Description:The dedication is "To all people large and small who don't believe in fairies." This story follows the adventures of young Diantha, "born to everything that should make her happy, (yet) who is sad. A healthy child, with plenty of love and toys who cannot play. A child with a good mind who does not learn. Strange! And yet from her birth she has been brought up in the best new ways. Not a new rule for children that hasn't been used upon her!"Her wise Grandmother Stuart (whom the author points out, is Irish and that the "Irish people are closer to the fairies than are any other people on the earth") recognizes that this is the problem. Grandmother Stuart is determined to set Diantha on the right path, one that involves magic, mystery, imagination, and...fairies!One day, Diantha and her doll, Coralie, find themselves alone in a meadow. They see a small cottage and go in. Soon Diantha and Coralie (who comes to life inside the Magical House of Zur) have a series of encounters involving fairy lessons, an enchanted garden, flower fairies, dryads and their trees, gnomes and trolls, mermaids, witches, giants, and more. Diantha learns the joy of make believe, of playing pretend, of using her imagination, learning fairy tales, etc., everything required for a normal, happy childhood.The first edition is printed in Quarto format with a color pictorial paste-on to the front cover. The text is greatly enhanced by six beautiful full-page color illustrations by Eugenie M. Wireman. Note: Author Mary Donahey was the wife of artist William Donahey, illustrator of the "Teenie-Weenies" comic strip.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Magical House of Zur. To get started finding The Magical House of Zur, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The dedication is "To all people large and small who don't believe in fairies." This story follows the adventures of young Diantha, "born to everything that should make her happy, (yet) who is sad. A healthy child, with plenty of love and toys who cannot play. A child with a good mind who does not learn. Strange! And yet from her birth she has been brought up in the best new ways. Not a new rule for children that hasn't been used upon her!"Her wise Grandmother Stuart (whom the author points out, is Irish and that the "Irish people are closer to the fairies than are any other people on the earth") recognizes that this is the problem. Grandmother Stuart is determined to set Diantha on the right path, one that involves magic, mystery, imagination, and...fairies!One day, Diantha and her doll, Coralie, find themselves alone in a meadow. They see a small cottage and go in. Soon Diantha and Coralie (who comes to life inside the Magical House of Zur) have a series of encounters involving fairy lessons, an enchanted garden, flower fairies, dryads and their trees, gnomes and trolls, mermaids, witches, giants, and more. Diantha learns the joy of make believe, of playing pretend, of using her imagination, learning fairy tales, etc., everything required for a normal, happy childhood.The first edition is printed in Quarto format with a color pictorial paste-on to the front cover. The text is greatly enhanced by six beautiful full-page color illustrations by Eugenie M. Wireman. Note: Author Mary Donahey was the wife of artist William Donahey, illustrator of the "Teenie-Weenies" comic strip.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Magical House of Zur. To get started finding The Magical House of Zur, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.