Winter is not generally considered a time for the study of nature, but many beautiful plants and flowers flourish in the colder months. Cicely Mark Barker's exquisite Flower Fairy watercolours celebrate the wonderful variety of flora that can be seen in winter. The Flower Fairy illustrations, originally painted between 1920 and 1950, are renowned for their unique combination of naturalism and fantasy; the plants are observed with complete botanical accuracy and the fairies perfectly capture the unselfconscious grace of young children. This new deluxe edition of "Flower Fairies of the Winter" uses modern printing techniques to reflect the outstanding craftsmanship of Cicely Mary Barker's artwork. It includes a biographical introduction about the artist, botanical notes and information on each plant, and a section on the changing meanings and uses of plants over the centuries.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Flower Fairies, Flower Fairies Collection .

This book is aimed at children in preschool-5th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-10 years.

There are 80 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 in 2001 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Little stories inspired by Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies books and featuring her exquisite artwork together with natural objects in a collage effect, creating the Flower Fairies world.