Shirley Barber's Fairy Book: An Anthology of Verse
Shirley Barber's Fairy Book: An Anthology of Verse
Shirley Barber's Fairy Book: An Anthology of Verse
Shirley Barber's Fairy Book: An Anthology of Verse

Shirley Barber's Fairy Book: An Anthology of Verse

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This beautifully illustrated picture book is perfect for children aged 2-12. This hardcover edition features an exciting adventure into the world of magic and fantasy, with stories about elves and fairies.

The book is perfect for bedtime stories and nursery rhymes. With its special attributes of being illustrated and its genre of adventure, children & young adults, magic, fantasy, and bedtime stories & nursery rhymes, this book is a must-have for any young reader's collection. This edition was published in Australia and is an excellent addition to any child's library.

Published, 1997.

Condition: Good condition but with foxing to some of the pages.
Format: Hardcover 
Age: 4-8

Shirley Barber is an English children's author and illustrator, long resident in Australia.

Her early childhood was spent in Guernsey (Channel Islands). She had no formal art school training, but learnt designing at a textile and wallpaper studio in London.

She emigrated to Australia in 1965, and worked for a time for Oxford University Press in Melbourne, Victoria. She currently lives in Watsonia, a suburb of Melbourne, with her son and his family. She has been married twice; her second husband Keith Barber died in 2000.[2]

She has written many picture books and fairy-themed colouring books, calendars and diaries, which have sold over 10 million copies as at 2008.[2] Most of Barber's books feature fairies and animals. Her books are mainly set in picturesque woods. Her books have been published in 18 languages.

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