"Miranda knows exactly how she wants to celebrate her mid-summer birthday. No bowling, no pin-the-tail-on-the donkey, no hotdogs. Instead, she wants an evening party with shimmery lights, sandwiches, cake, lemonade, friends and the fairies who lives at the bottom of the garden. Vancouver writer Nancy Hundal waits till the end to reveal that this particular party happened a long time ago. Don Kilby's illustrations are saturated with colour, against which the fairies flash silver." -- "The Vancouver Sun" "This is a perfect summer-holiday story, taking place as it does in a garden on mid-summer's eve. Don Kilby's lush illustrations cleverly include fairies hidden among leaves and stems sleeping by day and playing by night. I enjoyed the magical feel of the story, which was well complemented by the muted colours of Kilby's twilight garden.

This book would make an excellent birthday present for girls aged 4 to 7." -- "ResourceLinks" "Older children will like the fairy-tale feel of the book and may want to have their own evening garden party. Recommended for elementary libraries." -- "Lorgnette, Heart of Texas Literature Center".