About the Book A collection of illustrated poems about the plants and flowers seen in the winter months. Book Synopsis A deluxe addition to the Flower Fairies classics, complete with all of Cicely Mary Barkers original poems and illustrations. She re-creates the beauty of nature through her art and drawings from life with botanical accuracy and exquisite watercolors. Her Flower Fairies are a unique combination of naturalism and fantasy. Newly redesigned in the style of the bestselling Fairyopolis, the collectible Flower Fairies classics series is essential background reading for all Fairyopolis fans. About the Author Cicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, South London in 1895 and died in 1973. She found international acclaim as an artist with her delightful Flower Fairies books the first of which, Flower Fairies of the Spring , was printed in 1923.