Rainbow Fairies by Daisy Meadows

I believe every child has read at least once so there’s no need for fanfare, especially since they are still going. They must be at number 100 by now. Anyway, I love the cover designs, every fairy is unique and beautiful. But I will always have a soft spot for the first series that introduced the world to Rainbow Island and the dasterdly Jack Frost and the ever lasting friendship of Rachel and Kirsty.

Never Fairies or Tales from Pixie Hollow

I’m not quite sure since there are conflicting titles but this Disney series sports some beautiful watercolor illustrations. Plus some really well-done world building based upon Gail Carson Levine’s (of Ella Enchanted fame) Fairy Dust Trilogy. I love how every fairy has a unique personality with strengths and flaws, not as sanitized as the movie versions, and again, I really love the illustrations.

Fairy Chronicles by J.H. Sweet

This underrated middle school series by Texas writer, J.H. Sweet has amazing worldbuilding. IN fact you must buy her Fairy Handbook that details what she calls her “House of cards” each book built upon the next spanning seven years. There’s religious symbolism, Chinese elements, magical creatures, and more. It all features relatable girls delivering inspiring messages of what courage is, belief in growth and change, sacrificing yourself for love, animal extinction, enviromentalism, patience for wisdom and much more.

The Fairy House by Kelly McKain

This cute series for kids follows Katie as she moves to a new town. After she leaves her doll house outside for the night, she discovers four fairies have moved in and they’re on a mission. They have to find the 12 magical birthstones that will enable to save the tree that is on the property that connects the human and fairy worlds. There are lots of little adventures from changing into fairies to learning to ride horses, kids will immensenly enjoy it.

Fairy Godmother Academy by Jan Bozarth

This is a magical adventure series following each girl as they discover or navigate the trials of becoming a woman with great power. A fairy godmother in training. Unlike the fairy godmothers we see on tv, these come from lines such as the Arbor line, the Sumi line etc. and focus more on nature and such. The people they help are not aware of it, and the magical land of Aventurine is a dreamscape that changes depends on the person and what they need to accomplish. As such, each is very personal and introspective as each girl faces her flaws and fears and finds the hidden courage that was always within her. This is more for middle schoolers

Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Baker

As you can already tell, I chose a lot of them based on how beautiful the illustrations are, of which you must admit, it is gorgeous. Each fairy is tied to a specific flower for which they help thrive and grow as they celebrate their fairy festivals but humans always have a way of threatening their habitat and elves threatening their fun.

Enchanted World by Elise Allen

This colorful world by prolific British author is a delight as four very different friends travel to other worlds on the fairy tree to gain back talisams from each land before the evil troll, Tallon gets it to increase his power. I admire how Blyton makes each world unique, very Mary Poppins-esque I think from a world that is one endless sleepover to a magical instrumental land where the tyrannical queen puts the tone-deaf in silent isolation cages.

Avalon: Web of Magic by Robert Mandell and Rachel Roberts

While it isn’t anything that hasn’t been done before, (three girls find out they’re actually mages and guardians to a magical world that is danger etc etc.), I enjoy how it really goes into the intense optisim it keeps when battling the forces of evil yet also allowing them to do things like kill and have the potential to turning dark themselves. It definately keeps its twists and turns, and supposedly mayy become an animated series.

Fairy Realm by Emily Rodda

The same person who wrote the darky and spooky Deltora Quest, also wrote these sweet, optimistically happy series about young Jessie. It turns out her grandmother was a fairy queen who ran away to be with her human love, now Jessie can go between realms, solving the problems of its inhibitents and fighting the evil Valda, her great aunt. Jessie is a bit of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm type of heroine, always positive and brave which helps her save the day, making it an ideal series for lower schoolers.

The Fairy Bible by Theresa Moorey

Not a literal Bible obviosuly but almost a dictionary telling the origins and stories of fairy creatures from Shakespeares poems to Japanese fishermen tales. I enjoy how it inroduces a wide variety of creatures like selkies, nixies and the Bufflo Women as well as classic ones like veelas, greek gods and dragons. Really it is a guide to many magical creatures, not just fairies though there is a whole chapter on just flower fey. It is also a bit of goddess-mystical guide as each chapter details how you can give them offerings and bring their magic to you through meditation if you’re into that sort of thing. Also, as I said before, the illustrations, look at the beautiful illustrations as well as the stories.