The Giant Print Library
Magic and fairy stories
Updated: November 2012
Any UK member of our library service
may borrow up to a maximum of 6
books per service for a 3 month loan
period.
Most of the books have been produced
by the National Blind Children's
Society and are in 24 point type with
identical covers to the ordinary print
versions of the books.
Please be aware that due to their size,
many of the books are split into two or
more volumes, and these will have the
same covers.
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please contact Liz Farrell or Hazel
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Magic and fairy stories
Adams, Georgie.
The real fairy storybook. 1999.
Suggested reading age 5+. 1v.
It's nearly midnight and there's still a
thousand pearls to be sewn on to the
Fairy Queen's dress. Eavesdrop on
Blossom, the Royal Dressmaker, and
her assistants, as they chat to each
other and tell their favourite stories.
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Andersen, Hans Christian.
Tales from Hans Christian
Andersen. 2005. Suggested
reading age 7+.
Here is a wonderful toy-box
overflowing with sparkling new
translations of Hans Christian
Andersen stories.
Banks, Lynne Reid
The fairy rebel. 1989. Suggested
reading age 9+. 1v.
Jan is moping in the garden when Tiki
the fairy is accidently 'earthed' and can
be seen by humans. Jan wants a
special magic favour but Tiki risks the
fury of the fairy Queen.
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Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan. 1909. Suggested
reading age 9+. 2v.
Go with Peter Pan and the Darling
children to a place called Neverland, a
strange country where the lost boys
live and never grow up, a land with
mermaids, fairies and pirates - and of
course the terrible, evil, Captain Hook.
Baxter, Nicola
The first little fairy. 1998.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
This collection contains twelve stories.
In each story there are new friends to
meet and fun to share.
Bentley, Sue
Double trouble. 2006. Suggested
reading age 7+. 1v.
Part of the Magic Kitten series (Other
books in this series are also available).
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Kim can't wait for her cousin Mia and
her cousin's Siamese cat to visit. But
when they turn up neither cousin nor
cat are half as nice as Kim remembers
and proceed to make Kim's summer
really horrible. But when Kim discovers
a tiny silver tabby kitten with
emerald green eyes looking up at her
in her garden shed, things seem to
magically get better.
Black, Holly.
The field guide. 2003. Suggested
reading age 7+. 1v.
Book 1 of the Spiderwick Chronicles.
Lucinda's secret - Things at the Grace
residence are getting out of hand.
Could their crazy Aunt Lucinda help
the children work out why the faeries
are stalking them? The Ironwood tree The Grace children face their greatest
challenge yet when a shape-shifter
shows up and Mallory disappears.
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Blyton, Enid.
The enchanted wood. 1939.
Suggested reading age 7+. 2v.
Book 1 of The Faraway Tree series
(other titles in this series are also
available). Jo, Bessie and Fanny move
to a new home with an Enchanted
Wood on their doorstep. Join them as
they discover which new land is at the
top of the Faraway Tree.
Burgis, Stephanie.
A most improper magick. 2010.
Suggested reading age 11+. 2v.
At twelve years old, any proper young
lady in Regency England should be
sitting quietly at home, practising her
embroidery and keeping her opinions
to herself. But Kat Stephenson is no
ordinary young lady. Kat's father may
be a respectable vicar, but her late
mother was a notorious witch and Kat
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herself is the newest target of an
ancient magical Order.
Bussell, Darcy
Magic ballerina: the magic dance.
2010. Suggested reading age 5+.
1v.
Holly must find someone special to
hand the magic ballet shoes to
- could Jade the street dancing girl be
the one?
Colfer, Eoin.
Artemis Fowl. 2002. Suggested
reading age 9+. 2v.
Book 1 of The Artemis Fowl series
(other titles in this series are also
available). Twelve-year-old villain,
Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious
criminal mastermind in history. His
bold and daring plan is to hold a
leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking
on more than he bargained for when
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he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the
LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police
Reconnaissance Unit).
Coville, Bruce.
Juliet
Dove, Queen of Love.
2004. Suggested reading age 9+.
1v.
Part of the Magic Shop series. Juliet
doesn't want anyone to notice her, but
the amulet round her neck seems to
be having the opposite effect - and
worse still she can't take it off!
Coville, Bruce.
Russel Troy, monster boy. 2003.
Suggested reading age 9+. 1v.
Part of the Magic Shop series. Mr
Elives' Magic Shop seems to appear
from nowhere - and disappears again
just as fast! Never in the same place
twice, it sells only the most exclusive
wares...A talking toad, anyone? A
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dragon's egg? There's plenty to
choose from.
Dahl, Roald.
The magic finger. 1966.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
The little girl in this story is very
unusual. When someone makes her
angry, and when she can't stop
herself, she flashes a punishment on
them with a magic flashing finger. The
results are fantastic, magical and very
funny.
Dahl, Roald.
The Minpins. 1991. Suggested
reading age 7+. 1v.
In the Forest of Sin, Little Billy meets
the extraordinary Minpins, who live in
terror of the most awesome creature
invented: the Red-Hot Smoke-Belching
Gruncher! And it is Little Billy who
comes up with a plan to defeat the
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dreaded monster, and finds himself
proclaimed a hero!
Don, Lari
First aid for fairies and other
fabled beasts. 2008. Suggested
reading age 9+. In processing.
Helen has absolutely no interest in
becoming a vet like her mother. So
she isn't best pleased when asked to
help an injured horse. Only this horse
isn't entirely normal…
Eager, Edward.
Half magic. 2000. Suggested
reading age 9+. 1v.
Book 1 of the Magic series (other titles
in this series are also available). Four
children discover a magic coin which
only grants half wishes - the children
end up half invisible and half on a
desert island and have many more
adventures with the magic coin.
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Fairy poems. Chosen by Gaby
Morgan. 2006. Suggested reading
age 9+. 1v. Non-fiction (poetry).
A magical collection of classic and
brand new poems about fairies.
Gardner, Sally.
I, Coriander. 2005. Suggested
reading age 9+. 2v.
The story is told by Coriander,
daughter of a silk merchant in
1650s London. Her idyllic childhood
ends when her mother dies, leaving
Coriander with her stepmother, a
widow who is in cahoots with a
fundamentalist Puritan preacher. She
is shut away in a chest and left to die,
but emerges into the fairy world from
which her mother came, and where
time has no meaning…
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Hector, John A.
Grandma Lillian's fairy garden.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
John Hector and his granddaughter
Chloe have written down the fairy
stories which were told by Grandma
Lillian to the many children in her
family, so they can continue to be
enjoyed by other young children.
Hoban, Russell
The mouse and his child. 2005.
Suggested reading age 7+. 2v.
The mouse and his child is a
mechanical toy, and for 5 Christmases
the mouse swings his son round, up
and down in a slowing circle as the key
unwinds. Then the toy is broken, and a
tramp rescues it from the dustbin and
repairs the mechanism but now the
two move straight ahead, not round
and round. The tramp winds up the
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strange pair and sets them on the
road.
Ibbotson, Eva.
Which witch? 1979. Suggested
reading age 9+. 1v.
Arriman the Awful, a wizard looking for
a suitable witch to be his wife,
sponsors a Great Hallowe'en
Competition to find the witch who can
perform the foulest, darkest deed.
Impey, Rose.
Titchy Witch and the magic party.
2004. Suggested reading age 0-4.
1v.
Titchy Witch is having her first party,
but it isn't going very well, until she
starts to wave her magic wand.
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Kingfisher, Rupert.
Madame Pamplemousse and her
incredible edibles. 2008.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
Madeleine is forced to work in her
unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant,
The Squealing Pig. By chance she
comes across the most marvellous
shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse,
which is quiet, discreet, yet full of
delicious and otherworldly 'edibles'.
Kingsley, Charles.
The water-babies : a fairytale for
a land-baby. 2008. Suggested
reading age 9+. 2v.
When Tom, an ill-treated chimneysweep, jumps into a clear, cool stream
to clean himself, he is turned into a tiny
water baby by the fairies. He enters a
strange magical world, and travels
beyond the world's end on a voyage of
discovery he will never forget.
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King-Smith, Dick.
The queen's nose. 1983.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
Harmony's uncle sends her on a
treasure trail - which ends in finding a
50p piece. But the coin is a magic one,
and when you rub the queen's nose,
your wishes will come true.
Levine, Gail Carson.
Ella enchanted. 2003. Suggested
reading age 9+. 2v.
In this novel based on the story of
Cinderella, Ella struggles against the
childhood curse that forces her to obey
any order given to her.
McCaughrean, Geraldine
Peter Pan in scarlet. 2006.
Suggested reading age 9+. 2v.
Official sequel to Peter Pan.
Something is wrong in Neverland.
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Dreams are leaking out - strangely real
dreams, of pirates and mermaids, of
warpaint and crocodiles. For Wendy
and the Lost Boys it is a clear signal Peter Pan needs their help, and so it is
time to do the unthinkable and fly to
Neverland again.
Masefield, John
The midnight folk. 1927.
Suggested reading age 9+. 2v.
Determined to recover the long-lost
family treasure, Kay finds himself in a
race against the evil Abner Brown.
Abner has his witch friends and his
dark magic to help him, but Kay has
the very special Midnight Folk. In a
breathtaking, magical quest, which
side will find the treasure first?
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Meadows, Daisy.
Bethany the ballet fairy. 2007.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
Rainbow Magic series (other titles in
this series are also available). Jack
Frost's naughty goblins have stolen the
Dance Fairies' magic ribbons and are
hiding in the human world. Everywhere
dance is being ruined. Rachel and
Kirsty must help Bethany but the
goblins' new powers won't make it
easy.
Murphy, Jill.
The worst witch. 1978.
Suggested reading age 7+. 1v.
Mildred Hubble was a trainee witch at
Miss Cackle's Academy and she was
making an awful mess of it. She
couldn't even ride a broomstick without
crashing it and she was always getting
her spells wrong. But she managed to
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get by until she turned Ethel, the
teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy...
Norton, Mary
Bedknob and broomstick. 1957.
Suggested reading age 9+. 1v.
With the powers they acquire from a
spinster who is studying to be a witch,
three English children have a series of
exciting and perilous adventures
travelling on a flying bed that takes
them to a London police station, a
tropical island, and back in time to the
seventeenth century.
Owen, Laura.
Mini Winnie. 2008. Suggested
reading age 5+. 1v.
In these stories, Winnie and Wilbur
have to deal with a fussy relative,
Winnie helps out at the local school,
the two win a poetry competition, and
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there's an unusual solution to a
laundry problem.
Owen, Laura.
Winnie's big catch. 2009.
Suggested reading age 5+. 1v.
we find Winnie and Wilbur up to their
usual mischief. Whether they are
setting up at a car-boot sale, putting
out to sea on a fishing trip, responding
to a gap in the market for broomstickfriendly pants, or showing some team
spirit on the football pitch, one thing is
certain - nothing will go to plan!
Ripley, Marion.
Private and confidential. 2003.
1v.
When Laura gets a letter from
Malcolm, her new Australian penfriend,
she is excited and shows his letter to
all her friends at school. But when the
letters suddenly stop, Laura discovers
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Malcolm is blind. Can they still be
penfriends, and how can their letters
be...private and confidential.
Rowling, J.K.
The tales of Beedle the bard.
2008. Suggested reading age 9+.
1v.
Each of the five tales in this book
reveals a lesson befitting children and
parents alike: the strength gained with
a trusted friendship, the redemptive
power of love, and the true magic that
exists in the hearts of all of us.
Rowling's new introduction also
comments on the personal lessons
she has taken from the Tales.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de.
The little prince. 1943. Suggested
reading age 9+. 1v.
A pilot forced to land in the Sahara
meets a little prince. The wise and
enchanting stories the prince tells of
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his own planet with its three volcanoes
and a haughty flower are the result.
Thomas, Valerie
Winnie's magic wand. 2006.
Suggested reading age 5+. 1v.
Part of the Winnie the Witch series
(Other books in this series are also
available). Winnie is getting ready for
the Witches' Magic Show. She can't
wait to show off her favourite spells.
But when Winnie puts her wand in the
washing machine with her party dress,
it comes out crumpled, soggy, and
certainly not in working order!
Thomson, Emma
The big book of magical
mishaps. 2004. Suggested
reading age 7+. 1v.
Part of the Felicity Wishes series
(other books in this series are also
available). Things always seem to go
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wrong for Felicity Wishes, even though
her intentions are good. But with her
optimistic attitude and fantastic friends,
she always manages to come out on
top.
Thurber, James
The 13 clocks. 1950. Suggested
reading age 7+. 1v.
The 13 Clocks is a revamped fairy tale
in which a wicked Duke who imagines
he has killed time and the Duke's
beautiful niece, for whom time seems
to have run out, both meet their match,
courtesy of an enterprising and very
handsome prince in disguise.