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The Fairy Realm
Join Jessie and her friends for a series of unforgettable adventures. When Jessie finds the invisible door to the Fairy Realm, she enters a magical world full of elves, fairies, storytelling furrybears, fearsome griffins and unicorns.
Jessie, the feisty, likeable young heroine, is an ordinary girl whose seemingly ordinary grandmother is actually a fairy queen.
This collection has everything: adventure, danger, humour, great story-telling, a likeable heroine, and the small problems at home and school that are common to all children.
Jessie, the feisty, likeable young heroine, is an ordinary girl whose seemingly ordinary grandmother is actually a fairy queen.
This collection has everything: adventure, danger, humour, great story-telling, a likeable heroine, and the small problems at home and school that are common to all children.
559 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Emily Rodda
299 books2,117 followersEmily Rodda (real name Jennifer Rowe) was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney in 1973 with an MA (Hons) in English Literature. Moving into a publishing career, first as a book editor, and finally as a publisher at Angus & Robertson, Rodda's first book was published in 1984.
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December 13, 2020
The Fairy Realm series are wholesome lighthearted reads featuring a secret fairy realm found through a doorway at the edge of the garden. There's magic and mythical creatures and miniature horses that talk (because what else would you find in a secret fairy realm? duh.) It's reminiscent of Shirley Barber's gorgeous picture books albeit with less impressive artwork (Shirley Barber is incredibly talented). It's a good series for tween girls. I loved this series as a kid, they were imaginative and magical and I loved every minute. I'm pretty sure this series is what started my love of charm bracelets too.
The Charm Bracelet
Great start to the series. Jessie is a very likable character - she's smart, brave and kind - for all she kind of loses it when being transported to a magical Realm with supposedly no way home. Because although panicked - she does rally and uses her practical, logical side to find out all the information she can and come up with a plan to fix things. Maybelle, Giff and Patrice were interesting and I liked the world building - even if there wasn't a whole lot in this first book. And I love that Jessie receives her own charm bracelet at the end and has collected her first charm (a heart) to remember the Realm by. It's so whimsical. 5 stars.
The Flower Fairies
Jessie is excited that her and her mum have finally made the move to live with her grandmother at Blue Moon but starting a new school is daunting and when the teacher asks for volunteers for the play, Jessie thinks it will be a good chance to fit in. Unfortunately volunteering for the part of the butterfly involves a solo dance - and Jessie can't dance. She's not sure what she's going to do but the Realm has problems of it's own and when Maybelle comes to recruit her - Jessie puts the dancing out of her mind and focuses on the more immediate issue. The Realm has too much magic now that Jessica restored the magic and the Griffins have taken into their head to guard everything in the Realm not just the Queen's treasures. I enjoyed Jessie's solution for the Griffins. That's what I really love about this series how logical and practical it is - even if it is magical. The flower fairies were funny - very mischievous. And I love her new butterfly charm. 5 stars.
The Third Wish
This one was interesting, Rosemary (Jessie's mum) tries to protect Jessie from the knowledge that the bushfires are close to Blue Moon. She doesn't lie to her - Jessie is aware of the fires - but she doesn't inform her of the danger either and Jessie doesn't seem to recognise the stress and worry her mother is feeling. I found it an interesting direction to take the story in. I liked that Jessica explained the situation to Jessie and reminded her how brave and resilient she can be when given the chance. I think sometimes we don't give kids enough credit.
Upon realising the danger, Jessie asks her Granny if there's anything they can do - afterall - their garden has a secret garden entrance to a hidden magical realm - surely they can fix things with magic? And so begins a trip to the Under-Sea of the Realm to find a wish-stone. Or a magic fish.
Of course, it doesn't go as planned when Jessie finds that a being named Lorca has taken over the Under-Sea imprisoning fish and one poor mermaid, Coral, ever since Queen Jessica first left the Realm. I enjoyed getting to see other aspects of the Realm. I liked Ripple and the Magic Fish and I liked the moral lessons about the dangers of wishes and the risks the Magic Fish faced that were imparted. Jessie manages to sort out the Under-Sea, return to Blue Moon and put out the fires and later receives a golden fish for her charm bracelet. Very enjoyable. 5 stars.
The Last Fairy-Apple Tree
Queen Jessica aka Granny has been having flashes of Hidden Valley - the home to the Realm's gnomes and delicious fairy-apple trees. She's worried but having abdicated the throne, is unwilling to step in. To get around this, she sends Jessie! But first, she takes Jessie to the only fairy-apple tree in the mortal world - right next door and there they find Bilbert the Brave - a trapped gnome. This is my favourite book so far. I love gnomes! I was amused at the idea of garden gnomes being Realm gnomes that stayed too long and got caught by moonlight - turning to stone and never going home unless someone with a bit of magic rubs their heads.
Maybelle, Patrice and Giff all make appearances and Maybelle leads the gang to the Hidden Valley (because stone gnomes forget their way back). And on the way they meet the furrybears. Okay the furrybears sound hysterical. They catch lone travelers that wander into their territory so that they'll be told stories. Lol. I cracked up at that one. Who doesn't love a good story? And I loved that Jessie tells the best story the furrybears have ever heard. Jessie gets a little leaf charm for her charm bracelet and Rosemary (Jessie's mum) tells Granny off for spoiling her which was amusing. 5 stars.
The Magic Key
I loved the last book because gnomes are awesome. But I'm pretty fond of rainbows and toadstools too so this was fantastic. Jessie is eagerly anticipating her birthday party until the day of the party she wakes up to find it's raining. Her party is supposed to be outdoors and now - it'll be ruined! Granny tells her not to worry, all will be well, but she's upset and moody. So Granny sends her off to count the toadstools and there begins her adventure. I love the idea of the toadstools housing a pixie village. The pixies were funny - I liked the name Littlebreeze.
I liked the parrot and the rainbow fairies. And I loved Jessie's dress. And this time Maybelle sends along her new charm - a tiny key for her charm bracelet. Only to work near toadstools. I really wanted to know if that meant she'd automatically be made big then as well. I adored this addition to the series. 5 stars.
The Unicorn
This time in the Realm, evil is afoot. Both Jessie and her grandmother, the former Queen Jessica wake up one morning feeling dreadfully worried - they're not sure what's wrong - but they know that something is. But is the danger in the Realm? Or closer to home? They've just made a decision to head to the Realm when the phone calls come. Granny's friend Hazel has had an accident as in the hospital. And then Rosemary (Jessie's mum) is called into work to replace a nurse who also had an accident. It's left to Jessie to visit the Realm and find out what's going on.
But when she gets to the Realm - it's worse than she expected. Valda is back. She's been banished to the Outlands twice now - but with Queen Helena dealing with a threat to the hedge in the West and her Granny at the hospital it's up to Jessie to find the one thing Valda fears - a unicorn. I enjoyed this adventure. Jessie is brave and kind and unwilling to do anything but her best for the Realm and the mortal world. I liked that Irena Bins and her family are finally dealt with - they've been so mean for so long it was nice to see them get their just deserts. I enjoyed the action and drama in this one, it was a nice wrapping point for the series - even if it did go on to contain more books. Jessie's charm for this adventure was a ice crystal. I really love this series. 5 stars.
The Charm Bracelet
Great start to the series. Jessie is a very likable character - she's smart, brave and kind - for all she kind of loses it when being transported to a magical Realm with supposedly no way home. Because although panicked - she does rally and uses her practical, logical side to find out all the information she can and come up with a plan to fix things. Maybelle, Giff and Patrice were interesting and I liked the world building - even if there wasn't a whole lot in this first book. And I love that Jessie receives her own charm bracelet at the end and has collected her first charm (a heart) to remember the Realm by. It's so whimsical. 5 stars.
The Flower Fairies
Jessie is excited that her and her mum have finally made the move to live with her grandmother at Blue Moon but starting a new school is daunting and when the teacher asks for volunteers for the play, Jessie thinks it will be a good chance to fit in. Unfortunately volunteering for the part of the butterfly involves a solo dance - and Jessie can't dance. She's not sure what she's going to do but the Realm has problems of it's own and when Maybelle comes to recruit her - Jessie puts the dancing out of her mind and focuses on the more immediate issue. The Realm has too much magic now that Jessica restored the magic and the Griffins have taken into their head to guard everything in the Realm not just the Queen's treasures. I enjoyed Jessie's solution for the Griffins. That's what I really love about this series how logical and practical it is - even if it is magical. The flower fairies were funny - very mischievous. And I love her new butterfly charm. 5 stars.
The Third Wish
This one was interesting, Rosemary (Jessie's mum) tries to protect Jessie from the knowledge that the bushfires are close to Blue Moon. She doesn't lie to her - Jessie is aware of the fires - but she doesn't inform her of the danger either and Jessie doesn't seem to recognise the stress and worry her mother is feeling. I found it an interesting direction to take the story in. I liked that Jessica explained the situation to Jessie and reminded her how brave and resilient she can be when given the chance. I think sometimes we don't give kids enough credit.
Upon realising the danger, Jessie asks her Granny if there's anything they can do - afterall - their garden has a secret garden entrance to a hidden magical realm - surely they can fix things with magic? And so begins a trip to the Under-Sea of the Realm to find a wish-stone. Or a magic fish.
Of course, it doesn't go as planned when Jessie finds that a being named Lorca has taken over the Under-Sea imprisoning fish and one poor mermaid, Coral, ever since Queen Jessica first left the Realm. I enjoyed getting to see other aspects of the Realm. I liked Ripple and the Magic Fish and I liked the moral lessons about the dangers of wishes and the risks the Magic Fish faced that were imparted. Jessie manages to sort out the Under-Sea, return to Blue Moon and put out the fires and later receives a golden fish for her charm bracelet. Very enjoyable. 5 stars.
The Last Fairy-Apple Tree
Queen Jessica aka Granny has been having flashes of Hidden Valley - the home to the Realm's gnomes and delicious fairy-apple trees. She's worried but having abdicated the throne, is unwilling to step in. To get around this, she sends Jessie! But first, she takes Jessie to the only fairy-apple tree in the mortal world - right next door and there they find Bilbert the Brave - a trapped gnome. This is my favourite book so far. I love gnomes! I was amused at the idea of garden gnomes being Realm gnomes that stayed too long and got caught by moonlight - turning to stone and never going home unless someone with a bit of magic rubs their heads.
Maybelle, Patrice and Giff all make appearances and Maybelle leads the gang to the Hidden Valley (because stone gnomes forget their way back). And on the way they meet the furrybears. Okay the furrybears sound hysterical. They catch lone travelers that wander into their territory so that they'll be told stories. Lol. I cracked up at that one. Who doesn't love a good story? And I loved that Jessie tells the best story the furrybears have ever heard. Jessie gets a little leaf charm for her charm bracelet and Rosemary (Jessie's mum) tells Granny off for spoiling her which was amusing. 5 stars.
The Magic Key
I loved the last book because gnomes are awesome. But I'm pretty fond of rainbows and toadstools too so this was fantastic. Jessie is eagerly anticipating her birthday party until the day of the party she wakes up to find it's raining. Her party is supposed to be outdoors and now - it'll be ruined! Granny tells her not to worry, all will be well, but she's upset and moody. So Granny sends her off to count the toadstools and there begins her adventure. I love the idea of the toadstools housing a pixie village. The pixies were funny - I liked the name Littlebreeze.
I liked the parrot and the rainbow fairies. And I loved Jessie's dress. And this time Maybelle sends along her new charm - a tiny key for her charm bracelet. Only to work near toadstools. I really wanted to know if that meant she'd automatically be made big then as well. I adored this addition to the series. 5 stars.
The Unicorn
This time in the Realm, evil is afoot. Both Jessie and her grandmother, the former Queen Jessica wake up one morning feeling dreadfully worried - they're not sure what's wrong - but they know that something is. But is the danger in the Realm? Or closer to home? They've just made a decision to head to the Realm when the phone calls come. Granny's friend Hazel has had an accident as in the hospital. And then Rosemary (Jessie's mum) is called into work to replace a nurse who also had an accident. It's left to Jessie to visit the Realm and find out what's going on.
But when she gets to the Realm - it's worse than she expected. Valda is back. She's been banished to the Outlands twice now - but with Queen Helena dealing with a threat to the hedge in the West and her Granny at the hospital it's up to Jessie to find the one thing Valda fears - a unicorn. I enjoyed this adventure. Jessie is brave and kind and unwilling to do anything but her best for the Realm and the mortal world. I liked that Irena Bins and her family are finally dealt with - they've been so mean for so long it was nice to see them get their just deserts. I enjoyed the action and drama in this one, it was a nice wrapping point for the series - even if it did go on to contain more books. Jessie's charm for this adventure was a ice crystal. I really love this series. 5 stars.
November 5, 2025
The book that started it all! The first book I truely got lost in as a kid and started my hunger to devour books. I now have a copy read to read to my children in hope of doing the same. Thankyou Emily
November 27, 2025
I used to borrow this book from the library all the time when i was in primary school and I think it’s genuinely one of my favorite childhood books. This series was so magical and i loved all of the characters.
March 13, 2024
This was a reread of one of my favourite childhood story collections, and it was just as lovely as I remembered! I definitely want to add this collection to my personal library, rather than continually borrowing it from my local public library.
I loved reuniting myself with the main character, Jessie, and her grandmother, and I loved following her journey as she discovers the secret door in her grandmother's garden, and has many adventures in the Fairy Realm beyond.
A highly recommended book for any young girl, for anyone who loves nature and for anyone who just wants to lose themselves in the wonder of childhood again!
I loved reuniting myself with the main character, Jessie, and her grandmother, and I loved following her journey as she discovers the secret door in her grandmother's garden, and has many adventures in the Fairy Realm beyond.
A highly recommended book for any young girl, for anyone who loves nature and for anyone who just wants to lose themselves in the wonder of childhood again!
April 8, 2022
I had this book in primary school and honestly was one of the first books to get my completely hooked in fantasy. I remember laying on the grass in the backyard reading the books experiencing my own little escape in my garden.
I plan to re read these as an adult, I'm sure it'll be extremely nostalgic.
I plan to re read these as an adult, I'm sure it'll be extremely nostalgic.
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August 21, 2022While I have only read 3 Fairy Realm books, The Last Fairy Apple Tree, The Unicorn and The Rainbow Wand (only for this one, I only read the beginning of it because I was suffering from a bad anxiety attack), I must say that I love the series and I wish that it were made into a TV show and that the franchise had a real charm bracelet for little girls based on the one Jessie wears in the books.
January 23, 2025
This was an enjoyable return to my youth, brimming with nostalgia and magic that solidified my childhood love for fairies. However, the simplistic reading level made it a bit challenging to stay engaged, as I occasionally struggled to avoid losing interest..
March 4, 2016
One of my favourite childhood series, I was expecting it to be extremely immature/ basic in its writing and storyline after returning to it after all this time as an adult, but Emily Rodda's writing is still just as easy to get lost in.
The stories themselves are short, as a lot of children's books are, so there is usually only one problem in each story and it gets resolved rather quickly, but her level of descriptiveness is enchanting and really sets you in the scene.
This series includes all the wonderful things kids imaginations dream up with a secret garden leading to a realm of wonderfully magic creatures, warm and kind family and friends you look forward to reading about, fairies, unicorns, mermaids, pixies, elves, as well as a villainess character that is constantly trying to cause mayhem and dominate the 'realm'.
For children and children at heart, this is a must read.
The stories themselves are short, as a lot of children's books are, so there is usually only one problem in each story and it gets resolved rather quickly, but her level of descriptiveness is enchanting and really sets you in the scene.
This series includes all the wonderful things kids imaginations dream up with a secret garden leading to a realm of wonderfully magic creatures, warm and kind family and friends you look forward to reading about, fairies, unicorns, mermaids, pixies, elves, as well as a villainess character that is constantly trying to cause mayhem and dominate the 'realm'.
For children and children at heart, this is a must read.
February 15, 2013
Fairy Realm 6 in 1 Collection contains the first six books of the Fairy Realm series by Emily Rodda.
Book 01 - The Charm Bracelet
Book 02 - The Flower Fairies
Book 03 - The Third Wish
Book 04 - The Last Fairy Apple Tree
Book 05 - The Magic Key
Book 06 - The Unicorn
Reviewed from a library copy.
Book 01 - The Charm Bracelet
Book 02 - The Flower Fairies
Book 03 - The Third Wish
Book 04 - The Last Fairy Apple Tree
Book 05 - The Magic Key
Book 06 - The Unicorn
Reviewed from a library copy.
March 8, 2020
When you've exhausted the seemingly-inexhaustible rainbow-magic-fairy series, this is the one to turn to. S is in the second grade, seems right about the right age for it, takes a coupla sittings to get through one book.
March 30, 2017
A childhood favorite. Simple stories and characters but with a lovely writing style that engages you in the story no matter your age. Recently re-read to see if i still wanted to keep this on my shelves and it is a definite yes from me!
September 12, 2011
It was really cute
January 3, 2014
Gosh this used to be my favourite book ♥
April 29, 2014
Good book but not enough action
April 30, 2016
Great book
January 28, 2017
It was sad but cool but I loved it.
January 6, 2026
I finally finished it. the little girl in me can rest now
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