Faerie and Dragon Books for Kids

Faerie Pop Up Books and Dragon Stories Make Great Gifts

Jun 8, 2009

Looking for a dragon gift or faerie pictures to share with the fantasy lover in your family? Check out this mythology pop up book, faerie lore guide, and dragon story.

Whether they come from classical folklore or all-new mythologies, dragons and faeries never fail to fascinate lovers of fantasy. And today, readers can experience these mythological beings in many ways – from a fun pop up book, to a faerie guide, to an original dragon story for middle grade readers.

At only twelve pages, this pop up book may sound small, yet its pages are full of dozens of elves, gnomes, unicorns, nymphs, and faerie pictures that literally leap off the page. Each double-page spread offers a detailed scene of the faerie realm, the elf palace Alfheim, or the ocean home of the mermaids – as well as a beautiful spread of the Queen of the Faeries herself, Titania.

The borders of each page provide several fun facts, ranging from blurbs about famous fairy tale writers such as Charles Perrault (author of the French version of Cinderella); to snippets of information about mythological beings like the chicken-riding kallikantzaroi faeries of Italy, Greece, and Albania; to characteristics of the four elementals.

A fun primer for mythology and fairy tales that can be enjoyed by both parents and children, Encyclopedia Mythologica makes an excellent addition to any collection of pop up books.

Did you ever wonder how long a faerie can live? Have you ever asked yourself how you can attract the attention of a faerie – or journey to Feywild, the land of the faeries? Well then, flip open A Practical Guide to Faeries, a fun guide to the world of faeries compiled by Faerie Guide Emeritus Pip Puddlejump Impirae Pioneer Playful Prankster Panishee, and find the answers to all your questions.

A companion book to the bestselling A Practical Guide to Dragons, A Practical Guide to Faeries offers a beautifully illustrated guide of faerie pictures, a map of Feywild, and fun facts about faerie culture (supplemented by Pip’s handwritten notes). Readers will learn what to take on a trip to Feywild (hint: leave the compass – take the Unicorn Pendant), the basic steps of the Dance of the Twelve Sisters (a must at the Forever Court), and the steps to creating a faerie name (just make sure you can remember it!).

A great choice for kids who love faerie pictures, fairy tales, and role playing games, A Practical Guide to Faeries will easily be the subject of multiple readings.

So you’ve read A Practical Guide to Dragons. You know all the differences between a brass dragon and a red dragon – particularly which one will fry you where you stand. What do you do now?

Well, if you want to see what the dragons you’ve been reading can really do, pick up Brass Dragon Codex, the fourth volume in the companion dragon book series to A Practical Guide to Dragons and dive right into a dragon-filled adventure.

When Kyani, a young brass dragon, is orphaned by an evil blue dragon, the lonely and talkative dragon searches for someone to keep him company. While searching the desert, he comes across Hector, a gnome trying to assemble a series of telegraph lines to test out his long-range communication device. After a rocky start, the two decide to journey across the desert together and fulfill Hector’s quest.

But the road ahead isn’t easy. A group of knights learn Hector’s invention can be used as a weapon and want to take it from him. A mysterious thief may also have plans for the invention. And of course the blue dragon’s still out there…

A great dragon gift, Brass Dragon Codex will leave kids anticipating the next dragon book in the series. Aside from faithfully following the dragon facts set by the guide, the book also delivers a good story about the problems with communicating – ironic since although Kyani and Hector are trying to create a better form of communication, brass dragons never shut up and Hector is too obsessed with his invention to listen. How the dragon and gnome deal with their problem makes them both relatable characters and rich comic figures.

Reinhart, Matthew and Robert Sabuda. Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies and Magical Creatures. Massachusetts, Candlewick Press. 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3172-7

Morris, Susan J. A Practical Guide to Faeries. Renton, Mirrorstone. 2009. ISBN: 978-0-7869-5140-6

Henham, R.D. Brass Dragon Codex. Renton, Mirrorstone. 2009. ISBN: 978-0-7869-5108-6

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