"The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris's first collection of fairy tales"--

Book One.

Nectar -- Midwife -- Lacewing King -- Lacewing King and the Spider Queen -- Teacher -- Moth Mother -- Parrots and the Nightingale -- Lacewing King and the Harlequin -- Puppeteer -- Craftsman -- Wolves and the Dogs -- Girl Who Loved the Silken Folk -- Lacewing King and the Silkworm Princess -- Traveller -- Clockwork -- Bookworm Princess -- Troublesome Piglet -- Wasp Prince -- Death and the Artist -- Revenge of the Spider Queen -- Clockwork Princess -- Watcher and the Glass -- Courtship of the Lacewing King -- Bull and the Snail -- Cat Who Was King -- Return of the Wasp Prince -- Old Woman and the Rocking-horse -- Poor King -- Blue Sash -- Honeycomb Child -- Penance of the Lacewing King -- Barefoot Princess -- Sand Rider Who Dreamed of the Ocean -- Persuasive Parrot -- Five Princes in Search of Their Heart's Desire -- Travels of the Lacewing King -- Silent Songbird -- Singing Frog -- Gardener -- Arrogant Baker -- Moon Queen of the Undersea and the Moon King of the Sky -- Barefoot Princess and the Spider Queen -- Return of the King -- Peacock -- Girl Who Never Smiled -- Cockroach Queen -- Spider Queen Sails West -- Truth or Dare? -- Queen Below the Water -- Trial of the Lacewing King

Book two.

Moonlight -- Builder of Boats -- Rescue of the Lacewing King -- Engine Driver Who Left the Tracks -- Scarlet Slippers -- Mermaids -- Return of the Harlequin -- Clockwork Tiger -- Night Train -- Dreams of the Barefoot Princess -- Harlequin's Kiss -- Barefoot Princess on the Night Train -- Barefoot Princess in Hel -- Sparrow -- Prince -- Dancing-Shoes -- Lion Who Had No Roar -- Lacewing King Between the Worlds -- Hallowe'en King -- Girl in the Candy-Pink Castle -- Very Popular Piglet -- King's Canary -- Lacewing King in Exile -- Spider King -- Moth Wars -- Lacewing King and the Spider Moth -- Blinding of the Lacewing King -- Mermaids and the Mirror -- Petulent Pullet -- Dead Man's Poker -- Lacewing King in Darkness -- Insects' Alliance -- Three Buckets -- Labyrinth of Forgotten Things -- Story of the Hallowe'en King -- Watchman -- Empress's New Dress -- Master Chef -- Flight of the Barefoot Princess -- Man Who Had Everything but Time -- Apples -- Editor -- Dishes -- Lacewing King in the Labyrinth -- Descent of the Night Train -- Reaper of Clouds and the Spinner of Stars -- Cat Who Looked Out to Sea -- Dead Man Walking -- Dead Men's Shoes -- Honeycomb