wishing to see and interact with the faeries.
It is not a how to book for everyone will find the faeries in their own way, It has wise words you must SEE and LISTEN,
Fans of Frouds artwork will instantly recognise the myriad of folk that live in the borderlands, From mushroom folk, dwarves, and pixies to the elegant faeries and king and queene themselves,
The book has a lot of interactive components flaps that you lift, swirling mirrors, andD popup pages which will appeal to children.
The text is sparse flowing over and around the pages through verse and dialogue,
An absolutely delightful and easy read for those wishing to find the faeries, Once the book is read, it is worth going back and looking at the artwork in detail, There are a lot of little faces and personalities that will be found only on closer inspection,
Good luck in finding the faeries if you have not already done so once you do its a fantastical adventure!
This is not a book, its a treasure : to be hidden and found in the attic, long after u are gone :
How much fun they must have had making this book.
I want to make something like this, so beautiful! all those lil quirks! flaps pullouts and doors! : : I know I know, kids books are like that, its no big deal and all.
. may be but I loved it! :P They've made it with love! I think thats the difference, So young wizards and witches do you wanna see faeries Well if you are a young adult or a serious practitioner then this book might not be the book for you.
Quite frankly I am a bit surprised as John Matthews is an expert on Celtic and faerie lore, Brian Froud is world renowned for his faerie art work, I was somewhat shocked as I expected a bit more substance,
Yet to be fair this is an excellent childrens book and I am talking young elementary school children, The writing is simplistic and cute , perfect appeal for kindergarten throughand grade, The art work from Brian Froud as awesome as always, and maybe that alone is worth the price of the book, There are some excellent portal drawings which if you meditate on them serious wizard or witch you just might be able to enter the realm of the faeries.
Now the purchase is not a total loss, as you do learn a few things about being able to see faeries.
First off always speak in rhymes, faeries love rhymes, The next thing you need to know is that there are no rules when it comes to seeing faeries, The third is thing is slow down and take the time to see faeries, they are everywhere but we are just too rushed to noticed.
The faeries are there, located in those liminal spaces and times, Perhaps at sunset and sunrise trooping to and fro, Check beneath the and in between the leave maybe they are hiding there, Let us not forget that their world occupies the same space as ours, They are tricky little fellows,
This is, without a doubt, a book that appeals to all age groups, After I finished it, my father asked to borrow it when he finished, he read it to my little sister, It is now making it's way around the house, with everybody loving it, I must also add, it's times like this that I'm thankful to have an open minded family,
The pictures, as I have come to expect from Brian Froud, are gorgeous, and the writing, . . mysterious. The first time you read it, it won't make any sense, and you won't understand how it's supposed to help you see faeries each time you read it, however, it becomes clearer.
Things start making sense, and faeries you didn't even notice seem to pop out of the picture, As Froud has said sometimes, the smallest face is the most important,
I can't wait to get another look at this book I would recommend it to anyone with an open mind.
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