Lily's Dream: A Fairy Friendship

by Bea Jackson, Bea Jackson (Illustrator)

Overview

A flightless fairy befriends a human girl and discovers her magic in this enchanting picture book from the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Parker Looks Up.

Lily is a young fairy determined to learn to fly just like the others who soar on shimmering, jeweled-colored wings, but she’s worried her own colorless wings will never lift her off the ground. Then she meets a young girl named Willow who helps her not only discover her special magic, but the truly magical gift of friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665941174
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	01/07/2025
Series:	Fairies Welcome
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bea (Brittany) Jackson is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning illustrator of Parker Looks Up and Parker Shines On. She attended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrator of the Future Contest. In addition to her work as a children’s book artist and a character and concept artist, Bea’s art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. She lives in Detroit, Michigan. Visit Bea online at BeaGifted.com.

Bea (Brittany) Jackson is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning illustrator of Parker Looks Up and Parker Shines On. She attended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrator of the Future Contest. In addition to her work as a children’s book artist and a character and concept artist, Bea’s art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. She lives in Detroit, Michigan. Visit Bea online at BeaGifted.com.

Editorial Reviews

"The messages of compassion and helping others achieve their dreams come through strongly."

Kirkus Reviews

"The wish-fulfillment aspect of befriending a fairy will appeal to many young readers."

Booklist

"Airy digital illustrations that foreground the natural world charmingly limn the story’s fantastical components as well as its characters’ affection...readers will appreciate the young fairy’s newfound bond, confidence, and know-how."

Publishers Weekly

"Airy digital illustrations that foreground the natural world charmingly limn the story’s fantastical components as well as its characters’ affection...readers will appreciate the young fairy’s newfound bond, confidence, and know-how."

Publihsers Weekly

2024-09-28
A fairy struggling to fly finds friendship with a kindhearted girl.

More than anything, Lily wants to soar “with the birds and the butterflies high above the treetops.” Lily’s well acquainted with “the beauty closer to the ground,” but each time she attempts to fly, she tumbles to the ground. Her discouragement is palpable. When she finds a quaint fairy house in the woods, she marvels at the chair made of twigs and the lovely lanterns. She soon learns that the house was made by a gentle young girl named Willow. Willow patiently supports Lily, bringing her a fairy-size trampoline and a tiny helmet. Lily still finds flying a challenge, but she’s bolstered by Willow’s presence. The illustrations portray a ballerinalike Lily, her curly hair in a bun, while Willow has a friendly and welcoming face. Filled with large-eyed characters, butterflies, glittery trails, and sun flares, the images feel almost like stills from an animated video. While Lily is the lead character in this story, in her author’s note, Jackson describes the bond with the human girl as the focus and adds that the story reflects her own sense of wonder at the natural world. The plotline is somewhat quiet—a quality that children must cultivate if they hope to entice fairies of their own—while the messages of compassion and helping others achieve their dreams come through strongly. Willow and Lily are Black.

A low-key tale of magic and friendship.(Picture book. 3-8)

Kirkus Reviews