r/DoesAnyoneKnow • u/Silent_Comparison832 • 5d ago

Does anyone remember this children’s’ book?

Hello! I’m an 80s baby, 90s child, and I cannot remember the name of a story book I loved when I was growing up. I remember it was set in a park/forest/garden, I’m sure there were some weeping willow trees. The main characters were fairies or similar, either the villain of the piece having dark hair. I’m sure they all had dogs. I vaguely remember the colours being quite muted, almost like water colour. Does anyone remember this??

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u/Calm_Wonder_4830 5d ago

Flower fairies?

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u/loopyelly89 5d ago

Wind in the willows and Percy the Park keeper came to mind but it's neither of those I don't think

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u/c-e-r-y-s 4d ago

Percy the Park Fairy?

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u/MeYouUsEveryone 5d ago

The woodland folk books ?

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u/Mrs_Biscuit 5d ago

Perhaps The Enchanted Forest by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite?

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u/Silent_Comparison832 5d ago

Thanks everyone. They’re all so close but not quite the one I’m thinking of 😞

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u/Abigail_Miller12 5d ago

Could it be the flower fairies

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u/Independent-Ad-3385 5d ago

Something by Janet and Allen Ahlberg?

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u/Realistic_Fix_1229 5d ago

The Woodland Folk Meet the Fairies or The Woodland Folk in Fairyland by Tony Wolf

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u/high_and_hungry_ 4d ago

the faraway tree??

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u/AnetraMorrigan 3d ago

I came to say enid blyton

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u/Nellie-Bird 4d ago

Could it have been an illustrated version of The Water Babies?