Classic Treasury Fairy Stories is a bestselling fairy story book, full of magical fairy tales by well-known authors including Louisa M Alcott and E Nesbit. A perfect story time book to read to young kids or enjoyed independently by confident readers aged 7+. Specially commissioned artwork and page decorations with every story to delight young readers. Suitable for shared reading with young children or reading alone for confident readers. With 384 pages, children will be occupied for many hours with a variety of stories from different eras and cultures. Kids will become mesmerised by the beautiful illustrations, encouraging an enthusiasm for reading. Every chapter is a collection of fairy stories, creating many fairylands for children to get lost in. Kids aged 7 10 can enter a magical land where fairies flutter among flowers, wishes come true and things are not always as the seem. Chapters and stories inside Classic Treasury Fairy Stories: Enchantments chapter includes A Midsummer Night's Dream, retold by E Nesbit Children and Fairies chapter includes Eva's Visit to Fairyland by Louisa M Alcott Fairy Helpers chapter includes Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies by William H Barker Magic and Mischief chapter includes The Fairy Fluffkins by Michael Fairless Visitors to Fairyland chapter includes Bill Beg, Tom Beg, and the Fairies by Sophia Morrison I Wish, I Wish chapter includes Christmas Every Day by W D Howells An extract from Eva's Visit to Fairyland: Down among the grass and fragrant clover lay little Eva by the brook-side, watching the bright waves, as they went singing by under the drooping flowers that grew on its banks. As she was wondering where the waters went, she heard a faint, low sound, like far-off music. She thought it was wind, but not a leaf was stirring, and soon through the rippling water came a strange little boat.