Alaska Berry Fairies

Review of my new berry fairy tale, Lizzie Scarlet:

Shades of Tolkien and J. M. Barrie! Visual artist and art teacher Teresa Ascone has branched out to create her own Alaskan Never-Never Land peopled with Berry Fairies. The second book in the series, Lizzie Scarlet, continues the imaginative history of the kingdom created in the first book. Ascone's illustrations intertwine foliage reminiscent of the Book of Kells with hues borrowed from the Northern Lights, as well as glittering apparel that any child would love to wear. Parents and grandparents will appreciate the lessons in responsibility and harmony, while kids will delight in the fanciful detail. From Glommers to Musk Ox Cheese, from sly references to Seldovia, the Sleeping Lady and the Matanuska Valley, Lizzie Scarlet brings a brand new myth--and plenty of mischief-- to the Far North.

--Ann Chandonnet, The Birthday Party

The Berry Fairies of Alaska can be purchased at the following stores in Alaska. For customers in the lower 48 or outside the USA, contact Taku Graphics.com:

Anchorage: Alaska Berry Fairy Boutique in Artic Rose Gallery, Alaska Visitors Center & Tours, Alaska Botanical Garden, Cabin Fever, Mosquito Books (Stevens International Airport), Title Wave, Firefly Arts, Over the Rainbow Toys, Fred Meyer Stores, Carr's Stores, Sleeping Lady Salmon/Gifts, Sara's Specialty Food and Gifts, Grizzly Gifts, Fancy Jane and Moosellaneous.

Chicken: Chicken Alaska, Inc.

Craig: Alaska Gifts, Voyageur Bookstore.

Fairbanks: Gulliver's Books, Georgeson Botanican Garden, Riverboat Discovery.

Girdwood: The Round House Museum.

Glenallen: Fireweed Mountain Arts & Crafts

Gustavus: Fireweed Gallery

Homer: The Homer Bookstore. Gustavus: Bear Track Mercantile.

Haines: Babbling Book

Juneau: Changing Tides, Gastineau Guiding Co., Ben Franklin, Hearthside Books, Alaska State Museum Store.

Kenai Peninsula: Ranting Raven.

Ketchikan: Silver Thimble, Crazy Wolf Studio.

Kodiak: The Next Page, Northern Exposure Gallery, Norman's.

Mat-Su Valley: Pandemonium Books and Cafe, Fireside Books, Annabelle's, Village Arts and Crafts, Fred Meyer Stores, Carr's Stores, Salmonberry Boutique in Talkeetna, Village Arts & Crafts in Talkeetna.

Pelican: Lisianski Inlet Cafe.

Petersburg: Diamante Gift Shoppe, Inc., Sing Lee Alley Books.

Portage Glacier: Alaska Wildife Conservation

Seward: Cover to Cover

Sitka: Old Harbor Books.

Skagway: Skagway News Depot, Jewell Gardens, Alaskan Fairytales.

Soldotna: River City Books.

Valdez: A Rogue's Garden