Fairies in the Garden is yet another delightful children's adventure tale from Lola's Adventures series by Ennes Higgins. Eight-year-old Lola is busy studying climate change on her tablet when Nana asks Lola and her siblings, Liam, Sara, and Toby, to go outside and bring some runner beans for dinner. Wanting to complete the task as soon as possible, Lola starts picking off beans when her youngest brother Toby holds his nose, closes his eyes, and shrinks himself to search for his fairy toy that got lost in the garden. One by one, the rest of the siblings shrink themselves and meet Tom, a brand new tooth fairy who has to find a tooth by nightfall, failing which he will be demoted to the garden fairy. Join Lola and her siblings as they come up with ingenious ways to help Tom.

Fairies in the Garden is a fun-filled fantasy adventure for kids with a reminder of the importance of keeping occupied with outdoor activities and minimizing our dependence on android devices. Ennes Higgins has a way of infusing relevant underlying messages into the series' narrative, and this book is no different. Lola is a brilliant child with a curious mind. Yet she often feels somewhat different from her siblings, who know how to have fun. In this book, she begins to see the value of lateral thinking and how it can provide creative solutions to difficult problems. Overall, an absorbing fantasy adventure for kids, with Dimi di Lupa's illustrations being the icing on the cake.

Four siblings, Lola, Liam, Sara, and Toby, are staying at Nana’s house. As they are relaxing and enjoying a Sunday afternoon, Nana sends them to the garden to gather beans. Pulling themselves away from their various pursuits, they go to the garden where the adventure begins. In Fairies in the Garden: Lola’s Adventure by Ennes Higgins, the reader follows the amazing adventure the children share. How do Toby’s loose tooth, the lost “fairy boy,” and the ability to shrink all interact to give the reader a glimpse of creativity and what might be? Enter this world and meet Tom, the apprentice tooth fairy, and his mentor Mya. The children use “lateral thinking” to solve Tom’s problem creatively rather than through obvious means. This is a fun book to read. Enjoy the characters’ interactions as they work together to help Tom graduate into a fully-fledged Tooth Fairy.

Some books are just fun to read, and Fairies in the Garden: Lola’s Adventure by Ennes Higgins is just that—fun to read. Lola has reached the age where make-believe is difficult. All children need to be encouraged to never outgrow creativity because many problems can be solved through creative means. Ennes recognizes this and has the kids use creative means to help a student fairy graduate Tooth Fairy School. It is also important for children to spend time outside, be active, and breathe fresh air. Too many children spend too much time with their electronic devices instead of interacting with the real world. However, just because children interact with the real world does not mean they can’t use their imaginations. This book is enhanced with illustrations by Dimitris Angelakis.