Storm The Lightning Fairy

The Weather Fairies #6

by Daisy Meadows, Georgie Ripper (Illustrator)

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! Along with 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!

A loose lightning bolt could cause terrible trouble in Wetherbury! Can Storm the Lightning Fairy find her magic feather and get things under control -- before it's too late?

Find one feather in each book and fix the weather in Fairyland!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Fairies, Magic, Chapter Books, Middle Grade

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

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

[cinnamon girl ୨୧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

još jednom sam vraćena u ušuškano detinjstvo ⚡

[Goral]

so many people are writing negative reviews of this book because the characters have no character development and the books have no literary value. That might be true, but (1) they're written for young children, not adults, and (2) they were filled with so much magic. For me, it was like Barbie, but in book form (you can be anything). My love for magic and fairies grew exponentially, as did my imagination. As plotless as these books may be, they were crucial for my development as a child. I would dream of and draw astronaut fairies, lake fairies, tree fairies; everything I was interested in as a kid was now a fairy. It was awesome. I'm still in my fairy era and forever will be.

[dearrivarie]

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

[Lady Tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Stats

Cover: ★★★★★ (My favourite outfit of the Weather Fairy series, down from how cozy is looks to how groovy it seems! Goes super well with the background as well!)
Story: ★★★★★
Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Ghostwriter: Sue Mongredien
Most Memorable Part(s): The fact that getting shot by lightning is actually dangerous and scary! (And also the setting with a museum during a power outage? Yikes!)

Review:
We get quite a big bang with this story in the series, which is definitely my favourite! The girls this time around need to get the Lightning Feather, which just may be the most dangerous one yet because...well, it shoots lightning!

The setting this time around is a museum which, though a cool place when it's bright and cheery, can also be spooky--as Night at the Museum has more than taught us, right?

Storm herself is also a pretty brave fairy, as we find her trapped by the goblin at the beginning of the story, indicating that she's actually been confronting him. I also love how she's way more concerned with how the goblin's not using the feather properly rather than her own safety.

All in all, a "sparky" adventure! Only one more feather left to go to complete the weather fairies!

(Also, as an aside, I remember that even as a kid I was thinking that this should've been the final book, as lightning seems much more exciting than rain, but oh well!)

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the sixth of seven books in the "Weather 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 and I am encouraging it since I am confident that these books will help her develop a love for reading! She reads them on her own and will sometimes read aloud to me. I have been reading them along with her (at first I was irritated by them, but now they amuse me and they only take about 5 minutes to read). We will discuss the plots, her favorite parts and what we think will happen later in the series.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oooh...this one got a bit scary with a lot more excitement than the previous books. Lightning and dinosaurs and goblins and a lost locket...oh my! Rachel in danger! Oooh...I wish all the books had this much excitement. But could I take it if they did? Wonder what my daughter will say as soon as she's done????

[Katarina]

The Weather fairies lost their magical feathers. Rachel and Kristy have to search high and low for them. Fairyland is home to those seven fairies along with Doodle the rooster and his magical feathers, the feathers bring all the weather to fairyland and I think everywhere else too. Evil Jack Frost and his goblins decide to steal the feathers, that makes the weather go out of control. The fairies need all the help they can get. A loose lightning bolt could cause a lot of trouble.

These books are great for young readers. I love that these books are short and are easy to read and easy to get through. Also how did no one notice a live fairy trapped inside the museum display, or you know the goblin just out in the middle of the floor. I do love reading these books because they are so short. People that are also reviewing these books have to remember these books are for kids, so the characters may not develop that much in these stories. I will always think these books are great no matter the age range they are for. Happy Reading!!!!!

[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!

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

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. Miss 4 was very excited waiting for Doodle to speak again!

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.

[Kevin Hogg · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this isn't the best in the Weather Fairy series, it's a fine addition. I didn't find the plot as memorable as some of the others, but the showdown with the goblin definitely stands out. If anything, it's maybe a bit much for the series. While the goblins are usually foolish, bumbling cowards, this one is more angry and dangerous. I know that they set up the possibility with Jack Frost making the goblins bigger, but the girls are usually able to come face-to-face with them and have a conversation. This might get a bit intense (briefly) for younger readers. On the bright side, we finally get the complete message from Doodle, which sets up the final book well.

[Nichola Theobald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alice (age 7) says "It was really good, the fairies managed to find the magic feather, it was a bit chaotic in places, the Goblin was very very very funny. Spoilers! sorry if this was a bit too much. Bye".

[Rhyme Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked Storm the Lightning Fairy because I like how here hair sticks out. I wish my hair could look like Storm's, that would be really cool!

[♀ ☾ ✧ the dragon queen ✧ ☾ ♀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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)

[arthur · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was bored. Needed to up my reading challenge while also not having to make too much effort to concentrate. This book was perfect for that. Short, sweet, easy, quirky, even fun. A nice gentle read.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is the first time the goblin seemed actually dangerous. Wish these books were around when I was little.

[Sarah Rytting · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it

[Alexis harvey]

Mmm... Not so good 👎👍

[Tower Hill]

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[jenny]

does this make me a lesbian

[Sasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read aloud to the kids.

[Recommended Storie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter loves these books, reading them to her before bed.

[Lissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting!

The stakes were very high this time! Actual danger!

Read multiple times as a kid.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite out of this set

[Jane Condon · Rating 4 out of 5]

It makes me smile and it makes me jump because there is thunder ⛈️ 🙂

[Charli · Rating 4 out of 5]

How did the goblin get into the museum!?

[Meg · Rating 5 out of 5]

all time fav

[Ghost · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing book to read I read them as a kid and it was the reason why I started to read books and very easy to read if your dyslexic like myself

[Issy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nostalgic re-read

[Emily Doherty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good short book for kids

[Mel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not the target audience for this; eh, it's ok.