This book is once again a big hit with my 7 nearly 8 year old daughter. We have been reading the set of Gwyneth Rees fairy books and this was the next book to read. The set as a whole has been a magical adventure for my daughter ( and me!!). They do touch on quite sad story lines and do cover some subjects that children may not have come across such as divorce, death and illness and have been very hard on the heart strings and have made even myself cry but having said all that they are truly beautifully written stories and always have a happy ending!! Me & my daughter are on the last book now and wont know what to read next!!!!!!