The Forest Beyond the Woodlands: A Fairy Tale

At the edge of the Dark Forest lives David, the woodcutter's son, who has spent his whole life gazing into the trees and wondering what lies beyond. When an old woman whispers to him of the legendary Blue Bird, a creature said to lead the worthy to a hidden Garden of impossible beauty, David cannot resist the call. He sets out into the enchanted wilderness, following the flash of blue through ancient woods filled with wonder and peril. Along the way, he meets Ruth, whose presence transforms his solitary quest into something neither of them expected. Kennedy's 1921 fairy tale captures the hush-and-wonder of the oldest stories: a boy walks into the forest, and what he finds there changes him forever. For readers who still believe that birds can speak and gardens hide at the heart of the world.