Quick Look
- A magicial and captivating story from the author of In the Land of Fairies
- Can Princess Lily find a wintertime playmate in her flower kingdom?
- Beautiful illustrations and an enchanting tale will capture any child's imagination
Can Princess Lily find a wintertime playmate in her flower kingdom?
Description
Lily the little princess loves to dance with her animal friends in the summer. But when winter comes her playmates all go to sleep, or fly away to warmer places. In spring, Lily sets off through the forest in search of someone like her, someone who also wants to play in the winter.
Lily is helped on her way by an old tree, a badger and a hedgehog, until she happily discovers her perfect companion.
This enchanting, simple tale and its beautiful illustrations lead into a world among the flowers that will capture any child's imagination.
Reviews
'This sweet, small and simple German import will probably make children, especially girls, smile … The gentle undercurrent of the search for a soul mate should resonate with even very young children, and the glorious dandelions, snails, raspberries and apple blossoms deserve repeated visits.'
-- Kirkus Book Reviews
'This story will suit small children who crave a safe world in the comfort of a floral abundance of warm and inviting watercolour illustrations.'
-- Armadillo
Author
Daniela Drescher is a Floris Books featured author. Read all about this author's life and work on our dedicated author page.
Daniela Drescher is an internationally acclaimed author and illustrator from Munich, Germany. Daniela was a children’s painting and drawing therapist for ten years, using her own poetry in her therapeutic work. Now the creator of more than 30 children’s books, Daniela still draws the fairies and elves she imagined as a child. Her work is inspired by nature and her wish to engage children with the natural world. As well as books, Daniela’s artwork appears on stationery, homeware and fabric. Her best-known books available in English include In the Land of Fairies, the Little Fairy stories and the Pippa and Pelle board books.
She is also the illustrator of stunning fairy tale anthologies An Illustrated Treasury of Grimm's Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Dwarfs, Gnomes and Fairy Folk.
You can also visit the author's own website at http://www.danieladrescher.de
