The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (2011) by Catherynne M. Valente. One night the Green Wind and the Leopard of Little Breezes come to a twelve-year-old girl named September and offer to take her to Fairyland. She of course accepts, and upon arriving in Fairyland has many and varied and weird adventures. Valente's imagination runneth over in creating Fairyland, with strange and unexpected twists being the norm. This book is really intended for children, but it's so creatively impressive that adults can read it without hesitation. I found it a very easy read and fun to follow. It is somewhat reminiscent of "Alice in Wonderland." Not a book for the ages, but certainly a great entertainment. Grade: B+