Details for 'When I was a fairy' by Tom Silson and illustrated by Ewa Poklewska-Koziello
When I was a fairy
Recommended age: 3+
A touching story about magic and memories and the bond between a grandmother and her granddaughter, for readers aged three upwards.
Recommended in August 2021
My review:
Who is the fairy who used to drive dragonflies, chase stars across the sky, sing with the swallows and sleep on dandelion pillows?
Reliving the memories of a magical time, our narrator speaks in rhyme and the illlustrations are charmingly cheery in their colour palette with plenty to explore on each page.
As the story continues, we find that the fairy is in fact grandma, and she is sharing her adventures with her granddaughter. She is eager to instill in the young child the same sense of excitement and wonder she once knew, and in doing so, her own life becomes brighter and fuller. Rather lovely!
Date of my review August 2021
Book publication date: 1st August 2021