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Fairytale Fraud

Books and tools to help your family 
talk about big topics 

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Talk about...

  • Gratitude with Trip Trap Trouble

  • Health Conflict with Sibling Wars

  • Social Media with The Fame Game

  • Empathy with Jack's Giant Problem

  • Asking for Help with Recipe for Disaster

  • Procrastination with Ready for Rescue

  • Change with Breaking News

  • Wise Trust with The Wolf in Disguise

  • Humility with Dressed in the Best

  • Resilience with ELF-Care

  • Self Confidence with Plan B 

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Over 450
5-star reviews on 

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Jenny Hale

Senior Coach

Parenting Place

"Katie knows what helps us with our emotional growth and mindset and how to keep it fun. Simply awesome!"

Kids Love:
Exciting stories, beloved characters, plain fun!

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  • Favourite fairytale characters

  • Unexpected twists

  • Satisfying prose

  • Engaging illustrations

  • Relatable themes

  • Conversation prompts

  • Connecting with caregivers

Parents Love:
Easy tools, meaningful chats, lasting connections

  • Easy tools to kickstart conversation

  • Built on real research to help kids thrive

  • Trusted by awesome folks like Parenting Place, Skylight Trust, Life Education Trust, Sparklers NZ — and heaps of teachers and parents

  • Over 30,000 stories read and hundreds of 5-star Amazon reviews

  • A hit with kids of all ages (yes, even the adults)

It's more than a story...

Our stories are just the beginning! We keep kids chatting away!

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Monthly Missions

Fairytale Journals!

Plus...

Every book contains a 'Behind the Scenes' section, perfect for getting kids chatting away!

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Over 10,000
downloads on 

Watch Suzy Cato,
beloved NZ children's presenter,  
read RECIPE FOR DISASTER HERE

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See for yourself

What parents are saying...

"I love that we can start discussing this early to help her make good choices as she matures."

Cora

"I have read other titles in the Fairytale Fraud series and loved them all, so I rushed to read this one the second I saw it available!"

E.A

"Every kid should read this book. My son loved this book and so did I."

Lauren

"If you're not a fan, get ready to be!"

Whitney

Waiting Room Project

We place Fairytale Fraud books in NZ waiting rooms to help turn spare minutes into meaningful parent-child conversations.

 Thanks to a generous donor, $27 gives one NZ waiting room a 6-pack—reaching family after family, day after day.

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