Books About Fairies

Picture Books

Bowen, Anne
Tooth Fairy’s First Night (2005)
J BOWEN
When Sally turns seven, she is very excited to begin her work as a tooth fairy, but her first night on the job turns out to be a bigger challenge than she’d expected.

Graham, Bob
Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child (2002)
J GRAHAM
One Saturday, while Annabelle was outside, she met a family of fairies, the Byrds. She introduces them to her parents and baby brother, but she learns that not everyone can see what she sees.

Hague, Kathleen
Good Night, Fairies (2002)
J HAGUE
As the child goes to sleep, the mother talks about all of the daily activities fairies do for children throughout the year.

Kane, Tracy
Fairy Houses (2001)
J KANE
Kristen’s parents decide to leave the city for a summer and visit a small island off the coast of Maine. When she discovers fairy houses built in the woods, she tries to find out where the fairies are hiding.

Mills, Lauren A.
Fia and the Imp (2002)
J MILLS
Fia, a wingless fairy and devoted friend to the lowly woodkins, is constantly mocked by other (winged) fairies. But when Fia finds two woodkin twins drowning in the river, she makes it a priority to save them.

Oddino, Licia
Finn and the Fairies (2004)
J ODDINO
Finn the tailor is the only person in town who doesn’t believe in fairies— until one night when he hears a voice say, “Please make us beautiful dresses, too.”

Symes, Ruth Louise
The Sheep Fairy (2003)
J SYMES
When Wendy the sheep rescues a nice fairy from a brambly bush, the fairy grants Wendy one wish in return.

Ernst, Lisa Capbell
The Three Spinning Fairies (2002)
J 398.20943 ER
Zelda, a foolish girl who hates to work, is promised a wedding with the royal prince if she works for the Queen. When three hardworking fairies offer their help with spinning thread, she’s very quick to pass along the job.

Batt, Tanya Robyn
The Faeries Gift (2003)
J 389.45 BAT
When the woodcutter saves a fairy’s life, the fairy gives him a wish in return. But the wish turns out to be a burden, as he tries to figure out how he can possibly please his wife, his mother, his father, and himself.

Barker, Cicely Mary
Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairies Journal (2005)
J 398.45 FAI
This secret journal, a beautiful book with sparkles, flaps, and envelopes, recounts the summer of 1920, when Cicely Mary Barker figures out what is really in her friend's garden.

Fiction

Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl (2001)
J COLFER
When Artemis Fowl, who is pretty much an evil genius, captures a fairy, offsets their   secrecy, and demands a ransom in gold, he realizes just how hard the fairies can fight.

DiTerlizzi, Tony and Holly Black
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2003)
J DITERLIZZI
When Jared and his family move to their aunt Lucinda’s old house, they find a guide book in the attic that opens up a whole new world filled with fairies, goblins, trolls, and other mystical creatures.

Kessler, Liz
Philippa Fisher’s Fairy Godsister (2008)
J KESSLER
When Philippa Fisher is assigned a very surly and reluctant and fairy godsister she learns that she’ll be given three wishes. But these wishes wind up creating havoc in her life.

Levine, Gail Carson
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg (2005)
J LEVINE
New to Neverland, Prilla seems strange and clumsy to the other fairies, and nobody is sure why she was sent there. But when a hurricane demolishes almost everything, Prilla figures out what her true talent is.

Petty, J.T.
Clemency Pogue: Fairy Killer (2005)
J PETTY
After Clemency Pogue accidentally caused the death of several fairies, it is her job, with the help of a hobgoblin, to try to find out their true names so she can bring them back to life.

Smith, Jane Denitz
Fairy Dust (2002)
J SMITH
When Ruthie's mother takes an extended business trip to Mexico, her father hires Alice, a high school student to babysit. Alice opens up a magical world of fairies to Ruthie, but Ruthie discovers that Alice might not be all what she pretends to be.

Series

Larsen, Kirsten
Disney Fairies (2006)
J PAP SERIES DISNEY

Sweet, J.H.
The Fairy Chronicles (2009)
J PAP SERIES FAIRY

Woodward, Kay
Flower Fairies Friends (2006)
J PAP SERIES FLOWER

West, Tracey
Pixie Tricks (2000)
J PAP SERIES PIXIE

Meadows, Daisy
Rainbow Magic (2009)
J PAP SERIES RAINBOW

Rodda, Emma
Fairy Realm (2007)
J RODDA

Games & Crafts

Schwartz, Marla Schram
Fairy Fun (1998)
J 745.5 SCH
This book is filled with fun and easy fairy crafts and activities, including fairy wings, a fairy crown, a fairy garden, and even the fairy two-step!

Ross, Kathy
Fairy World Crafts (2008)
J 745.5 ROS
This book is filled with tons of easy-to-make fairy-sized crafts, such as a dragonfly friend and a tooth fairy tooth holder.

Warne, Frederick
The Girl’s Book of Flower Fairies (2008)
J 745.5 GIR
Not just crafts, snacks, and games, this book also includes a 6-chapter story.