Hairy, Scary, but Mostly Merry Fairies!: Curing Nature Deficiency through Folklore, Imagination, and Creative Activities

By Renee Simmons Raney

Author Renee Simmons Raney believes that every child deserves his or her own personal landscape in which to seek adventure and unleash creativity. Through this charming storybook, Renee weaves fairy stories, enhancing the natural world with supernatural creatures, and connecting children to diverse habitats, creatures, seasons, and holidays while inspiring a sense of place, a land conservation ethic, and a comfortable fearlessness for outdoor exploration. Hairy, Scary, but Mostly Merry Fairies! also includes activities that encourage families and school classes to explore their natural surroundings and to engage in imaginative play. It offers a multi-generational remedy for curing nature deficiency.

• Language: English
• Publisher: NewSouth Classics
• Release date: Feb 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781603064217

Renee Simmons Raney

RENEE SIMMONS RANEY is the Director of Conservation and Environmental Education for one of the south’s largest land trust organizations. She has presented award-winning environmental education programs, storytelling, and fairy workshops for over a million participants in twelve states and three countries. Kathryn Tucker Windham blessed Raney’s first book, Calico Ghosts, giving her an old black click pen and saying, "Take my pen and continue to inspire imagination across the South."