A Surprise for Willow [Paperback]

Lily the fairy tries to help her human friend, Willow, overcome her stage fright in this first chapter book in the Fairies Welcome series fromNew York Timesbestselling illustrator Bea Jackson.

Even though Lily is a fairy and Willow is a little human girl, they’ve become the closest of pals, singing sweet songs, counting twinkly stars, and enjoying yummy snacks.

When Willow tells Lily she’s super nervous about performing in a big school celebration, Lily isn’t sure how to help her. Then, with fairies Sky and Jasmine by her side, Lily comes up with an idea: they’ll surprise Willow at school! But will their secret plan be too dangerous, especially for teeny tiny fairies?Bea (Brittany) Jackson is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning illustrator of Parker Looks Up and Parker Shines On, as well as the author-illustrator ofLily’s Dreamand the Fairies Welcome series. She attended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrator of the Future Contest. In addition to her work as a children’s book artist and a character and concept artist, Bea’s art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. She lives in Detroit, Michigan. Visit Bea online at BeaGifted.com.CHAPTER 1

  “Race you to the big oak tree!” Lily called to her friends, flapping her shiny wings and soaring into the air.

  “No fair! I wasn’t ready!” protested Sky.

  “Oh, Sky, you always say that,” giggled Jasmine.

  It was a beautiful spring day in Fairy Forest. The perfect spring day for Lily and her fairy friends to practice flying. First, they did wing spins, then they did rocket twirls, and now they were zipping as fast as they could toward the gnarled old oak tree at the edge of the clearlãÔ