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I've been feeling a little sentimental lately, thinking about Full Moon Fairy, where it all began, and all the little ideas that have slowly found their way from my imagination into the world. And I realized there's something I've never really taken the time to talk about. Our Hunter's Moon collection. Of all the moons we've brought to life, Hunter's Moon holds a particularly special place in my heart. Not because it's our newest collection or because something about it has recently changed, but because it represents so much of what I envisioned when I first began dreaming up Full Moon Fairy.
It's our first complete moon collection.
A story, a companion stuffie, a trinket for our littlest readers ages 0–2, and an interactive trinket for children three and up. It's been that way for quite some time. But sometimes, when you're so focused on everything you're still hoping to create, you forget to stop and appreciate the things you've already brought to life. And lately, I've been doing a little more of that.
I never wanted Full Moon Fairy to be just a collection of books.
When I first imagined Full Moon Fairy, I wasn't simply thinking about the stories I wanted to tell. I was thinking about the entire world those stories would belong to. So often, the worlds our children grow to love begin with a movie, television show, or book. And then, somewhere along the way, come the toys, the stuffed animals, the activities, and all the little things that allow children to bring those stories into their everyday lives. There's something wonderful about that. But I wanted to approach Full Moon Fairy from a slightly different direction. I wanted the world to exist before anyone even knew it was there. I wanted my characters to have their own histories, personalities, relationships, and places within a larger story. I wanted the little objects children held in their hands to feel as intentional as the words on the pages. Not something imagined afterward, but something that had belonged to the world all along.
And the funny thing is, there are still so many pieces of Full Moon Fairy that you haven't seen yet. Characters you haven't met. Stories I haven't told. Little connections between the books that I've carried around in my head for years. Sometimes I forget that just because something has existed in my imagination for so long doesn't mean the rest of the world knows about it yet.
Which brings me back to Lola.
If you've spent any time with Full Moon Fairy, you've probably met Faye, the little fairy who started it all. Faye is special because she belongs to every moon. She can be a companion through every story, every season, and every little adventure. But to me, she'll always belong most closely to Faye & Friends, the book I think of as our anthem. It's where the heart of the tradition lives. And then there's Saffi, our sweet owl from Under the Blue Moon.
But Lola, our little fox from Under the Hunter's Moon, is especially meaningful to me. Because when I look at Lola and everything that accompanies her story, I see one of the clearest examples of the world I originally imagined. There's the book, Under the Hunter's Moon. There's Lola herself, ready to become a companion for the child who falls in love with her story. There's a little wooden fox for our youngest readers, and for children three and up, there's our Full Moon Fairy Nature Scavenger Hunt.
I love the thought of a child reading about Lola and then taking that same curiosity into the world around them. Suddenly, a walk outside becomes an opportunity to discover something. A spiderweb, a tiny ant, a flower growing somewhere unexpected. It's that little bridge between imagination and real life that has always meant so much to me.
And I love that our wooden lunar calendar can accompany not just Hunter's Moon, but every story in the collection. It's another way for children to interact with the tradition, follow the phases of the moon, and begin to recognize the beautiful rhythm of the natural world.
Of course, none of these things is necessary to enjoy the books. I've always wanted each story to be able to stand beautifully on its own. But I also love the idea that, for families who want to, these stories can become something a little bigger. Something children can hold, play with, revisit, and carry into their own traditions.
There's still so much I want to create.
My dream has always been for every moon in our collection to eventually have its own companion stuffie. And I know that won't happen overnight. Full Moon Fairy is still a small business, and so much of what I envision takes time, resources, and a tremendous amount of care to bring to life. But looking at Hunter's Moon reminds me that the world I've been carrying around in my head is already here, in little pieces.
I think there's something bittersweet about that. You can spend so much time looking toward the future, imagining all the things you hope something will become, that you almost forget to recognize the version of the dream you're already living.
Lola has been here for a while now, and perhaps that's why I haven't stopped to acknowledge what she represents. But I'm proud of her. I'm proud of this collection. And I'm proud that Full Moon Fairy is slowly becoming the world I always hoped it would be. Not all at once, and certainly not without its challenges, but thoughtfully, intentionally, and one full moon at a time.
And to those of you who have welcomed these stories and little characters into your homes, thank you. You are giving a home to a world that, for a very long time, existed only in my imagination. And that means more to me than I can ever properly explain.