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The Jewel Fairies #2
Scarlett The Garnet Fairy
Seven jewels have been stolen from the Fairy Queen's crown! Without them, the Jewel Fairies' magical powers are fading. Read all seven books to find the jewels and save the fairies!
Jack Frost is up to no good again! This time, he's stolen the seven jewels from Queen Titania's crown. Without them, the Jewel Fairies can't do their jobs. The magic in Fairyland is fading fast!
Scarlett the Garnet Fairy controls the magic that makes things grow and shrink. When her garnet disappears, everything winds up the wrong size!
Find the sparkly jewel in each book and help bring the magic back to Fairyland!
Jack Frost is up to no good again! This time, he's stolen the seven jewels from Queen Titania's crown. Without them, the Jewel Fairies can't do their jobs. The magic in Fairyland is fading fast!
Scarlett the Garnet Fairy controls the magic that makes things grow and shrink. When her garnet disappears, everything winds up the wrong size!
Find the sparkly jewel in each book and help bring the magic back to Fairyland!
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Daisy Meadows
1,108 books728 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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February 26, 2020
Good book
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August 29, 2024Read this aloud to a 5 yr old tonight and it was such a throwback. Pretty easy to read aloud, though I pronounced Kirsty’s name different like every time
July 3, 2011
This is the second of seven books in the Rainbow Magic Jewel Fairies series by the group of authors who go by the pseudonym Daisy Meadows. While the stories are basically the same and follow a simple formula, they are entertaining for young girls who are starting to read chapter books and I love that our oldest is just ripping through them. We both read the books separately and talk about what happens. I'm not a huge fan of them, but each story only takes about 5-10 minutes to read. Our oldest is starting to read them very quickly, too, and she ended up finishing four of these stories in one day.
Jan 2012 update: our youngest is now immersing herself in this series and is reading them very quickly, too. As inane as I thought they were, I love that this series is making readers of our girls. Hooray!
Jan 2012 update: our youngest is now immersing herself in this series and is reading them very quickly, too. As inane as I thought they were, I love that this series is making readers of our girls. Hooray!
September 2, 2018
Very short chapter book, suitable for year 2/3/4 children, particularly appealing to girls. Suitable for independent reading.
July 21, 2020
It is a good book
March 19, 2010
Scarlett (what a pretty name!) the garnet fairy is the second fairy that Rachel and Kirsty need to help. Scarlett`s garnet makes things grow and shrink. Without the garnet everything is in different sizes. What a mess!
February 14, 2016
Scarlett has a ruby with dark red colors and it controls all things growing or getting smaller. Something is wrong, the dolls are too small, humongous rocks appear. a bright glow on a hay stack gives a hint to Kirsty and Rachel. They will help Scarlett.
November 13, 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!
December 15, 2018
The Jewel fairies are : India the Moonstone Fairy, Scarlett the Garnet Fairy, Emily the Emerald Fairy, Chloe the Topaz Fairy, Amy the Amethyst Fairy, Sophie the Sapphire Fairy and Lucy the Diamond Fairy.Their gems control different types of magic like good dreams, changing, appearing (and disappearing) etc.
We love looking at the maps at the beginnings of the books. A different location for this series as Kirsty goes to stay with Rachel this time. Miss 4 liked the adventure playground best.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
We love looking at the maps at the beginnings of the books. A different location for this series as Kirsty goes to stay with Rachel this time. Miss 4 liked the adventure playground best.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
March 1, 2022
Daisy Meadows writing is incredible.The way she describes the scene without over exaggeration and the structure in her books is always constant.Even though her writing is practically flawless,there are some flaws in the book like how you need to read the book before to know the backstory and how there is to much forshadowing so you know what happens next.Personally, I think in the middle of the book the suspense falls flat so you know what gonna happen but most of the suspense is created at the end.
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July 13, 2022
Finished this with my daughter yesterday and I’ve already almost forgotten it. There are cute tiny sheep in it though, so that was nice. The jewel’s shrinking and growing magic is actually used in the plot, so it’s a bit better than the average Rainbow Fairy book. Still the same basic plot as every other book in the series, but my seven year old still likes them.
August 31, 2022
Read an indefinite amount as a kid.
So the garnet in this controls Growing & Shrinking Magic, which… no thanks. It’s actually a very specific ick of mine.
The girls being turned into fairies & back is cool, I like that. But giant fruit, etc? Absolutely not.
So the book is rated lower than the others because of that, specifically. It’s unlikely something that will bother others.
So the garnet in this controls Growing & Shrinking Magic, which… no thanks. It’s actually a very specific ick of mine.
The girls being turned into fairies & back is cool, I like that. But giant fruit, etc? Absolutely not.
So the book is rated lower than the others because of that, specifically. It’s unlikely something that will bother others.
December 23, 2024
The shrinking magic was fun but I had my same issue I’ve had before with the fact that I really believe the girls should easily be able to take the goblins. Like no chance the goblins could beat them in a tug of war scenario so there should be no need for a keep away moment.
August 14, 2017
My daughter loved it!
February 3, 2019
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)
(i'm going to repeat this statement for literally every book i add to my children's literature shelf okay)
February 15, 2019
These books are so boring. I’m glad the girls have even come to agree - hopefully we are done with them now
May 28, 2020
Great book for any fairy fan
February 14, 2024
As Kirsty and Rachel embarked on their journey to the farm they notice some very strange thing like big things change in to small things and small things change in to big things.
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February 22, 2024
Ah-mazing!
January 19, 2025
i LOVED Scarlett
May 16, 2025
In first grade I feverishly read at least the first 50 of these books. I think I read every one the school library had
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May 17, 2025video coming…
July 1, 2025
Cute, ended fast
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July 13, 2025garnet is my birthstone
December 6, 2025
This was pretty cute. My 6 year old liked it. He already checked out the next book from the library at school. 😊
December 10, 2025
I need a little magic
September 7, 2023
This one had a bit more going on than the first in the series. There were some funny parts, particularly with how the garnet affected things around it. The girls' solution was fairly simple, although I enjoyed the interactions between the goblins. Even if my rating is the same, the series is moving in a good direction, and I'm hopeful about where it will go from here.
November 16, 2021
childhood.
December 30, 2024
3.75 Stars!
This was definitely a re-read and my copy of this book is absolutely atrocious because I read it so often as a kid. This was the first Rainbow Magic book that I ever read and I don’t think I’ve read any other Jewel Faries book ever. I was so obsessed with this book that I begged my mother to help me find a dress that looked exactly like Scarlett’s!
I actually can’t remember why exactly Jack Frost stole the jewels (probably for more power?) but that’s a given since I completely forgot that each of the jewels that the jewel fairies are responsible for are jewels on Queen Titania’s crown. I love how intricate the purpose of the jewels is because not only must they remain on the crown to stabilize the type of magic each jewel represents, but they also need to get them back in time for Fairyland’s most important ceremony where once the jewels are back on the crown they’ll emit a rainbow for all the fairies to recharge their wands. Basically, multiple things are at risk! (I am curious as to what exactly the Jewel Fairies do though? Because technically the Queen protects the jewels since they’re on her crown, so what do Scarlett and the others do? Sit around and wait for them to be stolen?)
Scarlett is also an absolute icon for flying on a maple leaf as if it were a flying carpet. There was also this really interesting way that her wings were drawn that I think was meant to illustrate that they were fluttering, but I’m not too sure, I’ve just never seen wings illustrated that way so I got a little excited.
I also just love Rachel and Kirsty’s friendship so much! Every book depicts their friendship in such a beautiful way and no one is ride-or-die for a person the way these two are. The way that Rachel instantly caught Kirsty’s hand as she fell from the haystack? Literally no other pair of best-friends from a children’s book could ever. I would also like to add that this is the first time the girls are dealing with a severe lack of magic and they’re also fairy size but without wings - they are rightfully stressed.
This book absolutely held up, definitely would recommend giving it a read.
This was definitely a re-read and my copy of this book is absolutely atrocious because I read it so often as a kid. This was the first Rainbow Magic book that I ever read and I don’t think I’ve read any other Jewel Faries book ever. I was so obsessed with this book that I begged my mother to help me find a dress that looked exactly like Scarlett’s!
I actually can’t remember why exactly Jack Frost stole the jewels (probably for more power?) but that’s a given since I completely forgot that each of the jewels that the jewel fairies are responsible for are jewels on Queen Titania’s crown. I love how intricate the purpose of the jewels is because not only must they remain on the crown to stabilize the type of magic each jewel represents, but they also need to get them back in time for Fairyland’s most important ceremony where once the jewels are back on the crown they’ll emit a rainbow for all the fairies to recharge their wands. Basically, multiple things are at risk! (I am curious as to what exactly the Jewel Fairies do though? Because technically the Queen protects the jewels since they’re on her crown, so what do Scarlett and the others do? Sit around and wait for them to be stolen?)
Scarlett is also an absolute icon for flying on a maple leaf as if it were a flying carpet. There was also this really interesting way that her wings were drawn that I think was meant to illustrate that they were fluttering, but I’m not too sure, I’ve just never seen wings illustrated that way so I got a little excited.
I also just love Rachel and Kirsty’s friendship so much! Every book depicts their friendship in such a beautiful way and no one is ride-or-die for a person the way these two are. The way that Rachel instantly caught Kirsty’s hand as she fell from the haystack? Literally no other pair of best-friends from a children’s book could ever. I would also like to add that this is the first time the girls are dealing with a severe lack of magic and they’re also fairy size but without wings - they are rightfully stressed.
This book absolutely held up, definitely would recommend giving it a read.
March 16, 2013
Isabelle and I are reading these Rainbow Magic books as they become available at our local library, which means we are sometimes left hanging as we wait for the next book. (In the future, I plan to snag all seven books in a series at once!) Right now, while we wait for the next Rainbow Fairies book, we're also reading the Jewel Fairies series.
So, I haven't finished the Rainbow Fairies series yet, and I'm only two books into the Jewel Fairies series, but already I think I like this series better. Rachel and Kirsty don't have any magic bags, and the fairies who help them are all running low on magic precisely because the jewels are missing. As a result, unlike in the Rainbow Fairies books, the girls now must rely more on themselves. In this book, they don't have any impressively clever ideas or anything, but at least they have ideas.
So, I haven't finished the Rainbow Fairies series yet, and I'm only two books into the Jewel Fairies series, but already I think I like this series better. Rachel and Kirsty don't have any magic bags, and the fairies who help them are all running low on magic precisely because the jewels are missing. As a result, unlike in the Rainbow Fairies books, the girls now must rely more on themselves. In this book, they don't have any impressively clever ideas or anything, but at least they have ideas.
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