When Count Alaric rides back to his castle he finds a beautiful lady wandering, lost, in the meadow. She becomes his wife, and perhaps she is happy, but she never really belongs to his world. She is of the faerie people, and longs to eturn. But can Count Alaric let go of the thing he loves most?

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Oxford University Press .

Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner. Barbara Leonie Picard's retellings of traditional stories have long been acclaimed by critics and children alike. She has also written several historical novels and original fairy tales.