Unfairies
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-241-68376-7 (ISBN)
Description
Prepare to enter the world of the Unfairies! A bestselling, hilarious new full-colour graphic novel series from breakout talent Huw Aaron, where the epic adventure of Amulet meets the super silly humour of Bunny VS Monkey and Dog Man . . . all on the scale of The Borrowers . . .
Shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year - British Book Awards 2026
Some stories will tell you fairies are sweet, kind, magical creatures. Well, those stories are WRONG.
It's time everyone knew the truth: fairies are sneaky, violent and about as magical as slugs.
Join our RECKLESS, FEARLESS and, well, CLUELESS, hero Pip on a breakneck adventure among the warring unfairy tribes of The Garden.
Expect sinister plots, dubious ancient prophecies, thrilling centipede chases, a bit of bug-bum honey . . . and a hero who doesn't give two hoots about anything.
"I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny' - Rob Biddulph, bestselling author of the Draw With Rob and Peanut Jones series
'You'll be wowed . . . Unfairies is enviably bonkers and I loved it.' - Sheena Dempsey, bestselling author of Pablo and Spash
Watch out for book two - Unfairies: Death By Toad - coming May 2026!
Shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year - British Book Awards 2026
Some stories will tell you fairies are sweet, kind, magical creatures. Well, those stories are WRONG.
It's time everyone knew the truth: fairies are sneaky, violent and about as magical as slugs.
Join our RECKLESS, FEARLESS and, well, CLUELESS, hero Pip on a breakneck adventure among the warring unfairy tribes of The Garden.
Expect sinister plots, dubious ancient prophecies, thrilling centipede chases, a bit of bug-bum honey . . . and a hero who doesn't give two hoots about anything.
"I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny' - Rob Biddulph, bestselling author of the Draw With Rob and Peanut Jones series
'You'll be wowed . . . Unfairies is enviably bonkers and I loved it.' - Sheena Dempsey, bestselling author of Pablo and Spash
Watch out for book two - Unfairies: Death By Toad - coming May 2026!
Reviews / Votes
I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny and it looks brilliant. Love the energy, love the palette, love the textures love the characterisation . . . Move over Tinkerbell, there's a new favourite fairy in town. * Rob Biddulph, bestselling author of Draw With Rob and Peanut Jones * You'll be wowed when you step into the bustling, offbeat, technicolour Unfairies universe. It's brimming with wacky and lovable beasts, slugs, insects and ... fairies. Unfairies is anarchy at its best - Huw Aaron somehow makes making comics look effortless (they aren't). There isn't a single stiffly drawn or ugly mark in this book. Unfairies shows a real mastery of the form with spreads skilfully balanced between snappy, fast-moving panel sequences and big splash pages or double paged cross section maps that you could get lost in for hours. The sound effects and action bubbles and lettering are so nicely done. The dialogue is hilarious, the story is pacy and the illustrations are bursting with energy.Unfairies is enviably bonkers and I loved it. * Sheena Dempsey, bestselling author of Pablo and Splash * Great fun, Pip is the hero we need! * Bobby Joseph, UK Comics Laureate 2023-2025 * Fantastic, frantic, fairy fun. The artwork is gorgeous - every page dripping in wonderful detail, and the genuinely hilarious story moves at such a pace it'll leave you breathless. * Jamie Littler, bestselling author of Frostheart * Unfairies is a wild, witty adventure. Pip and their scrappy crew of fairy misfits set off on an epic (and totally ridiculous) quest - packed with box fights, bug battles, and bonkers twists at every turn. The artwork is vibrant, alive, detailed in all the right places, and still bursting with energy and motion. Hilarious, irreverent, and endlessly charming - Unfairies is everything you want in a graphic novel and more. We loved every page. * Dan & Jason, creators of Barb the Last Berzerker and Blue, Barry & Pancakes * Turning the common conception of fairies as magical and cute on its head, this rip-roaring graphic novel from the author-illustrator of Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob follows the hilarious exploits of the warring tribes of The Garden. * Waterstones, Best Children's Fiction of 2025 *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-68376-7 (9780241683767)
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Huw Aaron
Unfairies
A hilarious new full-colour graphic novel series where the battles are mighty - but miniature
E-Book
07/2025
Puffin
€9.99
Available for download
Person
Huw Aaron is a Welsh cartoonist, author and illustrator, and the creator of the bestselling Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob and Unfairies, both of which were shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026 - a historic achievement. After a short and fairly hopeless career in finance, Huw found a niche as a magazine cartoonist, producing joke cartoons for, among others, Private Eye, Prospect and The Spectator. Huw then started making comics and illustrating children's books in his native Welsh. Since 2013, he has written or illustrated over 60 Welsh-language books, and has won numerous awards including the 2023 Tir na n-Og and Welsh Children's Book of the Year prizes. He was also founding editor of the comic Mellten, and presented the weekly art programme Cer i Greu on S4C. His newest stories are Monkeypig and Unfairies: Death by Toad. Huw's harshest critics - and his best friends - are his wife Luned and their two daughters.