Display - Fairies

 

The Winter Child

Written by Terri Windling

Art by Wendy Froud

The Faeries of Spring Cottage

Written by Terri Windling

Art by Wendy Froud

The Rainbabies

Written by Laura Melmed

Illustrated by Jim LaMarche

When the moon gives twelve tiny babies to a childless couple, the new parents take great care of their charges and eventually receive an unexpected reward.

Sleeping Beauty

Retold by Adèle Geras

Illustrated by Christian Birmingham

Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

 Peter Pan

By J.M. Barrie 

Illustrated by Scott Gustafson

Care and Feeding of Sprites

By Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

Introduces the world of sprites and fairies through a review of their characteristics, mannerisms, lifestyle, habits, different names, and unique appearances.

 When the Root Children Wake Up

Retold by Audrey Wood

Paintings by Ned Bittinger

The Root Children, who have been sleeping all winter, awake to become Blossom Children and experience the new life, the color, and the joys of spring.

A Circle of Cats

By Charles de Lint 

Illustrated by Charles Vess

Twelve-year-old Lillian, an orphan who loves roaming the woods looking for fairies when her chores are done, is bitten by a deadly snake and saved through the magical forest creatures.

Finding Fairies

Written by Michelle Roehm McCann and  Marianne Monson-Burton

Illustrated by David Hohn

Describes various types of fairies from around the world and suggests related activities, recipes, and crafts.

The Merbaby

Written by Theresa Bateman

Illustrated by Patience Brewster

When he and his brother Josh find a mer-baby caught in their fishing net, Tarron, rejecting his brother's plan to sell the baby and make a profit, discovers that there are greater treasures than gold.

Fia and the Imp

By Lauren Mills and Dennis Nolan

Though she is a wingless fairy, Fia does what she can to help her friends the woodkins and proves her worthiness to be Queen when she sets out to rescue two little woodkins.

Princess, Princess

By Penny Dale

A young princess and her friends sleep under the spell of a fairy she forgot to invite to her birthday party, until someone comes along to awaken them.

 The Tiniest Mermaid

Written by Laura Garnham 

Illustrated by Patricia MacCarthy

Lily befriends an injured young mermaid, taking her home to convalesce in an aquarium.