A review by wisecraic
A Natural History of Fairies by Emily Hawkins

4.0

**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher in exchange for honest review.**

Emily Hawkins presents A Natural History of Fairies, a book that documents a field researcher's findings about the fairy species. This book is beautifully illustrated by Jessica Roux.

Hawkins has clearly put a lot of research into making this work biologically reasonable and sound. The anatomy, taxonomy, habitats, food sources, and natural allies and enemies were all featured and well thought out. In addition to the brilliant descriptions by Hawkins, Roux's illustrations really make the book come to life in the manner of a textbook or field notebook.

I would absolutely recommend this book to any young reader (or young at heart!) who is interested in learning more about fairies in a manner that is scientifically minded. I enjoyed the logic and reason showcased by Hawkins and the beauty contributed by Roux.