[A] joyful tale of learning to believe in oneself andrejoicing in magic both grandiose and mundane. Publishers Weekly

To some, the low door in Elizas bedroom might look like anordinary entrance to a crawl space under the stairs. But to a believer likeEliza of the Elves, its the door to the Land of UnderStair a secret hideoutall her own.

In that crawl space, festooned with twinkling lights, Elizakeeps her favorite book, her collections of precious items, her stuffedanimals, and her new diary. And in that crawl space is another door ateeny-tiny one that can transport Eliza to a world of tangerine sun andlemon-pudding sky, a place where flower fairies perch on every bloom and a newflower springs up whenever you pick one.

But in a far corner of that world, Eliza tries to pick astrangely beautiful flower Nooooo! cries her friend Poppy and things soongo terribly awry.

Can a brave, wilting Poppy rescue Eliza from beyond thehedgerow before the Demon Wind steals all the flower fairies scents, leavingthe snapdragons with no snap?

In this launch of a new series, Megan McDonald brings herwell-honed flair for wordplay to delicious villains like the witches Wolfsbaneand Belladonna, as she follows a child with a big imagination to a differentfairy realm in each book.

Lenny Wens delightful, richly colored artwork bringsElizas world to life with fanciful details sure to have readers creating theirown cozy retreats and visiting magical lands beyond the door.

[A] joyful tale of learning to believe in oneself andrejoicing in magic both grandiose and mundane. Publishers Weekly

To some, the low door in Elizas bedroom might look like anordinary entrance to a crawl space under the stairs. But to a believer likeEliza of the Elves, its the door to the Land of UnderStair a secret hideoutall her own.

In that crawl space, festooned with twinkling lights, Elizakeeps her favorite book, her collections of precious items, her stuffedanimals, and her new diary. And in that crawl space is another door ateeny-tiny one that can transport Eliza to a world of tangerine sun andlemon-pudding sky, a place where flower fairies perch on every bloom and a newflower springs up whenever you pick one.

But in a far corner of that world, Eliza tries to pick astrangely beautiful flower Nooooo! cries her friend Poppy and things soongo terribly awry.

Can a brave, wilting Poppy rescue Eliza from beyond thehedgerow before the Demon Wind steals all the flower fairies scents, leavingthe snapdragons with no snap?

In this launch of a new series, Megan McDonald brings herwell-honed flair for wordplay to delicious villains like the witches Wolfsbaneand Belladonna, as she follows a child with a big imagination to a differentfairy realm in each book.

Lenny Wens delightful, richly colored artwork bringsElizas world to life with fanciful details sure to have readers creating theirown cozy retreats and visiting magical lands beyond the door.