A cute collection of stories of the fairies that live in all of the inanimate objects around us. Well written.. Delightful depictions of fairies. May have been better if more the book was about the fairies than about the human characters sitting discussing fairies. Cute illustrations. ( )

For everyone, young and old who likes fairies, prepare yourself for a world you didn't know existed. Sheila Dane has done an awesome job as a Fairy Hunter, pointing out all of the different fairies we didn't know existed. She and her friend Ashley, who has her own fairy, along with their friends, The Rabbit and Turtle, take the reader along as they make their discoveries. This is a list of just a few of the fairies she has discovered: Button Fairies, Sock Fairies, Flute Fairies, and Mud Puddle Fairies, and of course for all of us readers, there is the book fairy..There are so many more in her book. The story of each fairy, and what they like, and eat and do was charming. I have to mention the illustrations in this book, created by Rose Csorba. I am so used to reading the words and ignoring pictures or giving them a cursory glance that the illustrations have to be outstanding for me to stop reading and look at them. These go above and beyond outstanding. I decided the way to handle this was to read through the book the first time without looking at the pictures and then take time to just look at the pictures. Finally I read the book again and stopped to see what else I might discover in the pictures. This is a book that everyone who reads it will read and re-read over and over, and over. I have several students and a sister that love fairies and I know that I will need to purchase many copies as gifts for them. This book definately earned a rating of 5 out of 5 ( )

The first person narrator of this story is a girl called Laura who has developed the skill of seeing fairies. Along with her friends Ashley, Big Rabbit and Turtle, Laura investigates the world around her in order to learn about fairies and their various haunts. There is a lot of humor in the interaction between the characters that make up the fairy hunters group. Ashley is quite a mischievous five year old, while the older and wiser character Laura tries her best to keep her in check. Their adventures uncover a lot of different types of fairies that are characterized by their dwellings, such as Sock Fairies, Teacup Fairies, Attic Fairies, Flute Fairies etc. My personal favorite is (of course) the bespectacled, absent-minded Book Fairies who 'borrow' books to discuss at their book club meetings. They tend to argue about philosophical questions and drink a lot of Fritterberry Wine.

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Sheila Dane's writing style in Fairy Hunters, Ink. has a charming old-fashioned style to it. It reminded me of so many of the classic children's stories that we all love. Both the story and illustrations are very unique and interesting. The authors personality really seemed to shine through in this work. Sheila Dane is working on a sequel and I look forward to the further discoveries of the Fairy Hunters. ( )

Fairy Hunters Ink by Sheila Dane is just exquisite! The rest of the title is (A Book of Fairies for Children and Not-So-Grown Ups). Apparently I am one of the latter. This book is so captivating that you can enjoy it alone or, if you are feeling generous, share your chuckles with a child. The illustrations by Rose Csorba are just lovely, funny and cause many questions of 3+ yr-old grandchildren. A perfect book.

We learn of Attic Fairies, who, when asked what they do for fun replied: "We play 'Whist'. Want to play?" "Sure" And we began to play the most curious game of 'Whist" I had ever played...They made up the rules as they went, and made wild bets with beads and whatnots they found in my attic. (I had no idea I owned so many unused whatnots.)" We hear from Big Rabbit, Turtle, various other Fairy cultures (Fairies of baskets, tea cups, rivers and so on). This is a keeper for anyone with grandchildren or who never really gave up Pooh and friends ( )

Have you ever wondered how the clothes in your closet sometimes end up on the floor? Or why your books never seem to be where you thought you left them? Fairy Hunters, Ink answers those questions and more throughout the delightful adventures of the narrator (Laura), five-year-old Ashley, Big Rabbit, and Turtle.

Don't assume you won't enjoy this book just because it's for kids. That would be like... well, not believing in fairies just because you can't see them! Come on, what other explanation is there for all those missing socks?

This book is funny, intriguing, and a must-read for anyone who needs to know what foods different fairies want! The stories will really takes you to another world, if you let them. It is also filled with charming, colorful illustrations (in case you can't imagine a Basket Fairy skating on marbles), which are always fun to look at and good for a smile.

I would recommend this book to anyone, young or old, skeptic or believer. ( )