Legend of the Fairy Stones, by Janet Toonen (Stat Toon'd Publishing, 2023, ages 3-8, 76pp, $22.99 hardcover) Reviewed by Skye Anderson.
Written and illustrated by the prolific Janet Toonen (and published), Legend of the Fairy Stones takes place on the shores of Lake Michigan. The lovely front cover will pique your interest with a smiling dog and a firefly holding a lantern.
Hag Stones
Have you ever found a fairly flat stone on the shore that has a magic hole in it? Perhaps as rare as a four-leafed clover, these are called hag stones - stories abound about their origins, including the one in this legend book.
Did you know lake fairies like Teak collect lake treasures at night but use their hag stones to whirl their way back into the fairy world for the day, only to come out (and up) again once night falls?
If you want to know what their underground haven looks like, just ask Jordi the Corgi dog who was lucky enough to spend a night with the fairies down there. Of course Jordi's human missed him so much that night that she smothered him with kisses on the last page. "The fairy world is an amazing place". . . "But getting hugged by your favorite human. . . is just as amazing."
The author brings yesterday and today together, along with an imaginative world and almost too-detailed illustrations. She has written many books for young readers to discover.
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