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The Storybook Fairies #1
Elle the Thumbelina Fairy
Once upon a time in Fairyland. . . .
Jack Frost is up to his old tricks again. He has sent his goblins to steal the Storybook Fairies' magic objects -- and now readers' favorite stories are all mixed up.
Best friends Rachel and Kirsty must work quickly to find Elle's magic ring.
Jack Frost is up to his old tricks again. He has sent his goblins to steal the Storybook Fairies' magic objects -- and now readers' favorite stories are all mixed up.
Best friends Rachel and Kirsty must work quickly to find Elle's magic ring.
80 pages, Paperback
Published February 28, 2017
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About the author
Daisy Meadows
1,126 books740 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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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!
November 15, 2022
There’s something very wrong about goblins wanting to marry a fairy. I can’t say I know the story of Thumbeljna very well anyway, so the story going wrong wasn’t much of an issue for me or my daughter.
My daughter liked the idea of having the goblins in the story, the plot to get the missing object back was pretty awful though.
My daughter liked the idea of having the goblins in the story, the plot to get the missing object back was pretty awful though.
June 2, 2019
It’s about two girls named Kirsty and Rachel helping Elle. Elle is a fairy who loves stories but Jack Frost stole Elle’s ring. My favorite part of this book is when Elle gets her magical ring back because it was really happy.
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May 13, 2017
Jack Frost is so mean. I liked that Rachel and Kristy are in the story.
July 9, 2017
Well I liked the emphasis on loving books, stories, and reading. DRA 40
October 8, 2017
I really liked this book because the goblins crying was soooooo funny!
December 9, 2017
Beautiful!
5 stars right away! I have loved these books! This book entered the golden age! 🐢💖💖💖💕💖💕💕💕💔💓💛💙💚💛💛💜💚💙💋💚💛💟💝💝💘💘💝💘💞💞💟💝💟💟💚💙💛💛💜💜💓💓💕💖💗💙💋💙💋🍦🍩🍦🍩I love this book SO much!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
5 stars right away! I have loved these books! This book entered the golden age! 🐢💖💖💖💕💖💕💕💕💔💓💛💙💚💛💛💜💚💙💋💚💛💟💝💝💘💘💝💘💞💞💟💝💟💟💚💙💛💛💜💜💓💓💕💖💗💙💋💙💋🍦🍩🍦🍩I love this book SO much!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
March 25, 2024
My 7yo liked it, but it's a run of the mill, easy reader chapter book. Good for the kids who like fairies. We did enjoy the story book element.
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June 19, 20176-year-old daughter: 5 stars
5-year-old daughter: 3 stars
5-year-old daughter: 3 stars
November 1, 2024
3.75 Stars!
I've never read The Storybook Fairies series, so this was really fun for me! I think it's interesting that they went with four books for this series rather than the usual seven, and the fairy tales that they chose were really unexpected. I thought they'd take a look at the four most popular Disney princesses and run with it, but instead they with fairy tales that kids would find somewhat familiar, but not be too well-versed in. I actually didn't even know what the original story of Thumbelina was, I only watched the Barbie movie.
There were a lot of things that I liked about this book, but let's start with the cover. This is my favourite Rainbow Magic! The cover that I'm looking at isn't actually on GoodReads, but it's a really pretty purple to teal gradient where Elle's wings can stand out more. Also, I love Elle's design, she absolutely has the best hair. And I could be wrong, but she has thimbles flying out of her wand, and if they're not thimbles I don't care, I say they are. I actually thought that was going to be her item, but then they had it be a thumb ring and I was like, okay yeah I guess.
Something else that I really liked about this book, and probably the series overall, is the new locations aka the Fairyland library (going on my Pinterest board!) and the Storybook World with Thumbelina's cottage, Rapunzel's tower, etc.
I'm not an artist by any means, but I would like to still talk about the illustrations.
-I think that it's so great to start off with Kirsty doing a cartwheel on the first page and also, her romper looks really cute. But why was Rachel's hair drawn the way that it was? I will never not find it funny that the front of Rachel's hair is so detailed, but the back is literally three squiggles, which just gets funnier because she has this massive scrunchie. Rachel deserved better.
-The storybook festival is something that I wish actually existed because it looks so cool. Imagine being a little kid and there are tents for you to go into but they're all shaped like books and there are so many other things that follow the theme - pencil fences, book cushions and a wholeass bench shaped like a book (that has writing on it!).
-That image of the other three storybook fairies will now live rent-free in my head.
-Thumbelina's cottage is super cute! The detail on the wooden furniture is really nice, I like that there's a stone floor and there's even a little mouse hole.
-I don't remember ever seeing an illustration of their fairy wings being folded back/in while they're sitting, so that was a fun surprise.
-I love the prince's flower petal wings!
-Thumbelina's wedding dress is GORGEOUS, but I'm just wondering why she's wearing a veil made from cobweb? It's cute, but like, is there some sort of significance to that or...? And their engagement rings are made from dewdrop, I can't!
Things that I have to mention or my head will explode:
-Of course the flower prince is a cousin of the Petal Fairies (I should re-read the Petal Fairies series).
-"no bigger than human thumb" - we get it, she's Thumbelina
-Rachel and Kirsty should be in charge of the universe, honestly, the way they get things done? No one else could ever.
-The goblins "dressing up" for the "wedding". I think the goblins are always a delight, but this book, in particular, makes me like them a lot. The "groom" in his moth-eaten tie and friend showing up in vests that are definitely cutting off all circulation, but their little smiles are so sweet! Also, the goblin who was the groom wasn't even salty in the end, he was crying because he just loves weddings, STOP.
I've never read The Storybook Fairies series, so this was really fun for me! I think it's interesting that they went with four books for this series rather than the usual seven, and the fairy tales that they chose were really unexpected. I thought they'd take a look at the four most popular Disney princesses and run with it, but instead they with fairy tales that kids would find somewhat familiar, but not be too well-versed in. I actually didn't even know what the original story of Thumbelina was, I only watched the Barbie movie.
There were a lot of things that I liked about this book, but let's start with the cover. This is my favourite Rainbow Magic! The cover that I'm looking at isn't actually on GoodReads, but it's a really pretty purple to teal gradient where Elle's wings can stand out more. Also, I love Elle's design, she absolutely has the best hair. And I could be wrong, but she has thimbles flying out of her wand, and if they're not thimbles I don't care, I say they are. I actually thought that was going to be her item, but then they had it be a thumb ring and I was like, okay yeah I guess.
Something else that I really liked about this book, and probably the series overall, is the new locations aka the Fairyland library (going on my Pinterest board!) and the Storybook World with Thumbelina's cottage, Rapunzel's tower, etc.
I'm not an artist by any means, but I would like to still talk about the illustrations.
-I think that it's so great to start off with Kirsty doing a cartwheel on the first page and also, her romper looks really cute. But why was Rachel's hair drawn the way that it was? I will never not find it funny that the front of Rachel's hair is so detailed, but the back is literally three squiggles, which just gets funnier because she has this massive scrunchie. Rachel deserved better.
-The storybook festival is something that I wish actually existed because it looks so cool. Imagine being a little kid and there are tents for you to go into but they're all shaped like books and there are so many other things that follow the theme - pencil fences, book cushions and a wholeass bench shaped like a book (that has writing on it!).
-That image of the other three storybook fairies will now live rent-free in my head.
-Thumbelina's cottage is super cute! The detail on the wooden furniture is really nice, I like that there's a stone floor and there's even a little mouse hole.
-I don't remember ever seeing an illustration of their fairy wings being folded back/in while they're sitting, so that was a fun surprise.
-I love the prince's flower petal wings!
-Thumbelina's wedding dress is GORGEOUS, but I'm just wondering why she's wearing a veil made from cobweb? It's cute, but like, is there some sort of significance to that or...? And their engagement rings are made from dewdrop, I can't!
Things that I have to mention or my head will explode:
-Of course the flower prince is a cousin of the Petal Fairies (I should re-read the Petal Fairies series).
-"no bigger than human thumb" - we get it, she's Thumbelina
-Rachel and Kirsty should be in charge of the universe, honestly, the way they get things done? No one else could ever.
-The goblins "dressing up" for the "wedding". I think the goblins are always a delight, but this book, in particular, makes me like them a lot. The "groom" in his moth-eaten tie and friend showing up in vests that are definitely cutting off all circulation, but their little smiles are so sweet! Also, the goblin who was the groom wasn't even salty in the end, he was crying because he just loves weddings, STOP.
November 15, 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!
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March 31, 2017Finished 3/30/17
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