Lily knows that fairies live near the gum tree. She has created a fairy house with a rose petal bed and a gum leaf table, and today she is preparing a fairy party . . . But will the fairies come and play? Lily and the Fairy House is pure wish-fulfillment, a magical fairy book for girls of all ages. Jane Tanner taught for several years in Victorian secondary schools before taking up full-time illustrating. She is the acclaimed illustrator of There's a Sea in my Bedroom , Drac and the Gremlin , and The Soldier's Gift . She is the author and illustrator of Playmates , Isabella's Secret , Ride with Me , and Just Jack .