Elves and Fairies was first published in 1951 and had the most fabulous illustrations by the talented illustrator Garth Williams. His work successfully brings to life "the wee-folk", mermaids, magic kerchiefs, and flying bears this collection of twenty poems and stories. ( )

This has beautiful illustrations by Garth Williams. My daughter found the stories a bit creepy, but they were fun to read. These are short stories about the "little folk" from many different authors. ( )

This is called a treasury for good reason...wonderful stories and poems and the enchanting art of Garth Williams truly are treasures. This book has sprinkled magic about for over 50 years. My Nana gave this book to me when I was 7 years old and hungry for information and pictures of my beloved fairies. So many books miss the mark when they depict the fairies but in this one they must have willingly posed because they knew the artist was one of the Good Folk himself! Mr. Williams is also a kissin' cousin to mermaids, witches, pixies, and leprechauns and happily introduces you to the family. ( )

(The original cover was different) ( )

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