The Crystal Palace: Rescue of the Baby Fairy Prince

With this site, I am announcing my newly-published book, THE CRYSTAL PALACE: RESCUE OF THE BABY FAIRY PRINCE. The first in a planned series of books, it is an 83-page chapter book, for children aged 5-12.  The second, THE CRYSTAL PALACE #2: REBELLION IN FAIRYLAND, will be published this fall. My nine-year-old granddaughter Karina is the illustrator for both, which adds a childlike authenticity.  Most children are intrigued and affirmed with the idea that the illustrator is a child.

Included are lesson plans for a literature circle unit for elementary classrooms, along with classroom activity leaflets, readers’ theater scripts, discussion questions, writing prompts, and coloring pages that go along with the book.    I am hoping for conversation with readers, for feedback, suggestions and discussion.

For more details, excerpts, and links to the online bookstores or to contact me by email, please see my publisher author webpage for The Crystal Palace: http://www.outskirtspress.com/crystalpalace

I hope you come back often and contribute often.  I look forward to our interchange of ideas.

Michele Hauser