Ellie and the Fairy Door

Lena Angland and Alice Taylor Illustrated by Audrey Dowling

Lena Angland is a mum of three

Alice Taylor grew up on a farm

Audrey Dowling is a French

aim of using technology to encourage

Co. Cork. She is the best-selling

her work, as well as folklore from

from Innishannon, Co. Cork. She

created the Wanderly app with the children to get outdoors, get active and to add wonder to everyday wanders. This is her first book.

along the Cork/Kerry border

and now lives in Innishannon,

author of many books, including

To School Through the Fields and, most recently, The Nana.

First published 2023 by The O’Brien Press Ltd, 12 Terenure Road East, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 HD27, Ireland.

Tel: +353 1 4923333; Fax: +353 1 4922777 E-mail: books@obrien.ie Website: obrien.ie The O’Brien Press is a member of Publishing Ireland.

artist and illustrator living in Co.

Kilkenny. Her surroundings inspire all cultures, fairy tales and vintage imagery. She is the illustrator of

Reindeer Down and Flossie McFluff.

ISBN: 978-1-78849-440-3 Text © Lena Angland and Alice Taylor 2023 Illustrations © Audrey Dowling 2023 The moral rights of the authors and illustrator have been asserted.

Typesetting, layout, design and editing © The O’Brien Press 2023 Cover and text design by Emma Byrne All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or in any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

87654321 27 26 25 24 23 Printed and bound in Poland by Bialostockie Zaklady Graficzne S.A. The paper in this book is produced using pulp from managed forests.

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Once upon a time, a girl called Ellie lost her first tooth.

‘Put it under your pillow,’ said Nana. ‘The Tooth Fairy will come and take it away, and give you a coin!’

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In the middle of the night, Ellie awoke. She checked under her pillow, but the tooth was still there.

Whoops! The tooth rolled to the floor … … right in front of a tiny door.

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‘That door wasn’t there before,’ said Ellie.

‘The tooth fairy must be 5

coming!’

The tiny door opened and a little man in a green hat peeked through.

‘You’re no tooth fairy,’ said Ellie.

‘You’re a leprechaun!’

The leprechaun darted back inside.

‘Wait, come back!’ cried Ellie.

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Ellie looked through the door, and what do you think she saw?

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It was the magical house where the Tooth Fairy lived!

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gasped Ellie, as she got smaller and smaller and smaller …

… until

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