The Fairy Atlas: Fairy Folk of the World

The Fairy Atlas: Fairy Folk of the World

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  • Create Date：2022-10-23 01:19:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Anna Claybourne
  • ISBN：1913947289
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Rosie Amber ，

The Fairy Atlas: Fairy Folk of the World is an illustrated children’s book for those with an early interest in fairies， elves， pixies and other magical beings from all over the world。The book covers the six continents of the world and briefly talks about different folklores and a range of magical creatures。 Between these sections are pages giving more details about fairies， such as how you might see one， where to find them and how to treat them kindly。It is a lovely book with beautiful colour pi The Fairy Atlas: Fairy Folk of the World is an illustrated children’s book for those with an early interest in fairies， elves， pixies and other magical beings from all over the world。The book covers the six continents of the world and briefly talks about different folklores and a range of magical creatures。 Between these sections are pages giving more details about fairies， such as how you might see one， where to find them and how to treat them kindly。It is a lovely book with beautiful colour pictures which would be ideal to read with a younger child or to give as a gift for any child with an interest in fairies。 。。。more

LitPick Book Reviews ，

Fairy Atlas， written by Anna Claybourne and illustrated by Miren Asiain Lora is a comprehensive overview of fairy folk and their relatives。 As mentioned in the title， this book is an atlas that presents commentary from many countries in each of the continents of the world， about fairy myths and legends。 After an initial introduction defining the fairy world and fairies， the reader is first taken to Europe and introduced to various fairy creatures （Puck， Brownie， Lutin， Galtzagorri， and more） fro Fairy Atlas， written by Anna Claybourne and illustrated by Miren Asiain Lora is a comprehensive overview of fairy folk and their relatives。 As mentioned in the title， this book is an atlas that presents commentary from many countries in each of the continents of the world， about fairy myths and legends。 After an initial introduction defining the fairy world and fairies， the reader is first taken to Europe and introduced to various fairy creatures （Puck， Brownie， Lutin， Galtzagorri， and more） from England to Hungary。 Through lively vignettes accompanied by a colorful illustration， the author and illustrator provide the reader with brief highlights of the fairy creatures in each country。 For example， in Norway， Denmark， and Sweden， the author writes “The Nisse （known as a Tomte in Sweden） is a gnomelike creature who resembles a tiny old man。 Despite his small size， a Nisse is incredibly strong and skilled in toolmaking， craftwork， and magic。 He is rarely seen because he can make himself invisible。” She then proceeds with a few more sentences educating the reader about where a Nisse lives， what he eats， and how you shouldn’t annoy them by treating animals badly。 There is also an accompanying illustration depicting a Nisse kindly feeding hay to a horse。 Overall， the book is like a travelogue， proceeding to enlighten the reader about the numerous fairy creatures in Africa， Asia， Oceania， and North and South America。 Scattered among this fairy travelogue are pages where the author and illustrator also provide the reader with more background into the fairy world such as a guide to individual fairy folk such as the fairy， elf， imp， brownie， and pixie。 These background pages also present information on fairy traditions， fairy powers， how fairies live among us， fairy signs around us， and fairy sightings。 The book concludes with a “fairy guide” that tells the reader what they should do if they find themselves in fairy territory （which seems like everywhere after you read this book…） to “keep the fairies happy and stay safe from fairy magic。”Opinion: When you think of fairies， if you immediately think of Tinkerbell in Peter Pan， Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother or even your own Tooth Fairy， then this book is definitely for you。 It turns out that “fairy folks” come in all shapes and sizes， with all sorts of personalities， and live pretty much everywhere， all over the world。 The book beautifully presents the ubiquitous nature of fairy folk and the text throughout the book is reinforced by clever， imaginative， and colorful illustrations。 I found the atlas engaging on several levels， in addition to providing readers with a unique overview of our world and its vastness。 By moving from country to country and continent to continent， the reader travels around the world exploring the fairy world。 This travelogue does not just tell us about the fairy folk in each country but it gives us a sense of the vastness and the differences among the world cultures。 I found this worldly view to be a very educational aspect of the atlas。 Also， through fairies and the fairy tales and myths of each country， one gets a sense of our world’s diversity and complexity in a unique and refreshing way。 The wonderful vignettes which describe the fairy in each country， when read one after the other， will also help young readers appreciate the different ways world cultures see not just fairies but the world around them。 Readers will find that all people of the world share common fairy folk tales and myths， although differently named or described。 Fairies， whether a Puck in England or a Culupira in Brazil， reflect a common belief in the magical world around us。 Hopefully these different perspectives will help these readers to learn to respect cultural differences too。 I found that the book， through the myths and tales of fairies， also promotes a theme of kindness。 Be kind to one another， be kind to animals， and be kind to nature。 I recommend this book for parents of children ages 8 – 12 and for young adults interested in myths and the magical world around us， and even adults who still believe in magical creatures like fairies and how they can explain the unexplainable in life。 Oh， by the way…maybe this book is for you too？ After all， when is the last time you looked under your bed or in your garden for a fairy？ 。。。more

Doreen ，

This is such a gorgeous volume for anyone of any age who has an interest in fairy folk the world over。 I highly recommend getting it in hardback， as the paper quality is absolutely wonderful: luxuriously thick and offering a wonderful canvas for the art and information on offer inside。And what art and information！ Anna Claybourne takes a thoughtfully continental tack to her examination of fairy traditions the world over， beginning in Europe and circumnavigating the world to end in South America。 This is such a gorgeous volume for anyone of any age who has an interest in fairy folk the world over。 I highly recommend getting it in hardback， as the paper quality is absolutely wonderful: luxuriously thick and offering a wonderful canvas for the art and information on offer inside。And what art and information！ Anna Claybourne takes a thoughtfully continental tack to her examination of fairy traditions the world over， beginning in Europe and circumnavigating the world to end in South America。 Each section starts with a two-page spread of an illustrated map， followed by explanations of each type of fairy highlighted in said map， before addressing a common theme of fairies worldwide。 It brings to light different and often little-known mythological creatures， attributing them to their originating cultures in a way that's succinct yet flavorful。 Honestly， I could read pages and pages more of this kind of stuff， especially in the way that this book merges academic anthropology with the kind of classic folk tales you often hear growing up。 Whether discussing the regal Ao Si of Ireland or the thumbless Duende that range as far afield as Patagonia， Ms Claybourne writes with both knowledge and wit。The art， for the most part， keeps up beautifully with the text， tho there were certain choices made that had me grimacing。 As a Malaysian， I'm far too used to grinning and bearing it when popular maps are more vague than precise when it comes to depicting my part of the world， tho in fairness， this book does not claim geographical accuracy。 I also wasn't the biggest fan of having important information land so close to the interior gutter， forcing me to flatten the book further than I wanted to -- ironically， a layout issue that I have to constantly worry about in my other career as an independent game designer。Otherwise， the book is gorgeous， with lovely， whimsical art and a sumptuously foil-highlighted cover。 It's a terrific addition to the library of anyone who cares about fairy and folk tales （and honestly is a great supplement， especially for character ideas， for my own fae-centric role-playing game， Equinox， if I do say so myself！）The Fairy Atlas: Fairy Folk of the World by Anna Claybourne & Miren Asiain Lora was published today October 4 2022 by Laurence King Publishing and is available from all good booksellers， including Bookshop！ 。。。more