A trio of diverse kids and their dog head off into the wild world in search of fairies. (The dog comically is the only one who is able to spot quite a few fairies.) The children don’t find a fairy but get much more out of their day of exploration – finding small treasures, a lizard, and the magic found in everyday nature. The digitally colored watercolor, pencil, and collage illustrations are magical and an observant reader will spy a number of fairies, and a ladybug, hidden among the pages. The text is simple and quite poetic. (IMHO a bit too poetic. I would have appreciated more narrative.) And my pet peeve: I find it annoying when authors have flowers that don’t bloom at the same time featured blossoming together. Snow drops are a spring flower and bee balm blooms in mid-summer. Come on authors – do your research! Despite these shortcomings, the pictures are lovely and the book will inspire kids to go on their own fairy walk. It would be a nice addition to book sets and projects about fairy houses.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library