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Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy
Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Kirsty and Rachel are having a wonderful time at the Fairytale Festival. But Jack Frost has stolen Fairytale Fairies' magical objects, and now Fairytale characters are lost in the human world! Can Rachel and Kirsty help find them and keep fairytales everywhere magical? 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all four fairy adventures in the Fairytale Fairies set! Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy; Eleanor the Snow White Fairy; Faith the Cinderella Fairy; Lacey the Little Mermaid Fairy.If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
85 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 2015
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About the author
Daisy Meadows
1,111 books729 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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March 25, 2025julia is my real name and just found out they finally made one with it so i’m gonna get this soon to heal my inner child because i was obsessed with it as a kid but when i read it they only had julie and i didn’t go by that so
July 12, 2016
Read this with my four year old twins. Lucy picked it out as her prize book for summer reading. Because the cover was pink and sparkly;)
The story was pink and sparkly too - lots of description of castles, sparkles, chandeliers, pretty things. I was delighted at how it kept her interest. I've been trying to break them into easy chapter books (so I might get a diversity of reading material) and they're resistant because there aren't enough pictures in easy chapter books. This one has a picture in every page! The smallies liked that.
The story was pink and sparkly too - lots of description of castles, sparkles, chandeliers, pretty things. I was delighted at how it kept her interest. I've been trying to break them into easy chapter books (so I might get a diversity of reading material) and they're resistant because there aren't enough pictures in easy chapter books. This one has a picture in every page! The smallies liked that.
December 14, 2024
Pros:
-The goblins honestly carried this book for me! I love when they complain about Jack Frost and his nonsense, so one of my favourite scenes was when the goblins were forced to carry Sleeping Beauty out of her bedroom so Jack Frost could take her place and they were just so clearly sick of his shit. I also thought their lullaby for Jack Frost was really funny.
-Rachel being a menace as usual:
=>Before the goblins even started singing, she said this: “We might need earplugs.”
=>Her throwing a pillow at Jack Frost’s head so hard that his nightcap fell off. (Shout out to Kirsty for joining in on the menace behaviour for once! She threw a pillow so hard that it knocked Jack Frost over, and this is why she rarely partakes in menace behaviour, it’s always the nicer one that’s the real danger.)
-Omigosh, Kirsty being a volleyball player is new information because there was never a volleyball fairy in the Sports Fairies series. (I don’t know why I thought there was?!)
-I like the in-universe change to Sleeping Beauty actually, I think having the seven Fairytale Fairies be her fairy godmothers instead of just the original three is a nice touch.
-I adore Kirsty’s little cape/shawl thing.
Cons:
-I hate everything about Julia’s design, except for her wings. No, I will not elaborate.
-Why is Cinderella specifically mentioned in Jack Frost’s rhyme?
-I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again - the main setting is very lacklustre. The girls have been in castles many, many times and this would’ve been such a great opportunity to do something interesting with that setting. Which the writer chose not to do. I think Fairy Tale Lane is much more interesting and I wish we got to see more of it.
-Same issue I kind of had with the Storybook Fairies - there are more than seven fairy tales.
-Them not realizing the girl who was asleep on the table is Sleeping Beauty was so annoying because I know they’re smarter than this.
Very mediocre book overall, but more enjoyable than Gwen the Beauty and the Beast Fairy. I’m also curious as to whether or not the UK edition included Gwen, Rita and Aisha (as they were all US additions to the series).
-The goblins honestly carried this book for me! I love when they complain about Jack Frost and his nonsense, so one of my favourite scenes was when the goblins were forced to carry Sleeping Beauty out of her bedroom so Jack Frost could take her place and they were just so clearly sick of his shit. I also thought their lullaby for Jack Frost was really funny.
-Rachel being a menace as usual:
=>Before the goblins even started singing, she said this: “We might need earplugs.”
=>Her throwing a pillow at Jack Frost’s head so hard that his nightcap fell off. (Shout out to Kirsty for joining in on the menace behaviour for once! She threw a pillow so hard that it knocked Jack Frost over, and this is why she rarely partakes in menace behaviour, it’s always the nicer one that’s the real danger.)
-Omigosh, Kirsty being a volleyball player is new information because there was never a volleyball fairy in the Sports Fairies series. (I don’t know why I thought there was?!)
-I like the in-universe change to Sleeping Beauty actually, I think having the seven Fairytale Fairies be her fairy godmothers instead of just the original three is a nice touch.
-I adore Kirsty’s little cape/shawl thing.
Cons:
-I hate everything about Julia’s design, except for her wings. No, I will not elaborate.
-Why is Cinderella specifically mentioned in Jack Frost’s rhyme?
-I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again - the main setting is very lacklustre. The girls have been in castles many, many times and this would’ve been such a great opportunity to do something interesting with that setting. Which the writer chose not to do. I think Fairy Tale Lane is much more interesting and I wish we got to see more of it.
-Same issue I kind of had with the Storybook Fairies - there are more than seven fairy tales.
-Them not realizing the girl who was asleep on the table is Sleeping Beauty was so annoying because I know they’re smarter than this.
Very mediocre book overall, but more enjoyable than Gwen the Beauty and the Beast Fairy. I’m also curious as to whether or not the UK edition included Gwen, Rita and Aisha (as they were all US additions to the series).
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 23, 2021
Oh man. This book came home from the Library on a trip without me. I'm guessing it was selected because of the pink and the rainbow. We read it all in one sitting - pre-bedtime - and I did not enjoy it at all. This book actually reminded me of the stories that I would write when I was in elementary and middle school - loads of description of rooms and setting, very little character development, and some pretty low key conflict. I think I would have given this book one single star (the child who selected it couldn't be bothered to listen to the whole thing) except it had at least one picture on every page, which for reading a loud short chapter books is huge.
September 23, 2018
I liked the book Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy. The only thing that I didn't really like was that the book was a bit confusing.
Jack Frost took Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy's magical Jewlery Box without it Sleeping Beauty will not be in the correct book. Rachel and Kristy help Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy find her magic Jewlery Box, so that Sleeping Beauty is in the book that she belongs in.
Thanks to Rachel and Kristy for finding the magic Jewlery Box, to return to Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy.
Jack Frost took Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy's magical Jewlery Box without it Sleeping Beauty will not be in the correct book. Rachel and Kristy help Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy find her magic Jewlery Box, so that Sleeping Beauty is in the book that she belongs in.
Thanks to Rachel and Kristy for finding the magic Jewlery Box, to return to Julia the Sleeping Beauty Fairy.
June 7, 2023
This is for nostalgia reasons, so don’t judge. I would however love to see this series be made into children’s movies, and honestly you can put a grim twist on them and make them PG-13 if need be. I needed something light after waking up in the middle of the night crying so this brightened my spirits a little. Just a friendly reminder that kids’ books are not just meant for kids, there is something that adults can learn from reading kids’ books, one of them being that imagination is beautiful and not something that we should force ourselves to grow out of.
September 8, 2022
Yet another series of the Rainbow Fairy books that I'm reading with my seven year old daughter. The plot of this one made even less sense than most, but my daughter still likes the predictability of the plot.
March 28, 2024
A great start to this series. I'm really enjoying the humour and the illustrations. The pillow fight was particularly fun. It follows the same premise as every other Rainbow Magic book, but this series just seems to be a bit stronger and more entertaining than some others.
December 30, 2017
I really liked this book because it was funny. My favourite part was when she found the princess.
February 26, 2021
What a great book
April 22, 2025
I did voices reading the first three chapters then Zara read the last three to me. I feel like this counts. Also her name is Julia so
December 31, 2025
Had some extreme nostalgia reading these. Not sure how I feel the fairytale aspect but it’s cute.
January 26, 2018
I read this to send to my niece's Kindle, so we could share our thoughts on this story.
Julia is a fairy that is in charge of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. It is her job to protect the story from people who want to change it.
Julia is a fairy that is in charge of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. It is her job to protect the story from people who want to change it.
December 11, 2020
This GLORIOUS BOOK has broadened my Hirizons and just made my world a better place. I am convinced that this is simply the best book in existence. If everyone read this book the world would be a better place. WARS ELIMINATED, FAMINE ERADICATED, AND GOD RETURNED.
January 17, 2026
As was the other book I read by Daisy Meadows, this was cute and fun. It didn’t really teach any great lesson, but it was good for the imagination.
February 28, 2016
I bought this in a set at my daughter's school book fair. We read it together in one sitting as it's only 65 pages. She really enjoyed it and looks forward to reading the next one next weekend! I believe most little girls ages 7-9 would love these books!
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May 27, 2016Finished 5/27/16
August 31, 2016
For grades 2-3.
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