The Magic Hill

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Summary: Splendid!
Review: A beautifully written, wonderfully illustrated work. My daughter and son both loved it.

Rating:
Summary: Splendid!
Review: A beautifully written, wonderfully illustrated work. My daughter and son both loved it.

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Summary: Another Treasure from the Creator of Pooh
Review: In 1925 A.A. Milne wrote this charming story and now Isabel Bodor Brown has added her utterly delightful illustrations and the people at Dutton Children's Books crafted all this magic into a darling of a book. The book itself is a beauty, a compact little volume with lavender covers that are speckled with little yellow flowers and a spine stamped in gold. The dust jacket is embossed with gold letters and features the sweet little Princess Daffodil framed in flowers with a beautiful pink dress and a smiling face. Before we even get to page one we are captivated by this engaging child. The story is at times gently humorous and at others it is wistful.
Daffodil's christening gift from her Fairy Godmother is the ability to grow flowers wherever she steps. The King doesn't think this is too practical and limits her access to the grounds. She wants to run and play freely like other children and in the end a happy solution is found. The illustrations are just brimming with delicate beauty and glorious colors. Daffodil is a little wonder and the fairies in the book are satisfyingly magical with gossamer wings and hair, while the Queen is a delicate beauty as a Queen should be. I love everything about this book.

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Summary: A Magic Story
Review: The Magic Hill is an old fashioned fairy tale, complete with a happily ever after ending about a young princess who makes flowers grow wherever she walks. A.A. Milne wrote this delightful story 75 years ago, but it is as fresh and charming now, as I'm sure it was then. The illustrations by Isabel Bodor Brown are very special, beautifully drawn and compliment the text. An old story that will become a new classic. The Magic Hill is a treasure for the whole family to enjoy again and again.

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Summary: A Magic Story
Review: The Magic Hill is an old fashioned fairy tale, complete with a happily ever after ending about a young princess who makes flowers grow wherever she walks. A.A. Milne wrote this delightful story 75 years ago, but it is as fresh and charming now, as I'm sure it was then. The illustrations by Isabel Bodor Brown are very special, beautifully drawn and compliment the text. An old story that will become a new classic. The Magic Hill is a treasure for the whole family to enjoy again and again.

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Summary: Once Upon a Time There Was a Princess Named Daffodil
Review: This is a beautiful little story about a princess named Daffodil who was given a gift from a fairy to grow flowers wherever she would go. This caused some problems with the king, so she was not allowed to walk on the pathways like other children. She was not a happy princess until she was given a hill upon which she could run and be a child like other children. The story has absolutely beautiful illustrations, but the story left my daughter wanting more and wondering what happened next. There is no "and she lived happily ever after" ending to this story and misses a bit on the moral aspects - it could have been a nice story about "the grass is always greener" but just doesn't quite hit the mark. For a nice little fairy tale with outstanding illustrations, this would make a terrific gift to a child in the 4 to 8 year old range - especially if they love princesses in fancy pink dresses.