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BOOK 1 - THE BERRY FAIRIES OF ALASKA
As author/illustrator Teresa Ascone notes in her new book, the stories of the Alaska berry fairies were inspired by a number of dreams in which she met (for the first time) her great grandmother, Alice Piper. Through these dreams, Alice related how she would relax alone on her porch, sipping tea and watching birds and insects. When she found an injured chickadee one day, she cared for it, nursing it back to health and then returning it to its forest home. Through this simple act of kindness, Alice was befriended by a fairy called Nettie, who confided secrets and stories of her realm. Writes Ascone, "I believe it was an act of faith to begin a friendship that would seal a pact between races: berry fairy and human. Alice accepted the wonder, mystery and magic of Nettie's tales, never doubting her--and I was the grateful dreamer who received the stories from her, to record as faithfully as I could."
In a fanciful format that marries lush illustration with enchanting text, Ascone details the lives of the Alaska Berry Fairies--from their appearance, fashions and dwellings to their relationships with animals and humans, and everyday activities. Featured is "Sehra Twinkle's Love Story", a tale of marriage, celebration and birth. There are also a glossary of fairy words and lists of facts about Alaska and Alaskan berries. This unique blend of fact and fiction, dreams and magic, is a beautifully illustrated and wonderfully engaging book for fairy lovers of all ages.
Dawn Brunke, Alaska Wellness Magazine
November/December 2008

Book 2 - LIZZIE SCARLET
Bookwatch: MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
Reviewer's Choice for December 2010

Lizzie Scarlet is Book 2 in the Alaska Berry Fairies series by author/artist Teresa Ascone. Lizzie Scarlet is a continued celebration of the beauty and color of parts of the Alaskan landscape, with fanciful embellishments that seem to grown organically out of that wild and rich environment. Filled with dazzling, fanciful watercolor paintings of many individual Alaskan Berry Fairies and other detail of their amazing lives, which include some darker twists and moments of intrigue and unpredictable excitement. Poetry, songs, paintings, dress and costume creations, these are all parts of the amazing narrative of Lizzie Scarlet. The battle rages between good and evil, and hopeful notes recur as in the ending Legend of the Healing Vessel, which ends with the thought: "Just as the vessel was mended, so wounded hearts can be healed (p.37)." This series is a bit reminiscent of another exotic fairy series titled "The Iron Fairies," also a creative collaboration of different media efforts. It is certain that both adults and children will find much to pore over in Lizzie Scarlet, a work which strengthens imaginations like vitamin therapy.

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