We all have something we do well in part, but wish we did better.
    And so it is with Elise, the young heroine in The Fairy Painting, a children's book by Detroit area television personality Stacey DuFord. The young painter has created a summer scene straight from her backyard. Except something isn't quite right.
    Elise goes indoors for lunch, and when she returns to her easel, finds something magical has transformed the painting - something that will soon present her with an interesting challenge.
    The Fairy Painting blends the real world with the boundless universe of a child's imagination in a charming tale of persistence, friendship and the greatest gift of all: belief in yourself.
    DuFord's well crafted story is delightfully illustrated by Michigan artist Wendy Popko, whose work hangs in the homes of well known families throughout Michigan, and has been featured at Junior Leagues in Detroit and Birmingham.
    The Fairy Painting was published by Mackinac Island Press and is available in bookstores and through the publisher's Web site.

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