Esther the Kindness Fairy

The Friendship Fairies #1

by Daisy Meadows, George Ripper (Illustrator)

Everyone knows Kirsty and Rachel are best friends. But when Jack Frost steals the Friendship Fairies' magical objects, the special bond of BFFs everywhere is at risk! Can they fight the Ice Lord and his goblin minions to restore the magic of friendship in both the Fairyland and worlds?

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, 1st Grade

80 pages, Paperback

Published September 8, 2016

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

[Carly Friedman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve been reading lots of starter illustrated chapter books with my four-year-old lately. This one was our least favorite, though. The plot was boring and the writing painful. Mostly just reviewing it so I remember to stay away from this series in the future.

[Rhea]

should’ve been a gay love story

[Neveah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was bought a series of books with characters called Esther in them. This is a fairly dull children’s book about being kind. Noticeably, everyone in the illustrations is white.

[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!

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I get why kids love these. It's about girls who learn how to talk to fairies and meet fairies and travel to the fairy world with their new fairy friends who get into trouble that spills into the human world. This one was pretty moralistic, but it was cute, and I probably would have loved it in first or second grade.

[Nichola Theobald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Evelyn (6) says "this is a friendship fairy that I love it and I want more fairy books again tomorrow and in the morning and in the afternoon and at bedtime".

Alice (3) says " It is beautiful and it looks pretty and it looks fantastic and it looks so pretty and I loved it and I love hearing mummy reading it"

[Denise Kettering · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter loves these books with their fairies, friendship, and the funny antics of the goblins. This installment is on par with the others featuring a story about the need to restore a fairy object before friendship is ruined in the human world.

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jack Frost gets his hands on Esther's brooch to try and gain friends. Unfortunately, that turns everyone else at Friendship Camp mean. It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to show what it means to really be a good friend and get the brooch back to the faeries where it belongs.

[Mia Giarritano · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like all of these books because they are all funny and exciting. I like to read them just for fun, so they are very fun for me! If you have time, read one of these!

[Gia]

I still don’t care this book is meant for kids. I read it in one sitting and I enjoyed it very much and I also don’t care I’m 10 years above the age recommendation window

[Abby Hargreaves · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the first Rainbow Magic book I've read. It's pretty much what you'd expect it to be -- obnoxiously optimistic and upbeat, super simple plot, cute illustrations, and plenty of exposition that I'm sure is repeated in each installment. It's not something I personally enjoyed, but it was useful to read to gain an understanding why my library kids enjoy it.