The Fairy Doll

Fairy Doll has always been at the top of the Christmas tree, brilliant in her white beaded dress and little silver shoes (which Elizabeth is sure were sewn by fairy mice). Elizabeth is the smallest in the family. She is always getting into trouble and her brothers and sisters are forever leaving her out and ordering her around. She’s convinced she’s useless. Then Great-Grandma gives Fairy Doll to Elizabeth—and it isn't even Christmas! From then on Elizabeth keeps hearing a little "Ting!" which seems to tell her what to do. Suddenly everything starts going right instead of wrong. Could Fairy Doll be magical?

Rumer Godden was one of Britain's most distinguished authors whose books include Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer, and The Peacock Spring. She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and died in 1998, aged 90. Gary Blythe is a successful illustrator, best known for The Whale Song, which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award, and I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo.