This is not a book about the cute and colorful little fairies that adorn the popular juvenile series. This is about the creepier side of the fae and their magical cohorts: goblins, brownies, trolls, dwarves, and other not so friendly beings. Alternating between descriptions and warnings concerning the creepy creatures are true cautionary tales of children and their unfortunate encounters with the often dangerous species. The illustrations by David Foote are suitably dark and mysterious. Also included are interesting, little known facts about fairies and their habitats like the existence of a fairy island in the Mississippi near here or that gray hair is not caused by aging but by fairies stealing the color. Now I know who to blame for those shiny gray hairs that seem to be mulitplying. This is a fun, if a little bit creepy, piece of juvenile fiction.
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