These eight original faery tales - about a prince, dragons, unicorns, trolls, and more - are for children of all ages. They're ideal for clever children to read on their own (or to younger friends or siblings), and fun for grown-ups to read to little ones at bedtime or on a quiet afternoon.

Some of these stories are about a real boy and some of his adventures, even though they sound different in the telling than they looked in the doing. Some of the stories are about the children who live in them; some were told to the author by the magical creatures they're about.

We usually save the moral of the story for the end, but just this once, I'll tell it to you now, and give you a little blessing to go with it:

Your life is your adventure, and you are its star,
so when you grow up, no matter who you are,
may you always like this little book every time you read it,
and may you always find your magic, anytime you need it.