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The Animal Rescue Fairies #1
Mae the Panda Fairy
Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker are helping out at the Wild Woods Nature Reserve. They're having a great time meeting cute animals and making friends with the Animal Rescue Fairies. But when Jack Frost decides he wants baby animals for his own personal zoo, he steals the fairies' magical key rings. And without her key ring, Mae the Panda Fairy can't protect any pandas!
Can the girls help Mae find her key ring before baby panda Pan Pan is trapped inside the Ice Lord's zoo for ever?
Join Rachel and Kirsty and meet a new fairy friend and gorgeous baby animal in each magical adventure!
Can the girls help Mae find her key ring before baby panda Pan Pan is trapped inside the Ice Lord's zoo for ever?
Join Rachel and Kirsty and meet a new fairy friend and gorgeous baby animal in each magical adventure!
49 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 3, 2013
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About the author
Daisy Meadows
1,107 books724 followersDaisy 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.
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.
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May 28, 2020
Taj, age 5: I love this book so much because it had a cute panda and a keychain and a wand. I wasn’t expecting her to have a wand. And I love that she has a little pink at the end of her wings, it’s sooo pretty, and her yellow shirt has ‘I Heart Pandas’ and umm, yeah.
January 10, 2018
☆☆☆☆
This review was written by my 8 year old daughter Mia, with a little help from me. No spoilers!
Rainbow Magic books offer all sorts of fairies and their adventures to entertain even the pickiest of readers. The Baby Animal Rescue Fairies called to me because there is nothing I love more than baby animals! I had to read it!
We start off with Kirsten and Rachel headed to Wild Woods Nature Reserve to for a week long summer vacation. They make a new frog friend named Bertram who has fairy magic, and he takes them to Fairyland. Kirsten and Rachel shrink, grow wings and head off to explore. They meet all the Baby Animal Rescue Fairies just as Jack Frost bursts in with a loud growl from his truck. Jack Frost is here to take the magical keychains that help capture animals. He wants a zoo for himself, and to keep the animals locked up in cages. Mae, the panda fairy joins in with Kirsten and Rachel to save PanPan the baby panda.
I think other kids might like reading this book if they love animals and a bit of magic. My favorite part was the fairy illustrations, they are awesome and have a cool sense of style. I really love this series and am ready for the next one.
Check back for more reviews on the next book I read!
-Mia
May 28, 2020
Harper age 8 i like that the girls and the fairy help the mama panda find the little panda.
November 11, 2018
First, Kristy and Rachel come to a Reserve called Wild Woods Nature Reserve.
Next, Kristy and Rachel go to fairy land, and meet the seven Baby Animal Rescue fairies. Suddenly, Jack Frost and his goblins come, and take the Baby Animal Rescue faries magical keychains. Without them all animals in the world will be atractive to whoever has the keychain, and not to other people in the world.
Then, Kristy and Rachel immediately affer to help the faries.
After that, They meet a Mama Panda bear who is really confused, because she can't find Baby Pan-Pan. (her son) The goblins took him, and were bringing him to Jack Frost's ice castle, because he had ordered them to find different animals, so he could have his own private zoo.
Finally, Kristy and Rachel get Mae's magical keychain back. But, they also get Pan-Pan back to his Mama! Yay!
I really liked this book. I can see that Mae, Kristy, and Rachel are having a hard time, but they don't give up. This makes me think they have perserverance.
Thanks to Kristy and Rachel all Panda's are safe.
Yay! One keychain found let's check it off the list.
Next, Kristy and Rachel go to fairy land, and meet the seven Baby Animal Rescue fairies. Suddenly, Jack Frost and his goblins come, and take the Baby Animal Rescue faries magical keychains. Without them all animals in the world will be atractive to whoever has the keychain, and not to other people in the world.
Then, Kristy and Rachel immediately affer to help the faries.
After that, They meet a Mama Panda bear who is really confused, because she can't find Baby Pan-Pan. (her son) The goblins took him, and were bringing him to Jack Frost's ice castle, because he had ordered them to find different animals, so he could have his own private zoo.
Finally, Kristy and Rachel get Mae's magical keychain back. But, they also get Pan-Pan back to his Mama! Yay!
I really liked this book. I can see that Mae, Kristy, and Rachel are having a hard time, but they don't give up. This makes me think they have perserverance.
Thanks to Kristy and Rachel all Panda's are safe.
Yay! One keychain found let's check it off the list.
September 16, 2016
read this to my kiddies for their bedtime. they loved Pan Pan
December 27, 2023
Amazing and heartwarming
November 14, 2022
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!
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!
June 10, 2024
This book was okay. I’ll be honest, I don’t love a lot of the later series of Rainbow Magic books, especially ones with animals because there have been so many series with animals already it’s kind of like, what can they actually do differently to make this interesting? Well, having the magical object be an animal key chain instead of the animal itself is new… weird, but new. I can’t remember if the girls have been given the ability to talk to animals before, but it’s cool when they get some magic of their own throughout the series. Kirsty’s plan to turn herself into a goblin was a nice addition, especially since she made such a cute goblin!
Speaking of the goblins, I thought it was really sweet how one of them got attached to the baby panda, I like it when we see a kinder to some of the goblins. Him protecting the baby from the others and wanting to come back and say goodbye - truly the highlight of the book!
October 3, 2022
For some reason Kait was anti-this series, having read one at school, but she was willing to try again because she loves pandas. Perhaps she just preferred it as a read aloud, because she liked it and Maddie was an even bigger fan.
June 28, 2018
C2 is getting into this series so I thought I’d check it out. It was better than I expected.
July 17, 2018
Pretty well written mini series for girls.
February 12, 2020
(Z 6 years old) I love this book so much.I love pandas there so cute.
July 12, 2021
This book is very cute because there is a baby panda in this book and baby pandas are so cute
November 13, 2021
Realoud to Eleanor (age 6), her fav chapter books
February 3, 2022
a very good fairy book
September 14, 2022
Fraiy book
I like your book on Amazon kindle and can I go to published them in the book shop in Gloucester
I like your book on Amazon kindle and can I go to published them in the book shop in Gloucester
August 23, 2023
These books are repetitive and the storylines are silly and one-dimensional, even to my 6 year old.
December 7, 2023
2.5 ⭐️
The setting was in much more detail with this one. I liked it a little bit better than the last one I read of this series.
The setting was in much more detail with this one. I liked it a little bit better than the last one I read of this series.
May 13, 2017
I think that it is super interesting and it has lots of detail and to me it is really good
August 11, 2015
Mae the Panda Fairy is the first book out of 7 books in the Baby Animal Rescue Fairies series. Kirsty and Rachel are friends with the fairies in Fairyland. Their adventure begins when Jack Frost steals all the baby animals from the Fairyland Zoo, and takes the fairies magic keychains! It’s up to Kirsty and Rachel to save the baby animals.
I liked this book because I am an animal lover and I particularly love pandas. I also enjoyed it because it was like going on a mini adventure. The author’s writing style and illustrations made the book come to life for me! The goblins are very humorous and their antics made me laugh throughout the whole book.
My favorite part was when Jack Frost took the animals and the magic keychains, because that’s when the adventure starts. I also liked when Mae the Panda turns Rachel and Kirsty into fairies with her fairy dust.
This book receives a 5-star rating, because it is cute, enjoyable, and very fun! It’s a great bedtime read, since it is a warm, happy, feel good story. The story would appeal to K-2nd grade girls, and is a 2nd-3rd grade reading level. So get ready to fly into an exciting adventure with Mae and the baby animal rescue fairies!
Review by Brooke Z., age 8, Delaware Valley Mensa
I liked this book because I am an animal lover and I particularly love pandas. I also enjoyed it because it was like going on a mini adventure. The author’s writing style and illustrations made the book come to life for me! The goblins are very humorous and their antics made me laugh throughout the whole book.
My favorite part was when Jack Frost took the animals and the magic keychains, because that’s when the adventure starts. I also liked when Mae the Panda turns Rachel and Kirsty into fairies with her fairy dust.
This book receives a 5-star rating, because it is cute, enjoyable, and very fun! It’s a great bedtime read, since it is a warm, happy, feel good story. The story would appeal to K-2nd grade girls, and is a 2nd-3rd grade reading level. So get ready to fly into an exciting adventure with Mae and the baby animal rescue fairies!
Review by Brooke Z., age 8, Delaware Valley Mensa
July 10, 2025
More fun storylines--again, split into two separate plots, with the girls planting trees and saving a panda. Maybe not as much action as in some other books, but the conclusion to the panda storyline was sweet. Probably the highlight of the book. Aside from that, nothing big stood out, but it was a decent addition to a fun series.
February 23, 2016
Good use of vocabulary words while still keeping it a transitional chapter book. Simple but fun story line. A little much on the sparkly/fairy type stuff for my taste but at least grounded in a solid female friendship.
October 27, 2016
It was very, very boring.
October 17, 2020
It was.............AWSAME!
April 26, 2016
B.Mo. 4 stars
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