Quick Look
- Young children will enjoy answering ‘What's hiding under there?' as they lift the multiple flaps on each spread
- Daniela Drescher's vibrant illustrations bring together magical creatures and woodland animals
- A beautiful new edition from the creator of In the Land of Fairies
Discover an enchanting world of fairies, elves, and forest creatures. A new edition of the charming lift-the-flap board book from the bestselling illustrator of An Illustrated Treasury of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Description
Welcome to an enchanting world of elves, fairies and woodland creatures. Lift the flaps to discover what's hiding in the old tree, amongst the berries, in the toadstool, or under the leaves.
This is a vibrant board book by bestselling international illustrator Daniela Drescher, creator of In the Land of Fairies and the Little Fairy series. Young readers will love exploring the forest as they lift multiple flaps on each page to reveal snuffling hedgehogs, colourful butterflies and sleepy dormice.
Reviews
'An enchanting lift-the-flap book that takes readers on a journey through the magical forest. There is so much to discover on every page. The beautiful watercolour illustrations capture the lively woodland wonderfully, home to busy creatures scuttling between the leaves, brambles and branches.'
-- Juno
'Sophisticated art with a fantastical element will make this an ideal sharing title.'
-- School Library Journal
'Known for her delicate style using soft watercolours and ink, Drescher captures the readers' attention with stunning illustrations. This interactive book encourages young children to develop their observational and fine motor skills as they search for hidden surprises behind the flaps... The perfect Christmas gift for children aged 1 to 4.'
-- The Geek Review, 'Ten Kids' Books Perfect for Christmas Gifts'
'The interactive element is thoughtfully done: the flaps are not too easy to find, so children can work on both their observational and fine motor skills. Gorgeous.'
-- Five Books
'The colour palette is rich, warm and inviting and each spread invites you to search for who's missing… It's a delight.'
-- BusyBusyLearning (Instagram)
Author
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 40 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.
