Cool Facts
Never Gets Older. Peter Pan is a boy who refuses to grow up and lives forever young in a magical place called Neverland. He can fly and has all sorts of exciting adventures without ever becoming an adult.
Tinker Bell's Magic. Peter Pan's best friend is a tiny fairy named Tinker Bell who communicates through jingling bells and sprinkles magic dust that lets people fly. She gets jealous sometimes but always helps Peter out of trouble.
Captain Hook's Revenge. The main villain is Captain Hook, a scary pirate who lost his hand to a crocodile and blames Peter Pan. The crocodile keeps chasing Hook because it loved eating that hand so much.
Real Kids Go There. Peter Pan invites Wendy Darling and her two brothers John and Michael to fly away to Neverland with him. They join Peter and the Lost Boys in having magical adventures on an island that never changes.
Written by J.M. Barrie. The story started as a play in 1904 and was then turned into a novel called Peter and Wendy in 1911. Barrie wrote it after spending time with a family named the Davies, who inspired the characters and adventures.