I remember this was one of my favorites as a child. I don't recall the details now, except for taking a silver ladder out of her bedroom up to the moon, and a strawberry bandaid for her injuries and her inured stuffed friends.

This book is so beautifully written. The stories are enchanting and really captures the imagination. Not just for seven year olds.

first chapter book.

I can imagine being seven and finding this book a delightful realm for the imagination. Short stories, fairies, imps, rhymes, all so lovely.
I am not seven.
Still a lovely book. Truly made for a seven year old though.

An almost perfect read for the imaginative, sensitive or spiritual 7-year-old girl in your life.

What a beautiful story! Sylvia is a well loved child with a community grounded in love. I wish I had discovered it before my daughter turned 7. There were several typos and grammatical errors that bothered me but I was able to push through and read aloud to my daughter.

I haven't read this since I was tiny, but tempted to again just to bring back the memories. Sweet and gentle, perfect for young children, especially those on the cusp of age seven (hence the name)

A wonderful book for 7 yr old boys and girls alike. We read the chapter about Sylvia loosing her first tooth when our son's first tooth was about to come out. He loves all the stories.

Some rather odd stories and some stories that could really use updating. But, overall, my seven year old loved it and connected with several of the stories.

**Also, near the end of the book, Sylvia, the main character turns SEVEN. So nearly the entire book she is SIX. It was very odd to end the book with her turning seven as I gave it to my child when he turned seven and then, since we spaced the book out over the year, right before his eighth birthday we read about her turning seven. Now I feel like the title was misleading and that it should be made more clear.

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My six year-old LOVES this book, which I suppose is the most important criteria. It's very Waldorf-y, with lots of fairies, mysterious spells, elves, talking animals, rituals, dreams, nature, etc., which I do like and is so engaging for this age group. That being said, my husband and I both found the author's writing style quite tedious to wade through at bedtime compared to other chapter books.

This book was ok, not as good as I had expected given it is hailed as a classic by "Waldorf types". I found the structure repetitive and lengthy. Thought it was better than "The Book of Fairy Princes" by the same author, which bordered on tedious.