Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Here is the most curious little tome. Matthews and Froud's book is a Lewis Carroll-esque romp through the mirror into the otherworld of Faerie. I read it and thoroughly enjoyed it, but the real magic started when my eight year son picked up the book. His experience of the book was tactile and very immediate...he ran his fingers over the spirals as he read, spoke to the characters, walked through the book WITH the art and text. Here is an eight year old's review, in his own words: "This book sucked me in! When you start reading it, you shrink down to the size of your hand and have to walk through the book, from one portal to another. And you can't get out until you come to the last portal...which is reading the book all the way through. Each word you read glows blue. When all the words are blue, the last portal opens and you're out and done. Until next time! The book is filled with Faerie secrets, but they are so magic, I can't really remember them. The faeries are very realistic, I can tell you that! One looked just like a real one I've seen, so I know the faeries in the book are real ones." Adults who love colorful, wondrous faeries and clever prose will adore this book. For children (and those young at heart), here is a key to the gate at the bottom of the garden. I (and my son) highly recommend this book. There really is nothing else quite like it!