The Last Unicorn and more

Here I am again with another amazing book, but with this there are now two versions. One for the purists who want the book to read and imagine the imagery themselves or for those who want splendid gorgeous pictures as they read.

The Last Unicorn 
 is remembered by many people and was Written by Peter S. Beagle.
I loved this and I first saw it as an animated film (also shared here) it was years later I found the wonderful book. Now there is a Graphic Novel of it and I couldn't be more delighted. The pictures are beautiful and you feel like you could just step right into the scenes of the forest!

If you have any little daughter, niece, sister, cousin or god daughter who loves magic and unicorns and princesses and knights and magic, this has all of the above!

For those of who who do not know the story it is about a Unicorn who goes searching for more of her own kind and makes friends along the way with a wizard,  a cook, and even learns about human emotion along the way. Its Adventure, Magic, Love, and Battle!

Another wonderful book from the spectacular writer of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.  Robert C O'Brien. 

The Silver Crown 
 A secret gift on her birthday, A Mysterious Fire and men in green hats... Ellen has had the strangest birthday ever and her entire family seems to be gone in a puff of smoke she tries to go find her mysterious aunt to try and figure things out. Then she finds out she's being hunted.... I read this when I was in the Fifth Grade. I still love going back sometimes and picking it up.

Warning! This book is a bit dark and has some mature themes such as fire destroying the heroine's home, A murder, a near kidnapping.
Only let your kids read it if they understand its only a book, and if they are more mature for their age.

The Ordinary Princess by M. M Kaye 

 In a world where princesses all have long ridiculous names like Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne,  seventh princesses in a royal family are always a big deal. Fairies always come to a christening of a seventh daughter. Seventh daughters are always the prettiest of them all. Unless...your have a crotchety fairy godmother who does not like being kept waiting. 
And that is what got Princess Amy her very, very..VERY extra ordinary gift. Her godmother made her ORDINARY! 
Kaye tells this tale with a lot of wit and charm and Princess Amy is a very lovable character. Little girls will adore the detail of this book and the pretty Ink drawings reminiscent of old leather back fairy tales like the Brothers Grimm. 

I highly enjoyed this book as a kid and my niece (age is very young not yet 12 thank you) adores it! This is a kid who is also a harry potter fan!
If you have a little girl who adores princesses this is a cute book for her.

The Moorchild by Eloise Mcgraw

A child stolen in the night switched with a strange new child. A child half human half Folk.
Saaski has always been different. Thin and gangly...and a strange allergy to iron. She grows up taunted and feared by the villagers where she she lives with her Da and Mumma. But when she regains memories of her past. Her true past. She is determined to set things right.

Here you enter a lush detail of myths and and old folktales. The dedication of the book is for children who have felt different.
Its a very enchanting story and I recommend letting your kid read this about the age of 12 or 14. As it deals with Prejudices and in a way Bullying.   The theme of the book comes through though and that is To be true to one's self.

The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit

An enchanted garden...A splendid castle ....and A sleeping Princess....a Magic Ring

Join Gerald, Kathy and Jimmy as they go on a amazing adventure! 

 This is a fun and great story for kids of all ages (even the ones still kids at heart!)
This story is Enchanting (pardon the pun) Engaging  and fun. Its a Mystery in a way as well. If you liked or Loved Harry Potter then E. Nesbit's books are for you.

 Amazon.com Review
A plot summary makes this story sound ordinary by children's literature standards: the summer adventures of four children who discover an enchanted castle and a magic ring. But Edith Nesbit's adored classic (written in 1907) is so much more than the description suggests. Right from the start, the author plays with the idea of magic, teasing us with a sleeping princess who turns out to be a fake. Elsewhere, the magic is "real" as can be--in fact, though written nearly 100 years ago, The Enchanted Castle prefigures the magical realism of modern novels in the matter-of-fact way it weaves the uncanny into the children's everyday life. And, while few authors are confident enough to parody bad writing, Nesbit does it hilariously (and ever so gently) through one character's tendency to "talk like a book": "'To brush his hair and his clothes... was to our hero but the work of a moment,' said Gerald." Things turn scary when the Ugly Wuglies, fake people made from painted cardboard masks, old clothes, and broomsticks, come to life. But on the whole this book about enchantment--much praised by such luminaries as H.G. Wells and Noel Coward--is, simply, enchanting. (Ages 6 and older) --Richard Farr --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.