Pixylations - Paperback

by Joe Laudati (Author)

Faela is a mischievous pixy in Ireland who just can't stay out of trouble. Whether embellishing flowers, tantalizing goblins, or creating an uproar with the 'big-folk', her magical hijinks can test the mettle of even the most patient fairy.
Most of all, she loves to 'pixylate' humans, stealing their bodies and taking them for a joy ride.
Then she pulls one prank too many, and is threatened with banishment by the Faerie king. To redeem herself, she must become 'house fairy' to a grieving family, and lift the spirits of the youngest daughter. Of course, no one knows that the little girl has the 'gifted sight', the ability to see fairies, and Faela soon learns that caring for a seven-year-old is no easy flight through a garden.
But Faela longs to experience romance, so when the handsome ex-beau of the older sister comes to call, she pixylates the young woman in an effort to reunite the former-lovers. Chaos ensues, as the personalities of fairy and girl collide!
And then there's the Pooka, a fiendish shape-shifting goblin who will spare no wickedness to see Faela's mission fail. For the Pooka has claim over any banished pixy, and he plots to make Faela his bride.

Author Biography

Joe Laudati is an artist and writer who lives in New Paltz, New York. With a long background in animation and special effects, he made his living as a stop-motion puppeteer and photographer for many years, before focusing on writing and sculpting. As a prototype sculptor for the toy, giftware, and collectible model kits industries, he fashioned the original patterns for many action figures, statues, and 'garage kits'. His first novel, the supernatural thriller 'In Darkness It Dwells' was published by Medallion Press in 2006. Other works include 'Ten Thousand Demons', and 'Pushing Clay: 24 Years of Garage Kit Sculpture'.