Book ID please?

[TorieG]

Hi --

I'm so happy to have found this group! I spent over an hour at the
library yesterday with the librarian and my 12yo daughter, trying to
find a book that she previously read and wants to read again. We
could not come up with it.

Although I read it with her, both of us only remember hazy details.
It's about a girl who receives a rose present every year on her
birthday from the fairies. There's something about a bad fairy leader
and an evil black rose on a later birthday. That's the most we could
come up with. Does anyone know what this book is? She would be
thrilled to find it again.

Also, I had hoped to read my younger children a book I read as a child
that I was enchanted with. However, the details on this one are even
hazier! :o$ Something about a family of dolls who are washed up on
an island and who improvise by doing things like making their dishes
out of acorn caps, etc. I know its not much to go on, but I thought I
might be worth a chance to at least just ask.

Thank you very much in advance for any help!!

Torie

[Derek Janssen]

TorieG wrote:
>
> I'm so happy to have found this group! I spent over an hour at the
> library yesterday with the librarian and my 12yo daughter, trying to
> find a book that she previously read and wants to read again. We
> could not come up with it.
>
> Although I read it with her, both of us only remember hazy details.
> It's about a girl who receives a rose present every year on her
> birthday from the fairies. There's something about a bad fairy leader
> and an evil black rose on a later birthday. That's the most we could
> come up with. Does anyone know what this book is? She would be
> thrilled to find it again.

"The Fairy Rebel", by Lynn Reid Banks(?), sounds close enough.

Derek Janssen
dja...@ultranet.comTorieG wrote:

[ErinM26589]

>From: the.gu...@gte.net

>Something about a family of dolls who are washed up on
>an island and who improvise by doing things like making their dishes
>out of acorn caps, etc.

Probably "Floating Island" by Anne Parrish.

Erin

[TorieG]

Thank you so much! I looked up the synopsis at Amazon, and that's the
book. My daughter was very disappointed when we could not find it at
the library. I told I would find it for her because I knew a place
where SOMEONE would know the title. How nice to be answered so
quickly!

I ordered it for my daughter as a surprise and it will be here in a
couple of days. She is going to be so pleased. We (she and I) also
wanted to read it to her younger sister.

Thank you again.

Torie

[Alexei & Cory Panshin]

I'm sure it is. I "found" this book again last year
thanks to this group, ordered a copy, and discovered
it to be every bit as charming as when I was seven
years old. Unfortunately, it came a little late to
read to my children -- but maybe someday there'll be
grandkids to share it with.

Cory Panshin

[Suzanne and Truman Price]

> Also, I had hoped to read my younger children a book I read as a child
> that I was enchanted with. However, the details on this one are even
> hazier! :o$ Something about a family of dolls who are washed up on
> an island and who improvise by doing things like making their dishes
> out of acorn caps, etc. I know its not much to go on, but I thought I
> might be worth a chance to at least just ask.
>

This one could be Floating Island by Anne Parrish, and old book which has
been reprinted. You might want to double check the maid/father
relationship before you share it with your children, but it is beautifully
written and illustrated. Suzanne Price

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