Princess and Fairy by Anna Pignataro

Amelia loves books.  I am sure I have something to do with it as I still cannot resist spending countless hours roaming Barnes and Noble.

I have posted about a few her faves...Mary Melcher, Phillis Gershator  (both who were kind enough to provide her with signed copies of her favorites) and a general post about her love of books that included...Princess and Fairy by Anna Pignataro. The pages sparkle and the drawings are dainty in pastels of blue, yellow, purple, pink and green, where one searches to find the clues that Princess and Fairy need.  The rhymes roll along as you search high and low in castles and cakes and everything sweet.  

Quite frankly, I am still trying to remember how we came upon the first book.  The second "Twinkly Ballerinas" I found on Amazon ... it was right up our alley!  We were officially hooked.  But to my dismay, could not find any others.  Until much later when I began searching again.  On Amazon there were a couple new books, Agatha and Mama, and they looked very promising, but we needed Princess and Fairy!  I googled...and finally found her!  Anna Pignataro.

There were a slew of Princess and Fairy books I have never seen!  I had to have them!  Ahem...I mean AMELIA had to have them!  :) :P   

Amelia's birthday was coming up and although I bought her a signed copy of Robert Sabuda's Peter Pan (will certainly do a post on his books in the future), I desperately wanted her to have a new Princess and Fairy!  There was "Most Charming Flower Girls" and the "Fairytale Parade" and  "A Very Sparkly Christmas" and so many new titles.  Now for the big question... 

Anna Pignataro is in Australia, in Alaska there are sellers in the contiguous US that won't ship here...the question...WOULD SHE SHIP TO ALASKA?  She would!  :)   It was rather expensive, but nothing too far off what we pay for anything to ship here. They came signed and with coloring sheets and postcards!  I was thrilled and Amelia was more so when she opened them.  Two on her birthday and one on Easter with one still waiting in the wings.

A week ago I began pondering what to get her Kindergarten Teacher as a year end thank you gift.  I asked my niece, Katie, also a Kindergarten teacher, what her favorites are of all the gifts she gets.  She answered "by far gift cards".  Hmmm.. Barnes and Noble perhaps?  Amelia learned to read this year...perfect!  Hmmm... why not a few of Amelia's favorites...signed by the authors!  Brilliant! Princess and Fairy will be included.  

Thank you Anna.