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The Weather Fairies #3
Pearl the Cloud Fairy
The Weather Fairies have lost their magical feathers! Rachel and Kirsty search for one in each Weather Fairies book. Read all seven books to help bring the weather back to Fairyland!
Fairyland is home to the seven Weather Fairies! With the help of Doodle the rooster and his magical feathers, they bring all of the weather to Fairyland. But when evil Jack Frost and his goblins steal the feathers, the weather turns wacky. It's up to the Weather Fairies to fix it -- fast!
When everyone in Wetherbury becomes gloomy, Rachel and Kirsty think the cloud feather might be to blame. Can Pearl the Cloud Fairy help the girls find it? Or is Pearl down in the dumps, too?
Find one feather in each book and fix the weather in Fairyland!
Fairyland is home to the seven Weather Fairies! With the help of Doodle the rooster and his magical feathers, they bring all of the weather to Fairyland. But when evil Jack Frost and his goblins steal the feathers, the weather turns wacky. It's up to the Weather Fairies to fix it -- fast!
When everyone in Wetherbury becomes gloomy, Rachel and Kirsty think the cloud feather might be to blame. Can Pearl the Cloud Fairy help the girls find it? Or is Pearl down in the dumps, too?
Find one feather in each book and fix the weather in Fairyland!
69 pages, Paperback
First published May 6, 2004
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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 5, 2025
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Cover: ★★★.5 (While the pink colours are pretty, Pearl's outfit is pretty simple and I'm not sure that the knee-high striped socks really go with the rest of the softer look.)
Story: ★★★★
Overall Rating: ★★★★
Ghostwriter: Narinder Dhami
Most Memorable Part(s): The fact that having clouds over everyone's head makes them grumpy--way to take a figurative image and make it literal as a result of fairy magic!
Review:
As the third book in this series, we're taken to a new and fun location: a candy factory! While some parts of it are described though, it's not really comparable to the entire candy land in Inky The Indigo Fairy.
This time around, the girls are out to retrieve the cloud fairy, which is being used improperly by the goblins and results in everyone in town having mini-clouds over their heads, therefore making them grumpy and bad-tempered. The girls are in a race against time, as always, to retrieve the feather, this time with the help of Pearl the Cloud fairy.
Another sweet little adventure, not exactly the best or most exciting, but they do engage directly with the larger goblins yet again. (Just noticed that in this series, it seems to be more one-on-one, whereas in the previous Rainbow Magic series, goblins came in pairs working together. Hmm....)
Cover: ★★★.5 (While the pink colours are pretty, Pearl's outfit is pretty simple and I'm not sure that the knee-high striped socks really go with the rest of the softer look.)
Story: ★★★★
Overall Rating: ★★★★
Ghostwriter: Narinder Dhami
Most Memorable Part(s): The fact that having clouds over everyone's head makes them grumpy--way to take a figurative image and make it literal as a result of fairy magic!
Review:
As the third book in this series, we're taken to a new and fun location: a candy factory! While some parts of it are described though, it's not really comparable to the entire candy land in Inky The Indigo Fairy.
This time around, the girls are out to retrieve the cloud fairy, which is being used improperly by the goblins and results in everyone in town having mini-clouds over their heads, therefore making them grumpy and bad-tempered. The girls are in a race against time, as always, to retrieve the feather, this time with the help of Pearl the Cloud fairy.
Another sweet little adventure, not exactly the best or most exciting, but they do engage directly with the larger goblins yet again. (Just noticed that in this series, it seems to be more one-on-one, whereas in the previous Rainbow Magic series, goblins came in pairs working together. Hmm....)
March 1, 2010
So, you're probably wondering why I bother to rate these. Well, my four-year-old daughter can barely go two nights without me reading these to her before she goes to sleep. As soon as we're done with our library collection she begs to go back for more. We play goblin and fairy, and I'm not sick of them yet even though we've probably read 15 of them. They're fairly creative, although each one follows a similar pattern the details are different. No, she's not learning much about weather, or pets, or gemstones or whatever the series is about, but it has created warm and comfortable mother-daughter memories for my girl and me.
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August 8, 2020 Read for Nostalgiathon - leaving books I read for this readathon unrated because they are all special to my childhood and I don't want to assign a star rating to my nostalgia
October 28, 2015
I liked the part when Richelle tickled the goblin. I didn't like when the clouds were over their heads.
April 20, 2020
Fantasy:
The Weather Fairies, is a chapter book series. However, I chose to read "Pearl The Cloud Fairy," form this chapter book series. This is a magical book about lifting others up and encouraging others. In this fantasy, clouds change colors which helps the mood and uplifting's of others. They must use magic to help save the day. In a 4th grade classroom, I would use this book to teach about the genre fantasy. I would also use this book to teach about lifting others up. One activity that I would do with my students, is to have them lift at least one person up during the day and tell a friend.
Pearl The Cloud Fairy is a WOW book for me because I think it is important to lift others up when they are down. We all need a little encouragement sometimes. I also like this book because I think the weather can play a role in others moods. I admire the magic in these chapter book series!
The Weather Fairies, is a chapter book series. However, I chose to read "Pearl The Cloud Fairy," form this chapter book series. This is a magical book about lifting others up and encouraging others. In this fantasy, clouds change colors which helps the mood and uplifting's of others. They must use magic to help save the day. In a 4th grade classroom, I would use this book to teach about the genre fantasy. I would also use this book to teach about lifting others up. One activity that I would do with my students, is to have them lift at least one person up during the day and tell a friend.
Pearl The Cloud Fairy is a WOW book for me because I think it is important to lift others up when they are down. We all need a little encouragement sometimes. I also like this book because I think the weather can play a role in others moods. I admire the magic in these chapter book series!
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!
November 26, 2018
Second set in the fairy books. This is in the following school holidays. Rachel comes to stay with Kirsty in the village of Wetherbury. Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the tail weathers from Fairyland's weather-vane rooster and making weather chaos in Fairyland and the village. Only the girls can see the magical clouds over people's heads making them everything from gloomy to stormy and angry.
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.
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.
December 24, 2024
4.75 Stars!
The Weather Fairies series is obviously one of the OG series in the Rainbow Magic universe, but for some reason, I just never read it as a kid. Should I have read the series out of order? No! But I don’t think I’ve actually ever read a Rainbow Magic series in order (except for the Rainbow Fairies of course).
I’m not gonna lie, I was a little confused at the beginning about Doodle the magic rooster. This is honestly the first time I’ve heard of a weathervane and I actually had to look up what it was, and I’m glad I did because otherwise I would’ve continued to think that the McGuffin being rooster feathers was just a silly thing and a concept with true significance. (The more you know I guess?) I understood wanting a cohesive object, especially since weather is such an abstract concept that it would be difficult to find something tangible to represent it, but until I did a little digging of my own, I kept asking myself like, ‘why a ROOSTER?!’
The slight mystery element to the series was such a unique idea! Obviously we all know Doodle wants to say something about Jack Frost, but what does he want to say? This whole idea that every time he gets a little bit of his magic back, he comes back to life for a bit and has an important message to deliver, but we won’t know the whole story until the end - fantastic intrigue for this particular series!
I’m also quite happy with how Cloud Magic was depicted in this book because I thought the missing feather would just mean that it’s super cloudy when it shouldn’t be, or the clouds are turning into strange shapes and moving in ways that don’t make sense. Having them start to influence everyone’s mood because they’re simply no longer in the sky was such a cool idea! Moreover, I loved what they tried to do with the different types of clouds; dreary clouds made people sad, the more vibrant ones made them dreamy and the darker ones made them angry.
Pearl was also such a fun character! I loved her introduction because she’s just sat on Kirsty’s windowsill like a sullen teenager and the way she was so exasperated when the girls showed up like, ‘it’s about goddamn time’ was just so funny. I think she’s such a murderous little shit. Every other line she had was just her talking shit about the goblin and wanting to deck him. She literally left him to die if you really think about it because the way he got trapped by the candy wrapping machine won’t allow him to breathe. Unless Jack Frost knows and sees all (which he doesn’t), that goblin is going to die from lack of oxygen in a candy factory… and Pearl was happy about that. (I actually have a list of Rainbow Magic fairies that I think should never get their hands on a gun, and Pearl is very high on that list. Isabella would toe the line because she has typical fairy morals, but also she could snap at any given moment.)
Maybe some of Pearl’s attitude rubbed off on Kirsty because the second Rachel was in danger, Kirsty said, ‘make me human again so I can curb-stomp a goblin’ and that’s true friendship. (Sidenote, yes I know Rachel was in danger, but the image of Rachel being stuck in a cloud was so funny, I’m sorry, I could not stop laughing!)
Other moments/lines that I loved:
-The candy factory in general looked so cool! It was chaotic and busy, so exactly how you’d imagine a candy factory to be.
-“Give me that feather!” Kirsty demanded. // “Wha’ fe’er?” the goblin spluttered, trying to keep his mouth closed. - Surprisingly enough, Rainbow Magic books don’t really do cartoony things like the goblin stuffing the magic feather in his mouth, so I thought this was really funny.
Rachel eating her way out of her cloud trap because the cloud is cotton candy.
-The goblin looked sly. “No, it’s mine!” he said. “Anyway, I can do those tricks myself.” // “Go on, then,” Pearl challenged. - She said ‘BET’ and he stupidly took it, as goblins do, and immediately regretted it.(You’re such a little shit, Pearl, I love you so much.)
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The Weather Fairies series is obviously one of the OG series in the Rainbow Magic universe, but for some reason, I just never read it as a kid. Should I have read the series out of order? No! But I don’t think I’ve actually ever read a Rainbow Magic series in order (except for the Rainbow Fairies of course).
I’m not gonna lie, I was a little confused at the beginning about Doodle the magic rooster. This is honestly the first time I’ve heard of a weathervane and I actually had to look up what it was, and I’m glad I did because otherwise I would’ve continued to think that the McGuffin being rooster feathers was just a silly thing and a concept with true significance. (The more you know I guess?) I understood wanting a cohesive object, especially since weather is such an abstract concept that it would be difficult to find something tangible to represent it, but until I did a little digging of my own, I kept asking myself like, ‘why a ROOSTER?!’
The slight mystery element to the series was such a unique idea! Obviously we all know Doodle wants to say something about Jack Frost, but what does he want to say? This whole idea that every time he gets a little bit of his magic back, he comes back to life for a bit and has an important message to deliver, but we won’t know the whole story until the end - fantastic intrigue for this particular series!
I’m also quite happy with how Cloud Magic was depicted in this book because I thought the missing feather would just mean that it’s super cloudy when it shouldn’t be, or the clouds are turning into strange shapes and moving in ways that don’t make sense. Having them start to influence everyone’s mood because they’re simply no longer in the sky was such a cool idea! Moreover, I loved what they tried to do with the different types of clouds; dreary clouds made people sad, the more vibrant ones made them dreamy and the darker ones made them angry.
Pearl was also such a fun character! I loved her introduction because she’s just sat on Kirsty’s windowsill like a sullen teenager and the way she was so exasperated when the girls showed up like, ‘it’s about goddamn time’ was just so funny. I think she’s such a murderous little shit. Every other line she had was just her talking shit about the goblin and wanting to deck him. She literally left him to die if you really think about it because the way he got trapped by the candy wrapping machine won’t allow him to breathe. Unless Jack Frost knows and sees all (which he doesn’t), that goblin is going to die from lack of oxygen in a candy factory… and Pearl was happy about that. (I actually have a list of Rainbow Magic fairies that I think should never get their hands on a gun, and Pearl is very high on that list. Isabella would toe the line because she has typical fairy morals, but also she could snap at any given moment.)
Maybe some of Pearl’s attitude rubbed off on Kirsty because the second Rachel was in danger, Kirsty said, ‘make me human again so I can curb-stomp a goblin’ and that’s true friendship. (Sidenote, yes I know Rachel was in danger, but the image of Rachel being stuck in a cloud was so funny, I’m sorry, I could not stop laughing!)
Other moments/lines that I loved:
-The candy factory in general looked so cool! It was chaotic and busy, so exactly how you’d imagine a candy factory to be.
-“Give me that feather!” Kirsty demanded. // “Wha’ fe’er?” the goblin spluttered, trying to keep his mouth closed. - Surprisingly enough, Rainbow Magic books don’t really do cartoony things like the goblin stuffing the magic feather in his mouth, so I thought this was really funny.
Rachel eating her way out of her cloud trap because the cloud is cotton candy.
-The goblin looked sly. “No, it’s mine!” he said. “Anyway, I can do those tricks myself.” // “Go on, then,” Pearl challenged. - She said ‘BET’ and he stupidly took it, as goblins do, and immediately regretted it.
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February 5, 2025The cover of these books are some of favourites, they are just done so well. The colours of the front page are beautiful. My sister collected so many of these books, I love that I get to reread them. The rooster being the magic component is funny and cute too me, and the fact that it talks that was cute and funny. The one thing that would make these books better if that's even possible, is if the inside of the books were coloured as well instead of having just the outside being the only colour. I think the funniest part was the goblin eating the cotton candy without a care in the world. Jack Frost is the bad guy in these stories but sometimes the Goblins almost seem worse than Jack Frost himself. Then again they are taking instruction's from Jack Frost. If I had access to a cotton candy machine I would also eat a lot of cotton candy as well. Happy Reading!!!! Hope everyone enjoys these books.
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.
December 11, 2021
My six year old loved how predictable this was. She was very happy that things worked in exactly the way she expected.
I completely hated that the clouds from a weather fairy had more to do with emotions than anything to do with weather, and despaired at a girl who was so pathetic she couldn't escape from a cloud.
My daughter is keen to read the next in the series to find out about Doodle's warning message.
I completely hated that the clouds from a weather fairy had more to do with emotions than anything to do with weather, and despaired at a girl who was so pathetic she couldn't escape from a cloud.
My daughter is keen to read the next in the series to find out about Doodle's warning message.
December 11, 2022
A couple of things stood out about this book to make it enjoyable--the illustrations of the grump people, and the choice of setting. Actually, the setting would be great for one of the longer special edition books, now that I think about it. Anyhow, the plot stuck to the formula, although the solution wasn't as big as in some of the other books. It's a fine addition to the series, but the story itself doesn't stand out as much as some others.
June 26, 2018
Eve liked it. It is a silly book about a fairy and 2 girls who find a feather (one of many that need found throughout the series to bring back to life a rooster/weather vane). It was not well written, but a quick read that Eve enjoyed.
May 24, 2020
Yet another rainbow magic book I would have loved to read as a child. I especially liked the ending in this one. I remember the excitement I felt at such news when I was younger (and still do even though I’m nearing my forties)
May 24, 2017
I like her long braids.
August 13, 2017
I really liked this book, because the
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)
May 23, 2019
she made lots and lots of clouds
July 21, 2020
My rating is four and a half stars
March 28, 2021
Why was there only one black and white kitten and two like the mom?? I guess it’s a mystery.
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November 11, 2021
Read aloud to the kids.
March 15, 2022
IT WAS GOOOOOOOOOOD
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April 21, 2022
Enjoying reading these books to my daughter.
August 17, 2022
Another great read.
Read a bunch as a kid.
Narrator Sofia Myles is pronounced “Sof-eye-a”.
Read a bunch as a kid.
Narrator Sofia Myles is pronounced “Sof-eye-a”.
October 12, 2022
I was wondering what they'd do for cloud magic
December 23, 2022
The whole cloud emotion thing is interesting. I still fail to see how the fairies and the two girls are at all stumped on how to best the goblins.
March 29, 2023
I really love this book because I like the back of the book.It said pearl is upset without her fluffy cloud feather.Kirsty and Rachel need a ticklish to cheer her up.
December 14, 2023
2.5 nostalgic rereading
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