Lacey the Little Mermaid Fairy

The Fairytale Fairies #7

by Daisy Meadows

Lacey the Little Mermaid Fairy is very upset! Jack Frost has stolen her magical conch shell, and without it the characters from her story have escaped into the human world. Can Kirsty and Rachel help get the Little Mermaid back in her fairytale where she belongs?

Genres: Fantasy, Fairies, Childrens, Chapter Books, 1st Grade

73 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2015

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

[Mk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh how many memories this brings back for me.
When I was a younger child, first getting into reading, this was the series I absolutely loved. I was always looking forward to getting the new books and I savoured every moment reading them. I actually remember that when I got a new book (I never got all of them and I never got them in the proper order), I re-read all the books I already had to better get into this world again.

Today, as an English tutor, I always recommend this series to younger children that seem interested in reading and it never disappoints.

It was extremely engaging for me to revisit this world and characters.

[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!

[Maha]

These Rainbow magic fairy books as a whole were a staple of my childhood because with these books i wasn't the only one reading them then talking about them with my mother. My cousin and I would read these books together and find ways we would defeat the goblins and we would dress up as them and we both collected the books and would trade books so i have so much history around these books. I remember my cousin and i would draw ourself into the books however since we couldn't actually draw in the books we would re write the stories with ourselves and I remember once My cousin and I made our own fairies and a few years later when we were older the fairy I had created actually became a proper character so my cousin bought me this book and its still my favourite fairy book not because of the story but the memories around it.

[Mary Pimbblet · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading what feels like a million of these Rainbow Fairies books with my children I thought I was inured to the terrible plots. The plot in this one makes even less sense than usual though, a mermaid is captured by goblins and then somehow transported to somewhere where she’s immediately released but then she’s supposed to teach Jack Frost to be a mermaid even though he can’t swim. My seven year old didn’t think much of it either, and neither of us had any idea what the whole fairytale festival was supposed to be about.

[Kevin Hogg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun conclusion to a great series. We enjoyed how Jack Frost was portrayed--not evil and scary, but just vain and silly. It worked well in this collection. Capturing a mermaid and ordering her to give him mermaid lessons is brilliant. The idea of the villain practicing tail swishing is great. I liked how this one played out. I see that some of the other reviewers don't feel the same way, but I appreciate a bit of the ridiculous when reading bedtime stories to my kids. We all agreed that this was one of the best Rainbow Magic series that we've read together.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack Frost and his Goblins stole the little mermaid from the pond, and then they took her to Jack Frost. Then Jack Frost made her teach him how to be a mermaid, but then Lacey, Rachel, and Kirsty got Lacey's magic clamshell.

[Alyssa Cheong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable

[Kelly]

Adorable

[Eleanor · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm a little bit bored of them tickling Jack Frost or the goblins to get what they want ngl

[Lacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite series as a kid! I had to read my name in honor 💗

[Abby · Rating 5 out of 5]

They never gave up. They used their brains to figure out the problem.

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 reading the last one as much as the others! I believe most little girls ages 7-9 would love these books! The reading level is considered grade 4 but appeals to 2nd-3rd graders!

[Grace Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do Kitsty and Rachelle always go tob tiptops castle in all of the fairy tale fairies? Kirsty and Rachelle should feel realy happy because they found Jack Frosts tikle spot. 😄 👧Kirsty 👱‍♀️Rachelle 👩‍🎨Daisy Medows

[Anya Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it when Cinderella's fairy mother gave Rachel and Kirsty ball gowns as they helped recover Lacey's shell.

[Charlotte Witts-York · Rating 5 out of 5]

splashtastic

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splashtastic!!!
It is super fun!!!

[Gina]

Finished 12/5/16

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it is a great book for little girls

[Jessica Stephens]

I chose this book (or series of books) for my Lower Lever JF pick. Lacey the Little Mermaid Fairy is an appropriate pick for kids in 2nd to 3rd grade, it isn't super long and the content isn't super complex. It has an easy to follow story line/plot. The story is about two "mermaid fairies" named Rachel and Kristy, who are excited to go to the mermaid ball. However, then Jack Frost (the bad guy!) takes their magical items and the two go on a huge adventure to get those items back. Once again, this type of book fits the criteria for the lower level juvenile readers because the vocabulary and context is appropriate and clear. There is an obvious problem and solution plot to the story. And of course, it fits into the fantasy category because what is more make believe than a mermaid fairy!