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A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale

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In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow

Monique Peterson, Walt Disney Company · 140 pages

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Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg

Gail Carson Levine · 198 pages

Prilla, the unusual new fairy in Neverland, finds her mettle, Mother Dove's wisdom, and Tinker Bell's courage tested by many trials, including a hurricane, a selfish fairy, and Captain Hook.

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Stardust

Neil Gaiman · 238 pages

E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here, in the hamlet of Wall, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. And here, one crisp O

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The Night Fairy

Laura Amy Schlitz · 117 pages

When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently.

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Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher · 97 pages

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella! From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways. *The very special hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story. M

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Fablehaven

Brandon Mull · 351 pages

For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Enchanting? Absolutely! Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite . . . Kendra and her brother Seth have no idea that their grandfather is the current c

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Heather Fawcett · 345 pages

"When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it's too late in this second installment of the Emily Wilde series"-- Provided by publisher

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Lady Cottington's Fairy Album

Brian Froud · 64 pages

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The Mitten

Jan Brett · 32 pages

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

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Faeries

Brian Froud, Alan Lee · 197 pages

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Flower Fairies of the Autumn

Cicely Mary Barker · 53 pages

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Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 42 pages

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Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book

Michael Teitelbaum, Walt Disney Company

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Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book

Terry Jones · 64 pages

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The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo · 270 pages

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

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The Paper Bag Princess

Robert Munsch · 32 pages

Story about not accepting failure or giving up on what you want. It's not about looks or power but tenacity and quick thinking. Hurray for you Princess of the Paper Bag. Very short, easy reading. I wanted to hear more about her.

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Seven Wild Sisters

Charles de Lint · 258 pages

Sarah Jane Dillard discovers and helps an injured 'sangman fairy in the Tanglewood Forest, putting herself, her six sisters, and friends Aunt Lillian and the Apple Tree Man in the middle of a fairy feud. Sarah Jane Dillard discovers and helps an injured fairy in the Tanglewood Forest, putting herself and her family in the middle of a fairy feud.

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Many Moons

James Thurber · 47 pages

Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.

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Smith of Wootton Major

J.R.R. Tolkien · 74 pages

The village of Wootton Major is well-known around the countryside for its annual festivals, which are particularly famous for their culinary delights. The biggest festival of them all is the Feast of Good Children. This festival is celebrated only once every twenty-four years, and the celebrations take the form of a party to which twenty-four children of the village are invited. The highpoint of t

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The Door in the Hedge

Robin McKinley · 216 pages

"She took a deep breath, and stepped through the door in the hedge." Four tales of stolen princesses, magical hinds, talking frogs, and dancing princesses, on the far side of the door into faeryland.

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The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson · 32 pages

The Gruffalo is a British children's picture book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, that tells the story of a mouse, the protagonist of the book, taking a walk in the woods. The book has sold over 13 million copies, has won several prizes for children's literature, and has been developed into plays on both the West End and Broadway and even an Oscar nominated

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Midsummer's Mayhem

Rajani LaRocca · 351 pages

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