Diary of a Big Bad Wolf: Your favourite fairytales from a BIG BAD point of view!

Fairytale Woods Series

by Ben Miller , Elisa Paganelli

(18 reviews)

We all know about wicked witches and big, bad wolves ... what's the deal with their story? In Ben Miller's brilliant Fairytale Woods series for readers aged 6 and 7+, we get to find out exactly how things went down for our favourite fairytale villains. Plus, the books are all the better to read with black-and-white illustrations throughout by the amazing Elisa Paganelli!

Each book of this series is written as a diary from the point of view of one of our favourite baddies of the fairytale world. From Laurence the big, bad wolf who can't seem to fit into the pack, to Mittens the cat who becomes Puss in Boots and even Wendoline who is forced to go on a wickedness management course, these stories are so funny, each character bursting with personality and speaking their mind!

You do not have to read these books in order, so just pick whichever story you think you'll like most and take it from there. We're sure you won't be able to help yourself from buying the full series in no time!

Ben Miller is the actor, director, comedian and author behind some of our favourite books, including The Night I Met Father Christmas, The Boy Who Made the World Disappear and The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale.

If you enjoy these books, we're sure you'll also love our selection of Fractured Fairy Tales.

For more series for readers aged 7+, we recommend taking a look at our blog posts on the Best Illustrated Series for 7 and 8 year olds and the Best Magical Series for 7 and 8 year olds.

All the Fairytale Woods books in order:

Book 1: Diary of a Big Bad Wolf (2025)
Book 2: Diary of a Puss in Boots (2025)
Book 3: Diary of a Wicked Witch (2025)
Book 4: Diary of a Dreadful Dragon (2026)

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Book 1

Diary of a Big Bad Wolf: Your favourite fairytales from a BIG BAD point of view!

Book 1

Diary of a Big Bad Wolf: Your favourite fairytales from a BIG BAD point of view!

Once upon a time was only the start... welcome to the Fairytale Woods! Take a look inside the big bad wolf's hilarious s... MoreDiary of a Big Bad Wolf: Your favourite fairytales from a BIG BAD point of view!

(10 reviews) 5 10

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Book 2

Diary of a Puss in Boots: Your favourite fairytales from million-copy selling Ben Miller

Book 2

Diary of a Puss in Boots: Your favourite fairytales from million-copy selling Ben Miller

Once upon a time was only the start . . . welcome to the Fairytale Woods! It's a race to the palace for Puss in Boots in... MoreDiary of a Puss in Boots: Your favourite fairytales from million-copy selling Ben Miller

(2 reviews) 5 2

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Book 3

Diary of a Wicked Witch: Discover your favourite fairytales from a WICKED point of view

Book 3

Diary of a Wicked Witch: Discover your favourite fairytales from a WICKED point of view

Once upon a time was only the start . . . welcome to the Fairytale Woods. The wicked witch is on trial in a hilarious se... MoreDiary of a Wicked Witch: Discover your favourite fairytales from a WICKED point of view

(2 reviews) 4 2

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Book 4

Diary of a Dreadful Dragon

Book 4

Diary of a Dreadful Dragon

Once upon a time was only the start . . . welcome to the Fairytale Woods. Malc the dragon is on the hunt for treasure in... MoreDiary of a Dreadful Dragon

(4 reviews) 5 4

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Diary of a Dreadful Dragon

26th March 2026

(4 reviews) 5 4

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Diary of a Dreadful Dragon

by NoahReadsBooks

It is about a dragon who has been a thief for most of his life, but he turns on the thief side of his life and catches the real burglar who was wanted...
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by helend

My daughter didn’t seem keen to have this read to her - maybe she thought it was too young for her given its set around a fairytale woods. That said, ...
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by Year6Librarians

A dragon tricks a bear into giving him money and he hides his true identity from the town and they think he is a bird. I think this book would be suit...

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