Date Read: 11/7/20
Genre: poetry
Grade range: K-6
Reflection: I was always a fan of the Little House series and love this poem book about fairies!

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Fairy Poems is compiled by Stephen W. Hines and illustrated by Richard Hull. Delightfully formatted, it is a great addition to my LIW collection and is completely new to me. My copy is a used library edition still with its cellophane covering and the due date card pocket. The illustrations are lushly drawn and colored and the poems are sweet. They have been compiled from LIW's submissions to The San Francisco Bulletin for their "Tuck 'em In Corner" feature. She was in San Francisco visiting her daughter, journalist and author Rose Wilder Lane, whose column it was originally. There are five multi-stanza poems as well as a piece by LIW on believing in fairies. Introduction by Mr. Hines. Delicious.

This is more than a simple poetry book. Although there are only five fairy poems there is a lot to read and understand. This is an educational look at how the earth operates. Mother Earth is not just a notion. She is the lifeblood of every living thing. So, recognizing her gifts with an understanding of the wonder of it all is a gift. Every child should have this gift of wonderment. And no one should dampen a child’s wonder.

Laura Ingalls Wilder has created a gift of wonder. According to Wilder, Fairies Still Appear to those with Seeing Eyes. Who are these fairies? They are the Little People who work the soil to help the farmer grow crops. In today’s hardened world that would be the biological elements. But me, I’d rather see them with Seeing Eyes. I’d rather believe that the fairies are still hard at work.

The color intense illustrations are are reminiscent of early playing cards and pretty Scraps kids collected; gorgeous!

Naughty Four O’ Clocks

There were some naughty flowers once,
Who were careless in their play;
They got their petals torn and soiled
As they swung in the dust all day.

Then went to bed at four o’ clock,
With faces covered tight,
To keep the fairy Drop O’ Dew
From washing them at night.

Poor Drop O’ Dew! What could she do?
She said to the Fairy Queen,
I cannot get those Four O’ Clocks
To keep their faces clean.

I was going to give it 4 stars, but realized that is partially because I only spent $1 on it in a thrift store. Had I shelled out the full price, I would have been disappointed. It is very short and the poems are not outstanding. All of that said, if you fell in love with her books as a child, it is fun reading the poems and adding the book to your collection.

the prettiest poems

Who knew she wrote fairy poems? Her cool quotient just went way up.

Almost violently pleasant

This is a delightful little book. I didn't even know it existed until recently.

Poetry

3rd-5th grade

When I read this book, it made me feel as if I was in a fairy garden. The painting and drawings are very detailed and pretty. I liked reading the poems throughout the book. I enjoyed the poem's within the book and how they described life as a fairy.

This is a book of fairies poems. The poems are nice and the illustrations are colorful, which I like.

I didn't find the illustrations attractive. But I enjoyed the poems and would have liked to read more.

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