A poetic celebration of Fall, Family, Fairies, and Fun! The scrapbook style art is unique and vibrant, and made of thoroughly original, hand-crafted creations. When a little Boy and a little Girl accidentally kick their ball into a fairy ring of mushrooms, the tricksy Blue and Purple Fairies appear, turning the little Boy into a TOY and the little Girl into a SQUIRREL. In their enchanted forms, they must work together to get the ball out of the fairy ring in order to be returned to their original forms in time for dinner. On a fine, sunny October Day, With autumn’s fresh chill still in the air, and the last of summer’s warmth tiptoe-ing through it, A Boy and a Girl with a Ball went outside to play, And then got into BIG TROUBLE, before they knew it. 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 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.