A headache was roaring between my ears, while
I was trying to convince her into believing I wasn’t just a dirty, fibbin’
fairy. I knew I was in trouble though, when she grabbed the flyswatter. I
managed to think my way through this bad situation and we finally got on the
right track.
When I did get through to Taylor, I
found her to be a very sweet child. She came to realize, I could be a pretty
neat friend. She wanted to hop lily pads in her daddy’s big pond, like the
frogs do. The giant swallowtail butterfly flew her to the pond, landing on a
green rock. We had to be quiet so we wouldn’t be critter bait. She was only
four inches tall, like me.
We were
looking for Sir Leapsalot, the bullfrog. On the way, we met Snilly Snail. She
was hurrying to get away from the Brattz brothers, Loozer and Doozer. We
followed her to Miss Chipsie’s Chambers. The tunnel to her chambers was a
fright for Taylor, but we made it okay.
We thought
we would be safe there, until the Brattz boys decided to dig us up. I knew
then, it was time for me to take action. I sent for my friends, the bees, who
wear yellow jackets. They took care of the situation and we were off again
looking for Sir Leapsalot. Everything looked good. Then we had to take shelter
from Tatterhead, the pileated woodpecker. We got ourselves into a bit of a
dizzying spell, until I had to take matters into hand.
We found
Sir Leapsalot at the big pond and Taylor had a ball hopping lily pads on his
back, except when they decided to come ashore. A huge fish hawk decided he
wanted frog legs for dinner. I tried to reach my right foot with my left wing,
but it was caught on a thistle and I couldn’t move. Miss Chipsie set me free,
so I could foil the hawk.
We said
goodbye, for it was time to go. Taylor was snug in her butterfly seat, a
monster snake hissed, she screamed, I made fog and we flew up in the sky
towards Taylor’s home. Sigh.
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About the Author:
Alyce Joy was blessed with four
children for whom she composed bedtime verses every night. That inspired her to
publish a children’s book of prayers, entitled, “Priceless Gems.” When her
children were grown, she began to write stories for her grandchildren.
Always fascinated with arts and
crafts, she taught herself the art of pyrography. This fired her imagination,
and she started burning life-sized pictures of wildlife onto all the doors of
her home. Her wood burnings are scattered through the U.S. and Canada.
After deciding to put away her
burning tools and torches, she enrolled in, and graduated from the Institute of
Children’s Literature.
Alyce Joy hopes every child who
reads her stories will look forward to each new adventure, as her favorite
fairy becomes entangled into many, outrageous happenstances.
KA-BOOM!
Publisher: Halo Publishing Int.
ISBN-10:
161244069X
ISBN-13:
978-1612440699
Genre of Book: Children’s Chapter Book Fantasy Adventure
Follow Alyce Joy at
Website http://alycejoy.com
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