Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies

Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies by Megan McDonald is the enchanting first installment in a new series that follows imaginative Eliza of the Elves and her adventures through a magical door hidden in her bedroom. To most, the small door leads to a crawl space, but to Eliza, it opens to the Land of UnderStair—a secret retreat filled with twinkling lights, treasured collections, and her new diary.

Within this space lies an even tinier door, a portal to a breathtaking fairyland where flower fairies thrive under a tangerine sun and a lemon-pudding sky. Each picked flower magically gives rise to another, but when Eliza attempts to pluck an unusual bloom, her fairy friend Poppy warns her too late, setting off a chain of disastrous events. Now, as the mischievous Demon Wind threatens to steal the scents of the flower fairies—draining the snap from the snapdragons—Eliza must rely on Poppy's bravery to escape the peril beyond the hedgerow.

Megan McDonald's signature wordplay and whimsical storytelling shine in this charming tale, introducing young readers to deliciously wicked villains like the witches Wolfsbane and Belladonna. Lenny Wen's lush, richly detailed illustrations bring Eliza's world to life, inspiring readers to dream up their own secret hideaways and fairy-tale adventures.