When DearFairies.com owner Carole Hallet Mobbs discovered a heartfelt letter to the fairies from her daughter, buried amongst the child's handmade cushion and dress gifts for them, she didn't know what to do. With her daughter set for an operation, Mobbs worried that devoid a response from the fairies, a bit of childhood magic would disappear forever. After all, fairies today spend most of their time tending to the environment; as much as they would love to, they seldom get the chance to sit down and write letters back to eager children.

Disney's version of Tinker Bell has been around for over 50 years, ever since the release of Peter Pan in 1953. However, it seems like just recently a Tinker Bell craze erupted, plastering her face all over video games, movies, figurines, and countless other products, as a walk through any department store reveals.

Many parents are grappling with the issue of whether or not traditional fairy tales, even in their modern watered-down forms, are appropriate for today's children.

Around a quarter have already deemed the fairy tales either too scary for bedtime reading, or too politically incorrect for reading at all, according to a poll of 3,000 British parents by TheBabyWebsite.com. After all, a fox devours the gingerbread man, Cinderella's family forces her to work like a slave, and a wolf consumes Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother.