It depicts a winged ship with a little fairy in green. The original illustration was whiter and brighter than this vintage image, which was taken directly from my copy of the original book. I chose not to try to brighten it in photoshop, because I like the vintage look. But if you want to do so, feel free.
The poem is part of the larger story of the book. It's such a pretty illustration, done by Margaret Evans Price, who, incidentally, was one of the later founders of Fisher-Price Toys!
The Betty Fairy Book was written by Helen E. Flint in 1915. It tells the story of a little girl who unintentionally angers the fairies, by finding a fairy crown and dancing on fairy land. The fairies banish her to the boat pictured above. I wouldn't mind a sail on that pretty thing!
Anyway, the story ends happily, both for Betty and the fairies.
We'll be offering more illustrations from this lovely vintage children's book in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy this one, and feel free to download and use for your own purposes.
