The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood - Hardcover

Ullman, Barb Bentler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060736143 ISBN 13: 9780060736149

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, 2006

Synopsis

Hearing grand stories of little people and fairies who live in the forest from her neighbor, Hazel Wicket, after moving into the neighborhood with her mother, Willa finds the tales amusing and intriguing, but when she begins to see strange things for herself, the young girl is surprised to realize that Hazel isn't telling tall tales after all!

About this title

About the Author:

Barb Bentler Ullman is the author of the highly praised The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood. She lives with her family—husband Jim, two daughters, and a vicious kitty named Apricot—in a house that her husband built in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. "My daughter Sara once came up with the idea for an American woodland fairy. She was glue-gunning acorns together and calling them ‘nut babies.' They resided in pretty places in our woods, living quiet, natural lives. One thing led to another."

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Gr. 3-5. Worn thin and ill by stress, 10-year-old Willa is eager to move out of her spiteful grandmother's house after her parents divorce. After she and her mother move into a trailer in the woods, they meet Hazel, a kind, eccentric old woman who lives nearby. During the summer, Hazel watches Willa while her mother works, and Willa assists Hazel with her chores, which helps the child grow stronger. Willa also begins to read between the lines of Hazel's many stories. Soon they share a secret: a band of woodland fairies called the Nutfolk lives in the woods, invisible to all but a few. When humans threaten their unseen neighbors, Willa and Hazel fight back. With so many fantasies set in vaguely medieval realms, it's refreshing to find one with a homey American backdrop. Ullman's first novel affirms homespun, American values as well, such as the benefits of physical work and nature; Hazel's advice on scaring spiders from the privy and the details of doing laundry pioneer-style are as involving as the particulars of the Nutfolk's cabins, clothes, and magic. A convincing first-person narrative with the wholesome appeal of fresh-baked bread. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060736143
• ISBN 13: 9780060736149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256