Celia and the Fairies Paperback – November 2, 2010

Celia and the Fairies  is a Wonderful Read for every age group . I am way past senior citizen age and the second I saw that it was written by Karen and when I saw the cover on this book I knew I wanted to read it . In my generation we read Dick, Jane and Spot. HaHa. I can still vividly remember those books and also remember being a small child growing up on a farm. Instead of fairies, we had magical Lightning bugs that glowed at night and we could see hundreds of them in the fields fluttering around twinkling in the dark. Just like Mira does.Going back to one's childhood day's bring's back so many wonderful memories and this book did just that.I am sure that the youngsters who read this book will remember it forever and this story also sends an important message about being good vs being bad to children. I also could of played Grandmother Celia and relate stories like this to my children and grandchildren and hopefully my great grandchildren.I am an avid reader of myster/light thriller,light romance but I have to say that after I read one of Karen's books I was and am absolutely hooked on the way she writes and when one of her books comes to Kindle I put aside my mystery book or whatever else I am reading and start on Karen's stories.Another Great read Karen for the youngsters and the oldsters !!!! Keep them coming. If all your future stories equal the quality of the six that I have read of your's, I am going to start saying Ditto...Ditto...Ditto

Here's a book with something hard to find these days: a magical kid's tale without the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Celia and her family have problems - don't get me wrong. It's just that these problems don't involve anyone getting murdered, tortured, or kidnapped. And it's not that I didn't love Harry Potter. I did. (Still do.) But does every kid's book have to take things to the same extreme (or more)? No, and "Celia and the Fairies" proves that. You can still have a wonderful, engaging tale without supreme evil lurking around every corner.In this book, we are allowed to enter into Celia's life and her family's history. We get to see McQuestion's version of the fairy world and the role fairies play in our world. And we get to wonder how it's all going to work out in the end (we're pretty sure that it will).The chapters are short. Very short. I'd say that 3 pages per chapter is the average. This makes this book a nice transition book for bedtime stories if you're moving away from picture books. (As another reviewer mentioned, McQuestion does let the cat out of the bag about Santa, so if you're still maintaining that Santa is real, you'll need to re-word or skip that paragraph.) McQuestion also does that thing I remember from kid's chapter books when I was growing up, where the end of each chapter is a bit of a cliffhanger.All and all, a great little book. I definitely recommend it for ages 5 and up.

I bought this book for my kindle today, and could not stop reading. It is surprisingly uplifting and joyful to read. In this world of craziness and uncertain times, it felt good to read a book that made your heart sing and pull for little Celia and her family. The ending was perfect! Bravo to Karen for sending such a positive message into the world! I would highly recommend this book, for any age. I am older but I still thought it was brilliant. Thanks for allowing your readers to believe in a little bit of magic in life.

Like I said, wonderful book! Very clean. One does not need to use cuss words to have a good book. In fact, I believe bad language is not in good taste for any book. The villian in this book was really bad and I could not figure out how Karen was going to make things turn out for the good people. Even though the villian was an absolute villian, Karen did not use cuss words to make her bad. Thank you, Karen! I would recommend this book to everyone.

This chapter book would make a nice read for younger girls who like fairy tales. It's a pretty breezy read. Themes include the difference of making the right or easy choice, friendship, and loyalty, corrupt business practices, and so on. I thought Celia was kind of mean towards her friend Paul a few times, but that happens in "real life" too. I was a bit disappointed at the way the flute met it's end, considering it was at an adults' hand, but i guess at least the flute can't be at the center of any more trouble. It just seemed kind of dumb for an adult to cut something apart, that they knew was old, just to see how it worked... Overall, pretty cute story, though.

This would be a great addition to any child's book collection. It was a great read. Read it. You won't regret it.

I had heard this book, and the author, recommended, so I decided to try it. This is definitely a YA book - actually, it's probably geared towards the lower age range of 'YA'. It was a sweet, old-fashioned story of a child learning to deal with difficulties on her own and learning something of the concept of right and wrong. The emphasis on 'do what is right because it's right' was just a tiny bit preachy (repeated just a couple times too many!) but might not even be noticed by a child or young adult (which I'm not!). Bottom line was that this was a charming tale of a special secret handed down through generations in one family, and how it affected the lives of the people who knew it.

I don't generally review the books I read, but this one was different. If any of you are looking for a book for a pre-teen or young teen girl, this is an excellent choice. It is well written and holds your attention. This is a charming book.

My rating is 5 stars because it is a fabulous and exiting book in which Celia' s grandma (also called Celia)tells Celia a about fairies in the watch full woods....Mira the chive fairy tells Celia about finding a flute .... but Celia realizes that the flute is broken...A fab book.recommended for 8-11.Hope you enjoy From a book lover

I loved the story didn't make you feel board but it made you feel like you need to read on. I disliked how at one point it got a bit boring. I recommend for girls 6-10 to read this book.!!

I absolutely loved every page. Delightful to read. A fabulous story for every one who loves fairies, Grandmothers and magic!

The small girl to whom I read this story was quite young for it (at seven), but she was prepared to sit and listen and seemed to enjoy the first couple of chapters.Then came a long passage where the grandma was telling her story and the lead character in the story kept interrupting her. This was annoying - both for me as the reader and for my seven-year-old who said "Why can't she just SHUT UP and listen?" Hmm. My sentiments, too.The child was no longer interested after Chapter 4, so I continued the story myself and I can't say my opinion of it improved much. It was very "American" with very little of fairy 'softness' about it - the head fairy was a strident leader of a hierarchical fairy structure; the "baddie" had no redeaming features and the heroine was MUCH too nice, her only apparant failing being eavesdropping on her parents and treating them as if she was the adult and they the children.I found it an unsattisfactory read with shallow, single-aspect characters. I'm sure this is not necessary in a children's book aimed at pre-teens. To my mind, if a child was old enough to read this for themselves, then complex characters and plots are certainly not beyond them.

LOOKING FORWARD READING THIS BOOK IT LOOKS INTRESTING THANK YOU