Louise Jamison 2 hr 16 min read

In an old willow tree live the real fairy folk, the insects and small creatures of the meadow, and little Ruth learns their wonderful ways, from the spinners to Mrs. Mosquito and her kin.

Louise Jamison's 1912 book is a charming blend of fairy tale and nature study for children. Whimsical, gently educational, warm. Read it for a delightful storybook that finds the real fairies of the world in the everyday wonders of insect life, teaching young readers about nature through enchantment.

In its time

Published in 1912, during the 1910s, lost worlds and interplanetary adventure.

Reading it

2 hr 16 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

James M. Gleeson