Flower Fairies were originally drawn by English illustrator Cicely Mary Barker. Unable to go to school as a child because she had epilepsy, she was home-schooled and spent a lot of time drawing and painting. Her flower fairy paintings were driven by the Victorian popularity of fairies and fairy stories all of which were much talked about in those days.
Cicely Mary Barker published her first Flower Fairies book in 1923 and she received just £25 for Flower Fairies of the Spring. This was a collection of 24 paintings and illustrations. The books enjoyed huge popularity and Cicely went on to publish seven more Flower Fairy books.
Click on the Flower Fairy coloring picture you like best and it will open nice and big - then print it.