Stella, Fairy of the Forest

By Marie-Louise Gay

Stella's little brother Sam wonders whether fairies are invisible. Stella assures him that she has seen hundreds of them and that if she and Sam venture across the meadow and into the forest, they are likely to find some.

So begins another adventure in the Stella and Sam series about the irrepressible red-head, and her slightly apprehensive little brother.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Release date: May 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781773065267

Marie-Louise Gay

MARIE-LOUISE GAY is an internationally acclaimed children's book creator whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages. She has won many awards including two Governor General’s Literary Awards, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Book preview

Reviews for Stella, Fairy of the Forest

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I agree with the other reviewers. These children are lucky to be adventuring into the forest alone. Stella is a smart, brave, confident big sister, and Sam is lucky to have her as he learns to be more than just a shy tag-along. Personally, I wasn't thrilled by the art, but it's bright, cheerful, and appropriate so it's fine.

If I actually had children with whom to share picture books, I'd order the others from ILL, but this is the only my local library had, so ok.

[andreawallin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Reaction: My four year old son and two year old daughter are constantly asking big questions about the world such as the ones Sam poses: “Do butterflies eat butter?” Reading and viewing this whimsical book allows me to dig deeper into my own children’s innocent world. Gay’s paintings are full of movement and vitality, a real pleasure to all the senses.

[conuly · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

These books're very sweet, in a way that isn't too adult-geared to appeal to kids. In this one, Stella and Sam venture (alone! it's a bit free-range, which may thrill or terrify you) into the woods, with Sam asking lots of cautious questions and Stella offering confident - if somewhat inaccurate - answers. But even in their inaccuracies they're good answers.

[tripleblessings_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A beautiful book in which Stella and her younger brother Sam explore the natural world in autumn, and cross a stream to enter the woods. As usual Sam is full of questions and worries, and Stella has an answer for everything. Charming and whimsical, worth reading many times over for the pictures and the story of young children discovering the world. A terrific series - highly recommended.