Megan McDonald is the author of the popular Judy Moody and Stink series for older readers, the Judy Moody and Friends series for beginning readers, and the first chapter book
Bunny and Clyde. She has also written many other chapter books and picture books for children. Megan McDonald lives in California.
Lenny Wen is the illustrator of
Smiling Eyes by Linda Sue Park, among other books, and the author-illustrator of
Spicy Spicy Hot! and
Wolfgang in the Meadow. Born in Indonesia, Lenny Wen now lives in Austria.
McDonald, author of the Judy Moody series, has created another wonderful series for early chapter-book readers in the Fairy Door Diaries. . . Wen’s illustrations, rendered in gouache and colored pencil, beautifully augment the tale’s enchanting nature. This gentle adventure will be embraced by little ones who know the world is full of magic.
—Booklist (starred review)
Fairy fans will find an enchanting new world.
—Kirkus Reviews
Lenny Wen utilizes radiantly colorful illustrations limned with intricate, foreshadowing detail to bring the fairies’ world to life in this joyful tale of learning to believe in oneself and rejoicing in magic both grandiose and mundane.
—Publishers Weekly
Simple, repetitive text, a dash of danger, and engaging illustrations will appeal to young readers in search of a good fairy story.
—School Library Journal
