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The Fun Day Fairies #1
Δανάη, η νεράιδα της Δευτέρας
Οι σημαίες της Χαρούμενης Εβδομάδας που έκλεψε ο Παγερός Τζακ από τη Νεραϊδοχώρα έχουν τώρα χαθεί στον κόσμο των ανθρώπων. Όμως η Δανάη, η νεράιδα της Δευτέρας, χρειάζεται τη σημαιούλα της για να ξαναδώσει χαρά στις Δευτέρες. Μπορούν, άραγε, η Ρέιτσελ και η Κρίστι να τη βοηθήσουν; (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)
88 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Daisy Meadows
1,108 books728 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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September 16, 2021
This series of the Rainbow Fairies is based on the premise that fairies use their magic to make sure you have fun every minute of the day. Strangely enough I’m not sold on that as an idea, I’d rather have fairies convincing children to work at things, rather than blame fairies if they’re having a bad day.
This was a very weak story, even for the Rainbow Fairies. My six year old wasn’t very impressed.
This was a very weak story, even for the Rainbow Fairies. My six year old wasn’t very impressed.
December 6, 2025
The Fun Day Fairies are bound and determined to drown out the gloom and doom of each day! However, with Jack Frost always trying to mess it up, they will need help from their friends. Will they be able to do it in time? Will Monday be saved? This is one of my all-time favorite series for junior fiction fantasy chapter books. I always loved stories about fairies because out of all the crazy things, this seemed to be the least crazy to me! I would be honored to have this series in my library and recommend it to students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade! I also recommend this story for read-alouds due to its imaginative nature.
April 7, 2019
I was devastated my children showed no interest in reading this book with me, so I indulgently read it anyway. It was not disappointed with this delve into magical fairies.
July 3, 2014
I liked it because it was funny when Jack Frost took the flags and hung up the Monday flag and the goblins were acting little bit crazy because the flags make the days fun, not boring, so goblins were jumping on the bed, sliding down the stairs, playing hide-and-seek behind jack frost's throne...etc.
November 8, 2018
• This book is part of a very large set that is very popular with primary school girls. Boys may also enjoy this book but the series are mostly aimed at girls as young readers. The book is 75 pages long so it would be a little bit of a project for a year 3/4 student. This could also be read to the younger girls or assisted to read because it has some trickier language and needs greater concentration. The books are very popular because each book title contains a girl’s name which covers many common names so girls can pretend they are the fairies and get into the book. The books are very imaginative and introduce the reader to a new magical world which can be very stimulating especially with the book containing pictures which brings the characters to life. The fact that the book is part of a series is good because it encourages children to read more than one book because if they enjoy the first there is no reason they they would not like all the other books in the series and would lead on to a very large range of books to choose from which are available at lots of primary schools and local libraries. The books would purely be read for pleasure because they would not ever be broken down and studied in a classroom situation which is good for a child to get I to the habit of at a young age so they enjoy personal reading and are more likely to enjoy it for life. The books all hold messages also which can be to promote friendship and good values so they also have appositive influence on the reader. The child may feel accomplished when they finish the book which is always great for a child so they can go on to read many more books to get to the end and feel it again.
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!
January 1, 2019
There are seven Fun Day fairies and they are: Megan the Monday Fairy, Tallulah the Tuesday Fairy, Willow the Wednesday Fairy, Thea the Thursday Fairy, Freya the Friday Fairy, Sienna the Saturday Fairy and Sarah the Sunday Fairy.
Kirsty is staying with Rachel in Tippington Town for a week of school hols. Handy series in that it teaches the days of the week; activities are pretty varied as each fairy is simply responsible for making their day of the week fun. Twist for this series is that there is a riddle each day to help them find the Fun Day Flag.
Icy wind now fiercely blow!
To the Time Tower I must go.
Goblin servants follow me
And steal the Fun Day flags I need.
I know there will be no fun,
For fairies or humans once the flags are gone.
So, storm winds, take me where I say,
My plan for chaos starts today!
Kirsty is staying with Rachel in Tippington Town for a week of school hols. Handy series in that it teaches the days of the week; activities are pretty varied as each fairy is simply responsible for making their day of the week fun. Twist for this series is that there is a riddle each day to help them find the Fun Day Flag.
Icy wind now fiercely blow!
To the Time Tower I must go.
Goblin servants follow me
And steal the Fun Day flags I need.
I know there will be no fun,
For fairies or humans once the flags are gone.
So, storm winds, take me where I say,
My plan for chaos starts today!
January 23, 2017
I was disappointed with this book. it is the first in the set of the fun day fairies and usually the first book is the best. this one wasn't that great. I mean, they transport from fairyland to town hall to fairyland to town hall like it's nothing. and bad tapping is fixed by costumes.
August 1, 2017
Just taking a trip through "fairyland" to get familiar with the little ladies before our library program.
March 17, 2020
This was a good book for beginner chapter readers. The story was easy enough to follow. This is also an AR book for anyone who wants to know.
June 12, 2020
This book just doesn’t seem to sparkle with as much magic as the previous ones in the series. Perhaps it’s due to the Monday-Itis feel throughout the story.
September 22, 2024
680L 100% 4,262
January 19, 2025
i always felt bad for the Day of the Week fairies bc thats so boring☹️
May 16, 2025
I feel like the girls need to revisit the plot of this book since Mondays are basically never any fun, obviously they did not defeat the goblins and get the magic item back
January 9, 2020
After having read quite a few of these books they are starting to feel a bit repetitive.
January 27, 2013
We have now began "The Fun Day Fairies" Saga. This is about Megan, the Fun Day fairy for Monday. We will also be ending my "Rainbow Magic" spree here, as I do not own more book past this one. I might read some "Sweet Valley Twins" books next.
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Megan is the Fun Day fairy for Monday. I can't grasp that concept as well as an adult as I would have as a child, since Monday's stopped being fun in like 7th grade. But, hey, in Fairyland, everyTHING and everyDAY is ALWAYS fun...except when the Fun Day flags are gone.
And, they're gone NOW. Jack Frost and his goblin friends have stolen them ALL. But, Megan and the Fairyland Royalty have enlisted Karen and Rachel to find them.
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But, when they arrive back in "human world", they find that their friend has lost her tap shoes and bag, and that nobody seems to be able to tap dance properly, anymore. Of course, it's because a goblin has the MONDAY flag that rightfully belongs to Megan. But, they assure the friend, Karen, that they will find her bag during the class.
When they find the bag, the flag is inside, and a goblin has it. They retrieve the back, but the goblin takes the flag into the clock. That's easily solved, when Megan magically makes the clock chime, and the goblin drops the flag...right into thier hands.
They return Karen's bag to her, and the flag to Fairyland. Then, all is good, well, right, and proper in the world again...at least for MONDAY. There's 6 more flags to find this week!
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I enjoyed this. These are fun and quick reads.
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Megan is the Fun Day fairy for Monday. I can't grasp that concept as well as an adult as I would have as a child, since Monday's stopped being fun in like 7th grade. But, hey, in Fairyland, everyTHING and everyDAY is ALWAYS fun...except when the Fun Day flags are gone.
And, they're gone NOW. Jack Frost and his goblin friends have stolen them ALL. But, Megan and the Fairyland Royalty have enlisted Karen and Rachel to find them.
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But, when they arrive back in "human world", they find that their friend has lost her tap shoes and bag, and that nobody seems to be able to tap dance properly, anymore. Of course, it's because a goblin has the MONDAY flag that rightfully belongs to Megan. But, they assure the friend, Karen, that they will find her bag during the class.
When they find the bag, the flag is inside, and a goblin has it. They retrieve the back, but the goblin takes the flag into the clock. That's easily solved, when Megan magically makes the clock chime, and the goblin drops the flag...right into thier hands.
They return Karen's bag to her, and the flag to Fairyland. Then, all is good, well, right, and proper in the world again...at least for MONDAY. There's 6 more flags to find this week!
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I enjoyed this. These are fun and quick reads.
September 11, 2022
Read an indefinite amount as a kid.
A fun (teehee) adventure! A great introduction to the series.
Some notes:
- It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out, given most people do not like Mondays…
- It only took them 5 series to update the end pages… (from Rainbow Fairies on Front & Weather Fairies on Back, to all of them up to now)
- Back to Rachel’s home, Tippington Town. For half-term break.
- The spell at the start seems a little bit weaker than previous ones
- Kirsty’s has a hair cut
- The time tower looks really cool, I’d love to visit
- I love the implication that the fairies just don’t know what day it is, ever. they need someone to check a book each day in order to tell what day it is, like they can’t just know? Or realise that Tuesday comes after Monday? And that it has to be a frog who does it, not a fairy. It’s kind of delightful.
- This is interesting: Jack Frost stole the flags, then got sick of them so banished them. He didn’t mandate that the goblins go after them, they snuck off to snatch them back on their own initiative.
“But the goblins missed the fun they were having so much that some of them sneaked off to look for the flags”
- This is fun - the book of days gives them a clue each day to find the flags
A fun (teehee) adventure! A great introduction to the series.
Some notes:
- It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out, given most people do not like Mondays…
- It only took them 5 series to update the end pages… (from Rainbow Fairies on Front & Weather Fairies on Back, to all of them up to now)
- Back to Rachel’s home, Tippington Town. For half-term break.
- The spell at the start seems a little bit weaker than previous ones
- Kirsty’s has a hair cut
- The time tower looks really cool, I’d love to visit
- I love the implication that the fairies just don’t know what day it is, ever. they need someone to check a book each day in order to tell what day it is, like they can’t just know? Or realise that Tuesday comes after Monday? And that it has to be a frog who does it, not a fairy. It’s kind of delightful.
- This is interesting: Jack Frost stole the flags, then got sick of them so banished them. He didn’t mandate that the goblins go after them, they snuck off to snatch them back on their own initiative.
“But the goblins missed the fun they were having so much that some of them sneaked off to look for the flags”
- This is fun - the book of days gives them a clue each day to find the flags
September 19, 2015
Jack Frost stole the seven Fun Day Flags that belong to the Fun Day Fairies. Every day, Frances the Frog Time Guard, of Fairy Land, looks in the book of days to see what day it is. Then, he raises that day's flag, and when the sun reflects through the flag, that day's fairy would stand in the middle of the clock and the fun day magic in the flag would go right into the fairy's wand. Rachel and Kristy help Megan the Monday Fairy find her flag. In the book of days, a poem appeared and it was a hint to wear it is. The poem says "tip and tap" are their two clues. So Rachel and Kristy think that maybe it could be at the Middle School where Rachel's friend Karen is doing tap dancing class. And in Karen's bag with the tap dancing shoes is the Monday Flag. There are sneaky goblins trying to get the flag too because when they're near the flag they have bunches of fun. But Jack Frost threw them into the human world because when he stole the flags the goblins didn't do work anymore, they were playing hide and seek and doing pranks on Jack Frost.
March 24, 2020
Rachel's friend, Karen is very excited for her tap dance lesson. When the girls went to the park, there was a sundial that sends her and her best friend Kirsty to Fairyland and meets King Oberon and Queen Titania with a very sad news - all of the seven Fun Day Flags are whisked away by Jack Frost again through Tippington. The Fun Day flags belongs to the Fun Day Fairies, who were also sad as well - including Megan the Monday Fairy. Megan follows Rachel and Kirsty to search for her lost Fun Day Flag.
As the girls returned to Tippington, Karen's bag went missing, including her newly bought tap shoes. The tap dance lesson is starting to get worse because one of the goblins has Megan's Fun Day Flag. Will the girls get the flag back and make Monday fun?
(Read during RGYSP Week 2020 Reading Marathon)
As the girls returned to Tippington, Karen's bag went missing, including her newly bought tap shoes. The tap dance lesson is starting to get worse because one of the goblins has Megan's Fun Day Flag. Will the girls get the flag back and make Monday fun?
(Read during RGYSP Week 2020 Reading Marathon)
March 6, 2009
My niece, who is 7, has read all of the Rainbow Magic fairy books and spent about 20 minutes telling me all about them, so I had to check out what had gotten her so into reading. That's the best thing about this book at least - it got her reading. Two human girls go and help fairies - they get wings when they go to the fairy world, a nice touch. The first sentences were cringe-inducing, though: "I'm glad I'm staying with you during vacation," Kirsty Tate told her friend, Rachel Walker, as they came out of Fashion Fun, the accessory store on Tippington's Main Street. "And I hope these sparkly clips will look good with my new haircut!"
But hey, I played with Barbies as a kid and became a feminist, so as long as she's reading, I'm happy.
But hey, I played with Barbies as a kid and became a feminist, so as long as she's reading, I'm happy.
December 18, 2011
My niece's name is Megan and she loves to read. She had a giftcard for her 6th birthday and when she saw this book she had to have it.
I think for adults (especially those who read a lot) this book would not be that exciting. It was pretty basic. Not much happened.
But this book is not made for adults. And my niece really enjoyed it. I would rate the book less. But she really liked it. So just be prepared this book is for kids! Although that said I read a lot of books to her and some are just as entertaining for the adults!
Summary: Two human girls help Megan the Monday Fairy try to get her Fun Day flag back.
So overall it is a cute concept (each book has a different girl's name in the title). It gets kids to read which is great. Just less entertaining for the adults.
I think for adults (especially those who read a lot) this book would not be that exciting. It was pretty basic. Not much happened.
But this book is not made for adults. And my niece really enjoyed it. I would rate the book less. But she really liked it. So just be prepared this book is for kids! Although that said I read a lot of books to her and some are just as entertaining for the adults!
Summary: Two human girls help Megan the Monday Fairy try to get her Fun Day flag back.
So overall it is a cute concept (each book has a different girl's name in the title). It gets kids to read which is great. Just less entertaining for the adults.
October 24, 2010
This is the first of seven books in the Fun Day Fairies series by the group of authors who go by the name Daisy Meadows. It's a fun series, especially for young girls who are starting to read chapter books. Our oldest is addicted!
March 2012 update: our youngest is now immersing herself in this series and is reading them very quickly, too. As inane as I thought they were, I love that this series is making readers of our girls. Hooray!
March 2012 update: our youngest is now immersing herself in this series and is reading them very quickly, too. As inane as I thought they were, I love that this series is making readers of our girls. Hooray!
August 19, 2012
buku pertama dari seri rainbow magic yang gue baca..
awalnya agak nggak ngerti soal kenapa Rachel dan Kirsty bisa ngeliat fairy dan deket sama mereka.. hahha... tapi ya berusaha ngerti-ngerti ajah deh..
serian ini bukunya keknya ada 7 deh, each for each day in a week.
gue baru baca monday and friday.. jadi ada yang missing..
ntar kalo udah baca hari-hari lainnya di-update lagi deh
da ini juga bukunya dapet pinjem dari perpus mini OAD. wkkwwkwkw
awalnya agak nggak ngerti soal kenapa Rachel dan Kirsty bisa ngeliat fairy dan deket sama mereka.. hahha... tapi ya berusaha ngerti-ngerti ajah deh..
serian ini bukunya keknya ada 7 deh, each for each day in a week.
gue baru baca monday and friday.. jadi ada yang missing..
ntar kalo udah baca hari-hari lainnya di-update lagi deh
da ini juga bukunya dapet pinjem dari perpus mini OAD. wkkwwkwkw
August 27, 2013
(My overall review for the rainbow magic series)
These books were so magical to me as a child. They really got me into reading and I was so addicted. They helped me learn the colours of the rainbow and entertained me for several years. The books aren't very good. I've tried reading them again because I was interested in what I saw in them. The books are very similar and repetitive but to child version of me, they were completely perfect!
These books were so magical to me as a child. They really got me into reading and I was so addicted. They helped me learn the colours of the rainbow and entertained me for several years. The books aren't very good. I've tried reading them again because I was interested in what I saw in them. The books are very similar and repetitive but to child version of me, they were completely perfect!
March 18, 2010
The fun day fairies are in charge of keeping each day of the week fun and spunky! When Rachel and Kirsty find Megan the monday fairy they discover that Jack Frost has stolen all seven flags from each fairy. Can Rachel and Kirsty start the week off right by helping Megan the monday fairy? Or will Jack Frost`s evil goblins get in the way of that?
April 25, 2011
This little tale is about finding a fairy her flag. Two girls embark on an adventure to find the flag so everyone can have fun again. It is a easy and short read. This book could be used to write a fairy tale about something or someone magical. This book has a villian called Jack Frost but has two human girls who are the heroes. The book continues into a series about other fairies.
February 5, 2012
I realize these are easy chapter books for elementary school students, but I would never have read these even when I was that age. Words like bland and too sugary-sweet come to mind. I'll keep buying them since I have students that love them, but I'll be glad when they move on to another series and outgrow these.
September 7, 2008
My 7-year old has been reading a bunch and I thought it would be fun for her to rate some books too. So this one is from her and she really enjoys all of the Daisy Meadows books. I should probably just get her her own account. We'll see. :-)
July 13, 2013
These books go like gangbusters at my library but I have no idea why. The story was in no way original or really interesting. I guess it's just the only thing to fill the "All Things Fairies" void that young girls have?
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