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 Children's Book of the Month for August 2025
Prepare to enter the world of the Unfairies! A 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.
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.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780241683767
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 16 mm
Interest age: From 7 years
Weight: 510 g
Language: English
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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