The Night Fairy
By Laura Amy Schlitz
When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently.
Genre: Fantasy
117 pages
sample questions
Who is the illustrator? Angela Barrett
What time of day was Flory born? A little before midnight
When is Flory’s magic the strongest? A little before midnight
How long can fairies live? hundreds of years
What color shadow does Flory cast? Silver
Why do fairies cast a silver shadow? To help them hide in the moonlight
What color are Flory’s wings? Light green
What is on Flory’s light green wings? Moons
Are fairy mothers good? No
How long does a fairy baby drink milk? Three days
What does a fairy drink after they stop drinking milk? Dew
What do fairies eat? Nectar
On what day of their lives do fairies fly away from home? 7
On the night of Flory’s peril, what animal “crunched up her wings”? A bat
After crunching her wings, what does the little bat say to Flory? “I’m sorry.”
What kind of tree did Flory land on? Cherry
Who had planted the trees that Flory fell onto? A giant
How did Flory know that a giant had planted the trees she fell into? They were too close together.
How do fairies sleep? On their sides.
What kinds of flowers does Flory first see when she awakens in the wren house? Tulips
What type of fairies are described as “daredevils”? Night Fairies
What did Flory cover the bottom of the wren house with? Cherry Blossoms
What did Flory do to the cherry blossoms so they wouldn’t wilt? She casted a spell over them.
When Flory first sees the giantess, what color are her braids? White What does she have on her feet? Slippers
What did Flory use to make baskets? Blades of grass
What did Flory use to make a dress? Cherry blossoms
Flory wants to make a dagger from what? A thorn
What animal does Flory cast the stinging spell on -- it’s her first time she uses a spell? A squirrel
What does Flory use to make a rope bridge? Cobwebs
What does Flory name the squirrel? Skuggle
What is the fairy word for squirrel? Skug
From what tree does Flory make her dagger? Thorn apple
How did Flory describe the butterflies and why she didn’t want to ride them? They are absentminded.
What bird does Flory see that she wants to fly on? A hummingbird
What color is the liquid in the feeder? Red
What does Skuggle think the giantess puts out the red water? She wants to eat them.
Why does Skuggle think the giantess wants to eat them? He has seen bird bones in her trash.
What does Flory stuff in her ears to keep out the sound of bats? Cobwebs
How many hummingbirds visit the feeder? 4 (3 males and one female)
Why does Flory like the male hummingbirds best? They have a red patch on their throats.
What did Flory use to make her hammock? A lily leaf
How does Flory dry cherries? She uses a drying spell.
What bird alerts Flory that a hummingbird is trapped in a spider web? A blue jay
What promise does Flory want the hummingbird to make before freeing her from the web? To let her ride on her back
Why did the hummingbird insist that she couldn’t give Flory rides? She has eggs.
What does Flory promise the hummingbird? To warm her eggs
What does Flory give Skuggle to help her? Cherries and sunflower seeds
How many eggs are in the hummingbird’s nest? Two: a boy and a girl
What color is the spider’s body? Bllack and yellow
How many eyes does the spider have? 8
Why does the spider tell Flory she won’t eat a fairy? It’s bad luck
What’s the state called that hummingbirds go into when they run out of strength? Torpor
The spider tells Flory which threads are the sticky ones? The cross threads
What animal came to help Flory fight the raccoon? A bat
What does the bat confess to Flory? That he was responsible for her broken wings and then he apologized
What does the bat point out to Flory about her wings? They’re growing back. They do so as her magic gets stronger.
What is the bat’s name? Peregrine
What does “Peregrine” mean? Traveler
What does Flory call Peregrine? Perry
Who gives Flory her first ride? The hummingbird
Who else offers to give Flory a ride? Peregrine
What does Skuggle want at the end of the book? Cherries
In Which Book
IWB are godmothers better than actual mothers?
IWB can characters walk and talk right after they’re born?
IWB does a character land on a cherry tree?
IWB do giants make homes for birds in trees?
IWB is there “A Souvenir from Niagara Falls?”
IWB does a character sleep in a wren house?
IWB does a character make a dress of cherry blossoms so she blends in?
IWB is a character surprised that birds eat seeds out of a clear tube?
IWB does a character make baskets with blades of grass?
IWB does a character make a dress out of cherry blossoms?
IWB does a character announce she isn’t afraid of giants?
IBW does a character announce she hates bats?
IWB does a character make a rope bridge out of cobwebs?
IWB does a character help another character figure out how to get seeds from a bird feeder?
IWB is a praying mantis able to harm a character?
IWB does a character cast a spell of comfort?
IWB does a character persuade a spider to release a hummingbird from a web?