Vidia and the Fairy Crown

Tales of Pixie Hollow #2

by Laura Driscoll, Judith H. Clarke (Illustrator)

Vidia can be nasty and selfish, but is she a thief? When she is falsely accused of stealing Queen Clarion’s crown, she begins an investigation that leads her on a wild-goose chase to the far corners of the Home Tree. Will Vidia be able to clear her name in time?

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

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Laura Driscoll is the author of numerous first chapter and beginning reader books, including We Are Twins and The Bravest Cat! She lives in central Connecticut with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[hale]

vidia calling all the fairies "dear," "darling," and "sweetheart" ,,,, kinda gay

[myo ⋆｡˚ ❀ * · Rating 3 out of 5]

why couldn’t they queen just wear the fake crown? especially if there’s so many and they look super realistic

[ren ౨ৎ (rozanov's version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

vidia and prilla inventing enemies to lovers? more likely than you think.

[Azbaqiyah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot - 4
Character - 4
Writing Style - 3
World Building - 4
Art - 4
Cover - 4

Rating - 3.8 🌟/ 5 🌟

[Berry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bryłka i Widia to ja i moja dziewczyna fr

[Miriam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The way Vidia ate them all up in trial was so satisfying! She told them "I'm not the one, nor the two!" That's queen behavior!

[Natasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Vidia had never been one to mince words."

Vidia is the kind of character I love, she's got an attitude, she likes being alone, she doesn't really fit in with the other fairies and she doesn't seem to mind that fact at all.

The art really captured Vidia's attitude in her poses and facial expressions.

[Lizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book over and over as a child and you know what? It still holds up, even as I can practically recite along with it.

[Meghan John · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter says: I give it 6 ⭐️’s… I mean 7.

[Jennifer Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was really great and i liked the adventure . Vidia and another fairy try to prove that Vidia didn't steal a crown that belonged to the fairy Queen.They go on a adventure to find the crown and to prove that Vidia is innocent. I recommend this book to kids who love adventure.

[♦Sarah♦Rockpelt♦ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vidia was a mean fairy and quite selfish. She only had one friend named Prilla. It was an adventurous story, but I wished Vidia was nicer.

[Lesbiantoinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eu sou muito baba-ovo da Disney, bicho. Bom demaissss.

Vídia perfeita, isenta de defeitos e injustiçada.

[R.]

Loved the Vidia and Prilla duo

[bug · Rating 4 out of 5]

yessssss. revisiting my old fav.

vidia was my favorite as soon as i read this book like 20 years ago lol. glad to see i still love her just as much, or maybe even more!

i think i also was very satisfied by the mild mystery of this one. while it’s not a true mystery book in the fact that a reader can’t figure out the mystery themselves because they aren’t given clues, it has the same feeling of following clues to lead to a result. very satisfying and fun to follow along.

reading this one with the context of the previous series really helped. i’ll always wish id read the “fairy dust and the quest for the egg” book when i was a kid who loved these Disney fairy books, which constantly refer to that book.

[Andrea Zuvich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vidia is my least favourite of the fairies: rude, sarcastic, she has nothing nice to say to anyone. So when she looks like the culprit when something goes missing, it's unsurprising that most other fairies wouldn't help her out. All except one. It's a fun whodunnit as the fairies follow a trail that can lead to the whereabouts of the Fairy Crown. I did think it strange that Queen Clarion goes by the nickname Queen Ree in this - I just don't think it was necessary to make this change. Other than that, interesting mystery but a totally unlikeable main character.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a bit repetitive, but still a mad dash around Pixie Hollow trying to find the queens crown. Vidia has always been one of my favourite fairies, whilst she definitely has a mean streak, I do feel like a lot of the time it's only because the other fairies expect it from her, kind of like a 'fine make me your villain' thing! Read with mum, and she enjoyed it too.

[Booksandotherlittlestuffilove · Rating 5 out of 5]

Am dat azi de această carte,citită de mine când eram mică și am zis că trebuie să o caut pe Goodreads!Mă bucur că am găsit-o aici.
#bookofmychildhood

[Hannah Lang · Rating 4 out of 5]

DEAR book! Revisiting my childhood!

[Kris .🎧ྀི♪⋆.✮ · Rating 4 out of 5]

a whole book about vidia’s character redemption. personally, one of my favorite redemption arcs besides zuko’s from atla, & aidan’s from barbie the magic of pegasus

[Irem · Rating 4 out of 5]

all this trouble just because she joked about stealing the crown. my inner child is loving these books

[⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ Tabatha ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite Vidia different from the movies and calling everyone one, darling and etc. I honestly still like her character.

[kuvira · Rating 3 out of 5]

my childhood gay awakening fairy love u queen

[Chloe G · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 only bc vidia is still mean

[Disneyvillainsfreak1]

Tink and Rani throwing Vidia under the bus like that was not cute.

[Rafaela · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Fadilah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I READ ALL OF THEM THEY WERE SO GOOD

[Morgan Virsik]

Canonically Vidia is gay , preach. This was better than the tinker bell book

[kool 🍉]

vidia my favourite neverland fairyyy

[amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

read April 7, 2025 - April 7, 2025: 5 stars

[ana clara]

Anything was ever better said than: “Vidia had never been one to mince words.”
This book is just pages and pages of Vidia being...Vidia. She does have an attitude, is way too selfish, and is not nice to anybody—the fairy that doesn't fit in with the others. But this was a good tale to show her other side—the one who's always alone, growing tired of it, and that can, after all, care for something other than her life and talent. And I just love Prilla! She's so sweet and gentle.
And now, I'm really curious to read about Vidia, Rani, and Prilla's adventure to save Pixie Hollow.