Magic, forests, faeries, and children’s books! What could be more deliciously delectable than this combo. Add life lessons taught in a simple yet profound manner, you’ve got a cauldron brimming with excitement, joy, and learning.

What I loved:

• The childlike innocence that oozes through all the tales.
• The relatable simple sweet plots each of the stories were woven around.
• The unmistakable life lessons that every tale carried sans preachiness.
• The beautiful worlds the author created, each so different from the other. 
• The content notes left me in no doubt that the author allowed her imagination to run as wild as she wanted because all that matters in great storytelling is engaging, engrossing tales, and little else, least of all logic as some humans call things they believe they understand.

My top 3 in this collection:

• The Prince of Neptune
• When Elephants Could Fly
• The Golden Apple (got a wee bit of 1984 vibes)

What could’ve been better:

A couple of stories were too simplistic for today’s young readers exposed to a lot of content. Maybe a shift in the plot or the narrative could’ve added depth to them.

Other than that, I loved reading Srivalli’s magical worlds. I’d delightfully dive into more of them in the future.