A Wonderfully Inclusive Christmas Book! A poetic celebration of Winter, Friendship, Fairies, and Fun! "Among the Fairies and the Festive Folk" is packed full of adventure, challenges, and holiday magic. Taking place on the Winter Solstice in December, this holiday book honors traditions for Yule, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Astronomy! The scrapbook style collage art is unique and vibrant, and made of thoroughly original, hand-crafted creations. At Lenny and Morgan’s Holiday Party, which takes place on the Winter Solstice right before Christmas, well-wishes are made on a Christmas Star. The light of the Christmas Star combined with the lights of the fairy lights, yule log, and menorah candles conjures three Dessert Themed Fairies (The Cocoa Fairy, the Cookie Fairy, and the Cupcake Fairy) who magic Morgan, Lenny, and their friends into a fabulous fairy- sized adventure where they learn that the holiday season is about so much more than getting lots of gifts. On their quest to find the lost Well-Wish Bubbles for the fairies, the kids complete Christmas-y challenges (like climbing a Christmas tree and doing gymnastics on a holiday wreath) in order to learn the importance of holiday well-wishes and togetherness, all before the first winter snow. Excerpt: "The kids complained around the yule log, their pouting faces pinched tight, When they noticed a strange flickering on the mantle’s twinkling Fairy Light. The Fairy Lights strobed on and off, they buzzed a light humming, The flames from the Yule Log danced, as if to a hidden song’s thrumming, When POP! POP! POP! Three fairy lights flew to the Christmas tree, The children rubbed their eyes, they couldn’t believe what they could see." “Good Evening, Human Children! You are in for a treat! Allow me to introduce you to the finest fairies you’ll ever meet… We were conjured by combined magic that only comes this time of the year, From the light of the Hanukkah candles, the Christmas Star, the Yule log, and these twinkling Fairy Lights here…” The Among the Fairies series are fairy stories for today's kids! The series' hand crafted collage art made of fresh foliage and recycled materials (among many other every day children's crafting materials) will inspire your kids to create their own art from found materials. These fairy stories will help your kids to fall in love with fantasy and folklore while also learning about the importance of teamwork, problem-solving, courage, and friendship. Each of the Among The Fairies Books feature four specific elements that the reader can find, including the following: A Season of the Year - Real Seasonal Flora which has been collaged and photographed by the author during its specific season - A Magical Object which can be traced to old fairy folklore - At least one Fairy "Among the Fairies and the Festive Folk" includes a diverse cast of characters, where everyone belongs! This book is written in rhyme, for fans of other rhyming children's books like the "How to Catch..." series like "How to Catch A Garden Fairy", or the “Ada Twist Scientist” series by Andrea Beaty or "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Sight" by Sherri Duskey Rinker, or even the classic "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" If you enjoyed "The Wheel of the Year" by Fiona Cook and Jessica Roux, then you would love each of the Among the Fairies books, as each individual book celebrates a different season of the year. For readers who enjoy Grimm's Fairy Tales , Aesop's Fables , Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales , and fairies and their fairy hi-jinx in general.