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dear243's review
3.0
3.5 foxes out of 5
This book was generously provided as an ARC by netgalley
I read this book to my little cousin. She enjoyed the pictures, but the story was completely lost on her. Mostly, it had to do with the lack of plot. Although, I realize that I am not the target audience for 'Do fairies bring in the spring', but without a plot the book had no continuity. Just because it's a children book, does not mean you can string together a bunch of sentences and hope that the kids wont find it boring. In truth, I've read many children books that had moving plots, characters and morals that benefited both the children and the parent reading the novel.
I appreciate the author was trying to bring in the importance and magic of nature, but it fell short since there was nothing compelling the reader forward.
At the end, when I asked my cousin what the book was about, she did not have a clue. But the pictures were beautiful, and she appreciated the fairy art.
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This book was generously provided as an ARC by netgalley
I read this book to my little cousin. She enjoyed the pictures, but the story was completely lost on her. Mostly, it had to do with the lack of plot. Although, I realize that I am not the target audience for 'Do fairies bring in the spring', but without a plot the book had no continuity. Just because it's a children book, does not mean you can string together a bunch of sentences and hope that the kids wont find it boring. In truth, I've read many children books that had moving plots, characters and morals that benefited both the children and the parent reading the novel.
I appreciate the author was trying to bring in the importance and magic of nature, but it fell short since there was nothing compelling the reader forward.
At the end, when I asked my cousin what the book was about, she did not have a clue. But the pictures were beautiful, and she appreciated the fairy art.
You can read this review and others on my website:
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/hebhebheb
https://dearwildernessblog.wordpress....
also, follow me on instagram for all things books:
https://www.instagram.com/dearwildern...
With love,
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novelesque_life's review
3.0
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
RATING: 3.5 STARS
Do fairies bring the spring with all that they do? A great story for those children who love fairies and fantasy. I enjoyed the images and that this book reads like a poem.
RATING: 3.5 STARS
Do fairies bring the spring with all that they do? A great story for those children who love fairies and fantasy. I enjoyed the images and that this book reads like a poem.
faerietears's review
3.0
I read this story with my 5 year old daughter.
I thought this was a very cute rhyming book about spring, that questions whether the fairy's are responsible for bringing spring about. I thought the rhymes were cute and easy to read, the pictures were very pretty and delightful to look at, but ultimately I think I was more interested than my daughter. I asked her at the end what the story was about and she didn't know.
I would still enjoy having this at home to encourage an appreciation of nature and spring time though. I like at the end it has a list of ideas on how to "help the fairy's" bring Spring, including feeding the birds and tending a garden.
Overall a cute book, but stars docked due to my child instantly forgetting what we read.
~ Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book for review. ~
I thought this was a very cute rhyming book about spring, that questions whether the fairy's are responsible for bringing spring about. I thought the rhymes were cute and easy to read, the pictures were very pretty and delightful to look at, but ultimately I think I was more interested than my daughter. I asked her at the end what the story was about and she didn't know.
I would still enjoy having this at home to encourage an appreciation of nature and spring time though. I like at the end it has a list of ideas on how to "help the fairy's" bring Spring, including feeding the birds and tending a garden.
Overall a cute book, but stars docked due to my child instantly forgetting what we read.
~ Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book for review. ~
valerielong's review against another edition
5.0
This book has wormed its way right into my heart! Now, I will admit that I love fairies anyway, but this book is absolutely charming!
The text rhymes and is nice and lyrical. The pictures are just beautiful, engaging, and full of little surprises. If you really take the time to look through all the pictures, you'll see little ladybugs, snails, bees, other little bugs, and woodland creatures. There's a decent amount of diversity within the fairy ranks, including a boy fairy, and our main fairy is black.
I cannot say enough about the illustrations! I'm absolutely charmed by them. They're delightful! One page talks about using tiny brushes and oil pastels to paint the flowers and some of the fairies are holding little oil pastels that they're clearly using to color the flowers. It's just lovely.
The text is very lyrical. A few times the rhyming words were stretching it a bit, but they never broke the lyrical pace and flow. It's also obvious that the illustrator really paid attention to the text when she made the illustrations.
I highly recommend this book for any fairy lover in your life! It's just delightful!
*** Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. I was not compensated for my review. All opinions and conclusions are my own. ***
The text rhymes and is nice and lyrical. The pictures are just beautiful, engaging, and full of little surprises. If you really take the time to look through all the pictures, you'll see little ladybugs, snails, bees, other little bugs, and woodland creatures. There's a decent amount of diversity within the fairy ranks, including a boy fairy, and our main fairy is black.
I cannot say enough about the illustrations! I'm absolutely charmed by them. They're delightful! One page talks about using tiny brushes and oil pastels to paint the flowers and some of the fairies are holding little oil pastels that they're clearly using to color the flowers. It's just lovely.
The text is very lyrical. A few times the rhyming words were stretching it a bit, but they never broke the lyrical pace and flow. It's also obvious that the illustrator really paid attention to the text when she made the illustrations.
I highly recommend this book for any fairy lover in your life! It's just delightful!
*** Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. I was not compensated for my review. All opinions and conclusions are my own. ***
decafjess's review against another edition
4.0
A cute and imaginative tale. The rhyming prose includes a few words that children may not be familiar with, giving them a good opportunity to expand their vocabulary. An information page at the end of the book with information on gardening and fairies would pair nicely with a fairy garden building activity.
I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
marziesreads's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of this book from Net Galley, in exchange for a fair review.
This is a charming rhyming picture book for young children. It's sure to please children who love flowers and fairies. Some nice advice on helping spring along at the end of the book, too.
Gardner Walsh's rhyming text may help emerging readers with pronunciation and sounding out words. Mitchell's simply drawn illustrations, while not classical fairy illustrations, are child-accessible.
This is a charming rhyming picture book for young children. It's sure to please children who love flowers and fairies. Some nice advice on helping spring along at the end of the book, too.
Gardner Walsh's rhyming text may help emerging readers with pronunciation and sounding out words. Mitchell's simply drawn illustrations, while not classical fairy illustrations, are child-accessible.
librarianryan's review
4.0
What brings the spring? Is it nature or is it fairies. The story is nice and rhymey however it is the beyond adorable illustrations that make this book a home run of a fairy tale.
marziesreads's review
4.0
I received a copy of this book from Net Galley, in exchange for a fair review.
This is a charming rhyming picture book for young children. It's sure to please children who love flowers and fairies. Some nice advice on helping spring along at the end of the book, too.
Gardner Walsh's rhyming text may help emerging readers with pronunciation and sounding out words. Mitchell's simply drawn illustrations, while not classical fairy illustrations, are child-accessible.
This is a charming rhyming picture book for young children. It's sure to please children who love flowers and fairies. Some nice advice on helping spring along at the end of the book, too.
Gardner Walsh's rhyming text may help emerging readers with pronunciation and sounding out words. Mitchell's simply drawn illustrations, while not classical fairy illustrations, are child-accessible.
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