Tia the Tulip Fairy

The Petal Fairies #1

by Daisy Meadows, Georgie Ripper (Illustrator)

Rachel and Kirsty must help the fairies to find their magic petals before the goblins get their hands on them. But this time Jack Frost has given the goblins a wand to help them - he's determined to get those petals before the fairies do, whatever it takes!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Fairies, Chapter Books, Magic, Middle Grade

Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

Daisy Meadows is the pseudonym used for the four writers of the Rainbow Magic children's series: Narinder Dhami, Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, and Sue Mongredien. Rainbow Magic features differing groups of fairies as main characters, including the Jewel fairies, Weather fairies, Pet fairies, Petal fairies, and Sporty fairies.

Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton, England on November 15, 1958. She received a degree in English from Birmingham University in 1980. After having taught in primary and secondary schools for several years she began to write full-time. Dhami has published many retellings of popular Disney stories and wrote the Animal Stars and Babes series, the latter about young British girls of Asian origin. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband and cats.

Sue Bentley was born in Northampton, England. She worked in a library after completing her education and began writing for children once her own began school. Bentley is the author of the Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, and S Club series and lives in Northamptonshire.

Linda Chapman has written over 50 children's fiction books, including the following series: My Secret Unicorn, Stardust, Not Quite a Mermaid, and Unicorn School. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and daughters.

Sue Mongredien was born in 1970 and grew up in Nottingham, England. She has published over 100 children's books, including the following series: The Adventures of Captain Pugwash, The Magic Key, Frightful Families, and Oliver Moon. She has also contributed many titles to the Sleepover Club series and written picture books. Mongredien created the Royal Ballet School Diaries under the pen name Alexandra Moss. She lives with her family in Bath, England.

Reviews

[amanda]

listen—i just wanted to feel a childlike sense of wonder and whimsy.

[Ms. Martian · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this ahead of my little girls to check for age appropriateness. While the book was clean -- just a little bit of bad guy mischief -- it was so, so sappy.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our oldest has started her second Rainbow Magic fairy series by the group of writers who call themselves Daisy Meadows. This time it is the The Petal Fairies series, with Tia the Tulip Fairy as the first book. While the stories are basically the same and follow a simple formula, they are entertaining for young girls who are starting to read and I love that our oldest is just ripping through them.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

These just came out to the U.S and to my library and I wouldn't read them without Tia because I didn't want to read them out of order. So not only did I read Tia today, but I couldn't stop. I read all 7 in the Petal Fairy series. They're great books. Obviously they're easy to read since I read all seven in one day. But easy or not, all books can be good!

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book a girl named Rachel and her best friend Kristy were going on spring vacation. They were staying in a hotel that had a very pretty garden. Soon they asked their parents if they could explore the garden, and they said yes. When they arrived at the garden the flowers were beautiful, but somehow they were not as pretty as last year’s. Kristy and Rachel also noticed that the flowers were wilting a bit. As they went to see the tulips they heard a cry. The cry seemed to be coming from the tulips, and when they looked closer there was a fairy inside the tulip named Tia and she was crying. Kristy and Rachel had been on many other fairy adventures and were happy to go on another one. Then Rachel asked why was Tia crying and Tia said that her magic petal is missing, and without her petal the flowers will be forever wilting to a side. Soon Tia led Kristy and Rachel to the the castle where fairy’s live, and where Kristy and Rachel figured out that Jack Frost and his goblins stole not only Tia’s magic petal but also many different magic petals. Only with all the magic petals the flowers won’t be wilting. What will Kristy Rachel and Tia do!? READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT!!!

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daisy Meadows and her fairies are my childhood. I collected so many in my youth, knowing all the fairies and their importance, and sticking with the two special girls who go to be a part of the magic.
Years ago I had to give my beautiful collection away, now still part of my childhood school where little girls are picking their favourite fairies and playing pretend. It's fun to hear stories from my old teachers telling me how over the years so many students have grabbed these books and fallen in love with the tales of two girls, Jack Frost and the fabulous glittering magic that is the fairies.
On Christmas last year, my sister surprised me with a boxset of these books, but cause you cannot collect these darlings as easily anymore. I was over the moon!
If anyone has a little one who needs a little magic in their life, wants to read and needs a big creation to be hooked on...it is Daisy Meadows!

[Beth Monk · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved these as a child. found my copy and thought on would give them one more read. it's time they go to a new home for someone else to enjoy. Still enjoy them as an adult but I finish them far too quickly to get the same amount of enjoyment as before.

[Shannon Rickert · Rating 3 out of 5]

These get to be a little repetitious after awhile. The girls shrink they go to fairy world they help the fairies find what is missing so that everything can go back to normal.

[Susan S.C.C.L. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just taking a trip through "fairyland" to get familiar with the little ladies before our library program.          

[♀ ☾ ✧ the dragon queen ✧ ☾ ♀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

hi this is 2019 15 year old me who remembers that 6 year old me loved this book so,,,,,yeet

(i'm going to repeat this statement for literally every book i add to my children's literature shelf okay)

[claresgotbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

i read this for a youtube review and it was lots of fun. really brought me back to my childhood haha

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairies and flowers are a good mix. The Jack Frost and goblins are getting a bit old. It would be nice to see the fairies and the girls face some different challenges once in a while.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is perfect for the little me who,was always jealous of Rachel and kirsty

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good

[bray · Rating 5 out of 5]

i just read this in like 5 mins

[Zadie]

I read this book to my little sister, and I would defintly say it's for younger readers, but it is cute.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

super good book, felt like i was in the book, totally relate to the characters. like to read a lot in 2023 and like to get ahead of reading more books

[zozo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Téa...it took you less than an hour to find your pétale magique. Next time check the orchard before crying svp.

[Tahlia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The name of the fairy is in my name.

[Cecelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack Frost stole all seven of the petals that belong to the Petal Fairies. The petals make sure all of the flowers stay alive a long time and that they're even there at all. Rachel and Kristy find Tia the Tulip Fairy o their trip to Garden Hall, a place where they were on vacation. There is a huge beautiful garden, but some of the flowers are fading away. Rachel and Kristy find the tulip petal with Tia and the goblins find it too. The goblins are standing under the tree that the petal is in. Rachel and Kristy get turned into fairies by Tia and fly up to the petal trying not to be seen. But one of the goblins sees Kristy and points his magical wand at her. The wand makes a huge wind and it blows Kristy and the other fairies away. It also blows the petal away. When Rachel and Kristy get it back, the goblins do another spell but they were holding the wand the wrong way and the wind pointed at them instead of the fairies!

[Eva-Marie Nevarez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tia the Tulip Fairy is the first book in the Petal Fairy series by the four author team Diasy Meadows. If these books has been written by only one author I think it would have been impossible to have them as different as they are. With so many "Fairy" books, all along the same lines, I really was expecting to be bored out of my mind with the second series (for us) and I'm not.
This is just as good, IMO and in Julia's opinion as well. She wanted to keep reading and reading and this, of course, makes Mommy VERY happy. :-D
We're starting Pippa the Poppy Fairy later today. I have no doubt this series will be just as good as the Rainbow Fairy series.

[Amy Murray · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the first series of books my four-year-old daughter has truly been in to and despite the fact that any adult will find them mind-numblingly boring, it is still exciting to see a preschooler light up in delight because she gets to read her chapter book with Mommy before bed. I'm sure we will slog our way through all seven of the Petal Fairy books and the true blessing here is that each book is only about 80 pages and can be read in a week or less...only to be turned in at the library for the next installment...

[Priya Appleby · Rating 3 out of 5]

(My overall review for the rainbow magic series)

These books were so magical to me as a child. They really got me into reading and I was so addicted. They helped me learn the colours of the rainbow and entertained me for several years. The books aren't very good. I've tried reading them again because I was interested in what I saw in them. The books are very similar and repetitive but to child version of me, they were completely perfect!

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part of this book is when Tia the Tulip Fairy and her friends, got Tia's petal back from the twig in the tree. The mean goblins had stolen the magic tulip petal from Tia and her friends and got it stuck in the tree.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tia has to get her tulip petal back, so that tulips (and orange flowers!) can grow properly again. But, Jack Frost has given his goblins a wand that harnesses some of his powers. Can she find the petal with Kirsty and Rachel's help?

[Brandyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kirsty and Rachel helped Tia find all the petals for the tulip flower. I liked the book because Kirsty and Rachle and Tia worked together and it was an adventure. They went to lots of places to find petals.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fairies are pretty and I like them, thats why I like this book. - Auryn (7 years old)

[Alexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an adventurous book. Read it to find out what adventure Kirsty and Rachel are going on this time.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought I should finally check these books out as they are super popular. Very cute and much better than I was expecting.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

she has a magic tulip. they find it in jack frost's castle.