Lily, the little elf princess : a picture storybook

Format:

Book

Title:

Lily, the little elf princess : a picture storybook

Uniform Title:

Lilia, die kleine Elbenprinzessin. English

Author:

Dahle, Stefanie, 1981- author.

ISBN:

9780735841772

Publication:

New York : NorthSouth Books Inc., 2014.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note:

Summary:

"Lily, the little elf princess, is baffled when the water lilies on Lake Magic refuse to blossom. If the flowers won't open, the honeylings can't gather honey. Worst of all, Lily's friend, the little nymph Freya, can't leave the lake. And Freya would love to attend the great Elf Party! So Lily sets off work Elf Town to solve the mystery of the water lilies. But time is running out. Will she find the right spell?"--Page 4 of cover.

Subject(s):

Elves -- Juvenile fiction.

Princesses -- Juvenile fiction.

Parties -- Juvenile fiction.

Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

Magic -- Juvenile fiction

Genre:

Picture books for children

Picture books.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Erzählerische Bilderbücher

Bilderbuch

Added Author:

Wilson, David Henry

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

Join Lily, the little Elf Princess, and her friends as they solve a magical mystery! Lily is determined to find the right spell to charm the water lilies on Lake Magic to open their blossoms so her friend can attend the great Annual Celebration of the Elves! But time is of the essence. Will she find the right spell in time?

Author Notes

Stefanie Dahle was born in Germany and studied illustration in Hamburg. She creates her own beautiful and highly imaginative picture book worlds that invite one to linger and daydream. Her last book for NorthSouth was There's No One I Love Like You.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Lily, a small elf princess, sings beautifully; makes garlands to adorn her elf dog, Trotty (and even one for Minnie, the grumpy meadow snipe); and helps a distressed dormouse. But Lily's plans to make honey cake for the Elf Party are contingent on her ability to make the closed water lilies, which contain the necessary ingredient, open. At the same time, by opening the lilies, the elf princess can also help Freya the water nymph attend the party (nymphs can only leave their pool when the water lilies open their petals). Though other magical creatures try to aid Lily, it is Lily who ultimately has the power to open the water lilies, free Freya, and make the honey cake. Her lovely singing not only breaks the magic spell keeping the lilies closed but lessens Minnie's grouchiness. Softly colored and highly detailed illustrations of Lily's intricate, delicate, highly idealized magical world accompany the quietly satisfying story. Children will be reassured that the most obvious answer to a problem can be found from within, even in Lily's magical world.-Maria B. Salvadore, formerly at District of Columbia Public Library (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Elf princess Lily asks several other elves to help free her water nymph friend from a magic spell, but in the end, it's Lily herself who solves the problem with her magical singing. The syrupy tale has a pleasantly old-fashioned air; the illustrations, with their gentle humor and eye-catching details of elfin life, are just this side of quaint. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.