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Mummy Fairy and Me

by Sophie Kinsella

The Mummy Fairy and Me series by Sophie Kinsella has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Mummy Fairy and Me (2018).

Books
4 known books (4 novels)
Published
4
First published
2018
Status
completed
Last checked

Start here: Mummy Fairy and Me (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Mummy Fairy and Me

Mummy Fairy and Me (2018)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Mummy Fairy and Me

    Novel

    Sophie Kinsella launched Mummy Fairy and Me in 2018 with the series opener, running 160 pages and illustrated throughout by Marta Kissi. It introduces Ella's mother's secret -- she's a fairy, complete with wings and wand, and absolutely terrible at controlling her own magic -- in Kinsella's only venture into younger children's fiction, published in the US as Fairy Mom and Me.

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  2. Mummy Fairy and Me: Fairy-in-Waiting

    Novel

    Fairy-in-Waiting followed the same year as the second book, matching the opener's length exactly at 160 pages. Like the rest of the series, it's a self-contained adventure aimed at early chapter-book readers, illustrated by Marta Kissi and built around Ella managing the fallout of her Mummy Fairy's latest magical mishap.

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  3. Mummy Fairy and Me: Unicorn Wishes

    Novel

    Unicorn Wishes continued the series in 2019, again holding to 160 pages as the third entry. As its title suggests, it's built around a unicorn-themed magical mishap, one of the single contained adventures that make up Sophie Kinsella's only children's series.

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  4. Mummy Fairy and Me: Mermaid Magic

    Novel

    Kinsella closed out the run in 2020 with Mermaid Magic, the fourth book, every entry in the series sharing the same 160-page length. Its mermaid-themed magical mishap gives Ella and her Mummy Fairy a final contained adventure, with no fifth book announced before Kinsella's death in December 2025.

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About the Mummy Fairy and Me series

Sophie Kinsella's only venture into younger children's fiction began as bedtime stories she told her own kids: Ella's mother has a secret that no other grown-up at school knows about — she's a fairy, complete with wings and wand, who is absolutely terrible at controlling her own magic. Illustrated throughout by Marta Kissi, Mummy Fairy and Me (published in the US as Fairy Mom and Me) is pitched at early chapter-book readers rather than Kinsella's usual adult audience, trading Becky Bloomwood's shopping chaos for a gentler kind of chaos: spells that misfire, a mother trying to parent normally while hiding wings under her coat, and a daughter who has to manage the fallout at school.

Across four books, Ella and her Mummy Fairy navigate school fairs, a baby brother, and a run of magical mishaps involving unicorns and mermaids, each book built around a single contained adventure rather than an ongoing plot. The series shows a different, warmer side of Kinsella's signature interest in well-meaning people who can't quite keep their impulses under control — reframed here as a loving, funny portrait of a mother-daughter relationship rather than a comedy of adult overspending.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mummy Fairy and Me by the same Sophie Kinsella who wrote Shopaholic?

Yes. It's her only children's series, written for early chapter-book readers and illustrated by Marta Kissi, quite different in tone from her adult novels.

What order should I read Mummy Fairy and Me in?

Publication order — Mummy Fairy and Me (2018), Fairy-in-Waiting (2018), Unicorn Wishes (2019), Mermaid Magic (2020) — though each book is a self-contained adventure that can be read alone.

Is Mummy Fairy and Me the same series as Fairy Mom and Me?

Yes, Fairy Mom and Me is the US title used for this UK series; the books and story are identical.

How many Mummy Fairy and Me books are there?

Four, published between 2018 and 2020.

What age group is Mummy Fairy and Me written for?

It's aimed at early chapter-book readers, roughly ages 5 to 8, considerably younger than the audience for Kinsella's adult novels.

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