Junkyard Fairies 1: Dig Deep
The first title in a new series full of magic, charm, mischief and mayhem from Edwina Wyatt, author of the Magnolia Moon series, and Lauren O'Hara, co-creator of Frindelswylde.
Fur, Tip and Nug live in a chipped, china teapot at the bottom of the junkyard. They are messy, bossy and never eat their vegetables. With the help of a burping toad, a sleeping giant and a monstrous caterpillar, the junkyard fairies can find a way to fix just about anything.
Join them as they navigate life at the bottom of the heap, making rusty magic and turning trash into treasure.
Illustrated by Lauren O’Hara, this is a magical new series from the author of Magnolia Moon.
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Creators
Edwina Wyatt is an Australian children’s author. Her debut junior fiction novel The Secrets of Magnolia Moon was awarded the CBCA Honour Book of the Year for Younger Readers, and shortlisted for the Readings’ Children’s Book Prize. She has received three CBCA Notables for her picture books, and her novel Tish received a Gold Standard Selection Award from the Junior Library Guild USA. Her latest book Cub & Brown was named in The Guardian’s Best Australian Children’s Books of 2023. Alongside writing, Edwina has worked in youth mental health, law and teaching.
Lauren O’Hara is an illustrator from the north of England. As a child she loved reading fairy tales, painting insects and listening to her grandmother’s stories. She studied art and illustration at Kingston University and then designed window displays and props for films. Lauren’s career as an illustrator began when she and her sister, Natalia worked together on a picture book, Hortense and the Shadow. This was published in 2017 and followed in 2018 by The Bandit Queen. Lauren lives in a converted church in Dublin, Ireland with her partner, their cat Ida and assorted ghosts. She is the illustrator of Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl.
Reviews
Wyatt’s modern-day fairy stories are perfect for reading out loud to children aged 5 to 7 and could be read by independent readers
Books + Publishing
I’m a big fan of the writing of Edwina Wyatt – her work evokes a sense of nostalgia, a sense of coziness and always offers quality descriptive language. This is the first title in a new series, a series of connected short stories full of ‘magic, charm, mischief and mayhem’. This is a great read for young readers ages 7 plus and a great read aloud. Five thumbs up.
The Children’s Bookshop
An instant classic: Unlike all the other fairies you’ve heard of before…with sentences both elegant in their conciseness and rich with lyrical prose, and masterfully illustrated, the endearing characters and charming world building from the dream team of Edwina Wyatt and Lauren O’Hara herald this new release an instant classic.
My Chapter Book Heart
A whimsical and completely charming new series. This is a beautifully written and thoughtfully presented book…Funny, quirky, warm and an overall wonderful read for highly creative, imaginative and thoughtful readers.
One More Page
Absolutely breathtaking. It’s finally here and it is gorgeous! Her writing is just otherworldly. She’s magical: Edwina Wyatt. And she’s put her magic into a book… Just beautiful – definitely recommending Junkyard Fairies. The way her brain just conjures her magic is a thing to behold.
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