Once Upon a Fairy Tale House: The True Story of Four Sisters and the Magic They Built (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481479820)

This nonfiction picture book tells the true story of four sisters who used their skills and creativity to bring storybook houses from their childhood fairy tales to life in 1930s Southern California.

Mildred, Harriet, Brenda, and Wilma Moody grew up reading classic fairy tales and inventing their own, wishing they could live in the stories. They imagined storybook houses for themselves and slept there in their dreams every night. As adults, the sisters followed separate career paths until Mildred, an artist, needed a place to paint. Harriet, an architect, sketched plans for a studio that looked like the whimsical abodes from their childhood dreams.

When people saw the enchanting studio, they began to want fairy tale houses of their own. So, Harriet drew more plans, and Mildred decorated the insides, and Brenda and Wilma joined them to take care of the banking and business. Soon, storybook cottages bloomed throughout their tiny town. And when families moved into their new homes, they could all feel just a little bit of the Moody sisters' fairy tale magic.

Author: Mary Lyn Ray
ISBN-10: 1481479822
ISBN-13: 9781481479820
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.80w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 03/27/2023
Booklist 05/01/2023 pg. 39