Customer Reviews
This is becoming a common format... 
2008-07-29
I think this format with all of the extras, pull-outs, gizmos, and what's-its is here now for good in children's books. The first one my daughter really got into was the Dragonology book. It didn't even read the storyline when I picked this one out, but I figured that she would like it well enough because of all of the do-dads and gee-gaws inside. As it turned out, the storyline is the same as a DVD we had picked up recently that she watches over and over again, so the book was a major hit with her.
I completely agree that the cursive handwritten is difficult to decipher, but that was something my daughter actually liked about the book. She's been teaching herself calligraphy, so she liked the handwritten text. This is not a storybook to be quickly skimmed through. The author/artists clearly intended for this to be a book that girls would spend time coming back to.
A book to be read to/shared with a child. 
2008-07-14
I keep this book at my house for ongoing story telling. A little too adult for my 7 yr. old grand daughter. So my hope is that over the years we both will appriciate this book. I have a fairy garden/door to go with the book. We have lots of fun with the both of them.
Like a dream 2008-07-14
The book is beautiful, full of details, it's an invitation for dreaming.
My child was astonished about the book and all the litttle things that has inside. Good recomendation for girls.
Fairyopolis 2008-06-25
It is a really nice book, for fans of all things fairy! The notes and scrapbook-like features such as photos, letters, and pull-out surprises make it a fun experience.
A charming way to spend rainy afternoons 2008-04-08
I bought this for my 7 year old daughter and she loves it. She pores over it and loves the extra details tucked in it. The only caution that I would add is that the handwriting is old-fashioned and in cursive and is therefore somewhat difficult for new readers to read but she sure loves trying.
Wonderful gift -- well received! 2008-03-14
Do you believe in fairies? Protected and hidden by a society of Fairy lovers for over 80 years the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker is available for the first time ever to the public. Learn what really happened during that magical Summer of 1920 when Cicely Mary Barker discovered the secret world of the Flower Fairies.
Beautiful 2008-02-27
This book is absolutely beautiful with wonderful artwork by the late Cicely Mary Barker and my daughter absolutely loved it when I gave it her. We both became a little disenchanted when it came time to READ it though, since she couldn't decipher the cursive text on her own. She thought being read to was beneath one of her years (7 at the time). She fell back in love with it after 3rd grade and learning cursive, thankfully. I know they were trying to make it out like a was a 'real' journal and someone's 'real' handwriting, but I still think it was a mistake to use that font for the book.
A delightful book! 2008-02-18
If you are a fan of the Flower Fairy books of Cecily Mary Barker you need to have this book! It will give you a peek into Miss Barker's personal life and how she learned what she knew of the fairies. If you are not familiar with the Flower Fairies, this is a good place to start. Every page has beautiful artwork and another surprise. This is an eight-to-eighty book, not just for children.
Thought she really did see fairies 2008-02-11
I really like this book. I thought for a while that she really did see fairies and had to read carefully to realize it was a made-up scrapbook/journal. I guess I'm still a child at heart and hoped she had seen them.
Enchanting! 2008-01-14
I bought this as a pressent and now I want one! This is such a special book, it reminds me of Dragonology. It's filled with all kinds of fairy facts and pairs well with the Fairyopolis calender.
