''Queen Silver-Bell'' is the first in a series of four children's books by

Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (published in 1885–1886), '' A Little ...

with illustrations by

Harrison Cady Walter Harrison Cady (1877–1970) was an American illustrator and author, best known for his ''Peter Rabbit'' comic strip which he wrote and drew for 28 years. Biography Early life and career Cady was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, to a tow ...

. In the first book the queen of the fairies, Queen Silver-Bell, loses her "temper" (which most people do not know is really a fairyQueen Silver-Bell https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008LWE1OA) and becomes known from then on as Queen Crosspatch. She knows that she will never find her temper again until she has done something that would make people–-particularly children–-believe in fairies as they used to "once upon a time," so she decides to get a "respectable" person to write the stories down as she tells them. The subsequent stories in the series all have the subtitle "As Told By Queen Crosspatch." The first book, ''Queen Silver-Bell'', also contains the story "How Winnie Hatched The Little Rooks."

Books in the series

*''Queen Silver-Bell'' (November, 1906) *'' Racketty-Packetty House'' (1906) *'' The Cozy Lion'' (October, 1907) *'' The Spring Cleaning'' (October, 1908)

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* 1906 American novels 1906 children's books American children's books Children's fantasy novels Novels by Frances Hodgson Burnett Children's books about queens Novels about fairies and sprites Children's books about fairies and sprites {{1900s-child-novel-stub