Scary Fairies

Introduces mischievous fairy babies, tricky toadstool fairies, nasty fairies who trip people and cover their clothes with goo, and other unpleasant supernatural creatures.

Between Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows comes Scary Fairy in Wicked Wood, but with its own sweet and original ideas. Have you ever met a fairy that romps about, disturbs the peace, corrupts the young and swears? Watch out, here comes Scary Fairy! Banished by her grandmother after breaking one of her beloved china tea cups, she landed at the whim of Southern Wind in Wicked Wood. The animals of Wicked Wood have no idea how dramatically she will change their lives. This is a highly imaginative and funny book, full of amusing characters and remarkably original events.

Introduces mischievous fairy babies, tricky toadstool fairies, nasty fairies who trip people and cover their clothes with goo, and other unpleasant supernatural creatures.

Middle-schooler Ali's wish will come true if she follows all the rules to grow 100 evil fairies and feed them human hair, then find another child to do the same, but she is determined to find out what else the fairies are up to.

Ali and her middle school classmates are raising flocks of fairies to make their wishes come true. But growing a flock is harder than it sounds: the fairies eat only human hair, and the rules for dealing with them are confusing, misleading, and subject to change. As Ali and her friends struggle to earn their wishes, mistakes are made, spells go awry, and soon Ali is up against hundreds of two-inch-tall imps who have very big plans—to replace all the parents in town!—and the power to carry them out. Comedy and fantasy intertwine in this lively tale of intrigue, magic, and the power of hair.

Explore the real-world inspiration behind Poptopica’s scariest islands in this 64-page nonfiction book that introduces kids to the legends and lore behind ghosts, zombies, and even Bigfoot.

Author Renee Simmons Raney believes that every child deserves his or her own personal landscape in which to seek adventure and unleash creativity. Through this charming storybook, Renee weaves fairy stories, enhancing the natural world with supernatural creatures, and connecting children to diverse habitats, creatures, seasons, and holidays while inspiring a sense of place, a land conservation ethic, and a comfortable fearlessness for outdoor exploration. Hairy, Scary, but Mostly Merry Fairies! also includes activities that encourage families and school classes to explore their natural surroundings and to engage in imaginative play. It offers a multi-generational remedy for curing nature deficiency.