Spring flowers are everywhere now, and with them come “Eliza and the Flower Fairies,” first in Megan McDonald’s new series of chapter books about a girl whose love for magic and fairy folk takes her on enchanting adventures in the Fairy Door Diaries series.
McDonald, who lives in California, is the beloved author of the popular Judy Moody & Stink series for older readers, the Judy Moody and Friends series for beginning readers, and the first chapter book “Bunny and Clyde.”
In “Eliza and the Flower Fairies” (Candlewick Press), there is a low door in Eliza’s bedroom that leads to the Land of the UnderStair, a secret hideout festooned with twinkling lights where Eliza keeps her favorite book, her collections of precious items, and her new diary. Best of all, the space transports her to a world of flower fairies perched on every bloom. But when Eliza tries to pick one especially beautiful flower, things go awry. Can Eliza’s friend Poppy rescue Eliza before the Demon Wind steals all the flowers? In this gentle plot, McDonald brings her flair for wordplay to villains like the witches Wolfsbane and Belladonna. It’s all enhanced by Lenny Wen’s richly colored artwork.
McDonald will introduce Eliza and her fairy friends at 1 p.m. Saturday at Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul. The program is free but registration is appreciated at redballoonbookshop.com/event.
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