Little Mabel is an expert at not going to sleep. She knows all the best
bedtime-avoiding excuses. I'm thirsty. I need to use the bathroom. Will
you tell me a story? Luckily, Mom's quiver of bedtime tales includes the
story of the Fae Queen, who paints children's dreams and can only visit
when their eyes are closed. Inspired by Mercutio's soliloquy in Romeo &
Juliet, in which he details how the tiny fairy queen influences
people's dreams as she passes by in her flying chariot, the soothing
story evokes images of an ant in a worn gray coat and a hazelnut-shell
chariot with a roof of grasshopper wings. Told in lyrical language that
adults will also appreciate, the story helps parents get their kids to
sleep. For ages 0-6.