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The Twilight Fairies #2
Lexi the Firefly Fairy
Lexi the Firefly The Twilight Fairies Book 2 (Rainbow Magic) [Paperback] Meadows, Daisy and Ripper, Georgie
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First published January 1, 2010
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Daisy Meadows
1,111 books729 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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January 5, 2022
daisy meadows could write a midsummer night dream but william shakespeare could not write lexi the firefly fairy
November 10, 2011
I shelved these books all the time when I was page at a library over the summer, and now I often see them in the hands of the elementary students I work with. I finally decided to see what the fuss was all about. I didn't have much expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. I chose this particular title at random, but it was cute and fun adventurous and magic and sparkly and something I would have been obsessed with when I was young. I definitely understand the appeal now.
February 3, 2019
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)
(i'm going to repeat this statement for literally every book i add to my children's literature shelf okay)
May 8, 2025
3.25 Stars!
All the other Rainbow Magic ghostwriters might fail me, but not Sue Mongredien - never Sue Mongredien. (That could absolutely be a lie; there are so many books in this series, she’s probably had at least one miss.) This book was definitely an improvement from Ava’s! Lexi was a fun character, and I actually think her design is pretty cute!(I’m not biased because I would’ve worn this exact outfit in middle school, I would never do something like that.)
Honestly, I would read an entire series featuring Lexi. She’s not a murder fairy, but she’s vaguely reminiscent of earlier fairies who had interesting personalities like, Saffron the Yellow Fairy and Grace the Glitter Fairy. Lexi’s just cool; fashion icon, keeps the fucking lights on all throughout Fairyland (the king and queen should bow down to her actually), asking all the right questions when she said this on pg. 37: “He’s so silly! The fireflies would happily light up his castle if he just asked them. Why did he have to try to trap them? They’ll stay far away from him now.” (Yes, Lexi, you’re absolutely right!You know what, fuck it, I nominate Lexi the Firefly Fairy as the new ruler of Fairyland.)
Lexi wasn’t the only good part of the book, though! Here are some moments/descriptions that stuck out to me(Sue Mongredien come back to me):
-Saying that the Twinkling Tree (which is a tree where fireflies like to hang out, apparently) looks like it’s “full of fairy magic” is the type of dramatic irony that I love to see in Rainbow Magic books (as opposed to just the girls sharing looks between themselves because they’re friends with fairies, which is verbatim what every Rainbow Magic book intro says).
-The shadow-y goblin illustrations because they remind me of how they used to be drawn in the first couple of books (okay fine, only in the Rainbow Fairies, but still).
-Pg. 15: “who looked after the world between sunset and sunrise” - I like this newer description because it further explains how sunset is part of nighttime (the fact that Narinder Dhami did not explain this in Ava the Sunset Fairy is truly my 13th reason).
-The boys chasing Lexi because they think she’s a firefly is a type of gag I’m shocked Rainbow Magic doesn’t use more often. (I think some of these ghostwriters simply hate whimsy and/or forgot what genre they write for.)
-The right lighting really does make all the difference because Kirsty just said the Ice Castle looks beautiful.
-Fairy Appearance: Joy the Summer Vacation Fairy (hi babe!)
Not a negative or even a nitpick, just me being annoying; “fire dust” is not what I would’ve gone with, but the Rainbow Magic wiki calls it firefly dust, so is that what the UK edition refers to it as? If so, I don’t understand that change. Did the people creating the US edition just find the concept of ‘firefly dust’ to be just a little too morbid or what? Because that’s actually really silly, and ‘fire dust’ sounds incredibly stupid. I would go that extra mile to say the US editions always ruin things, however, I do like that they changed the name of the series to the ‘Night Fairies’ because it just makes more sense than calling them the ‘Twilight Fairies.’
Also, I forget, is it supposed to be summertime for them? Or is it just extra cold? Either way, the girls are only ever really on winter vacation during the holiday special editions, so this specific series would be an interesting choice for a cold-climate vacation.
Final Thoughts: Jack Frost is literally afraid of the dark, why are you scared of him? At least he has his own little team of fireflies now(not that he deserves them, what, who said that).
All the other Rainbow Magic ghostwriters might fail me, but not Sue Mongredien - never Sue Mongredien. (That could absolutely be a lie; there are so many books in this series, she’s probably had at least one miss.) This book was definitely an improvement from Ava’s! Lexi was a fun character, and I actually think her design is pretty cute!
Honestly, I would read an entire series featuring Lexi. She’s not a murder fairy, but she’s vaguely reminiscent of earlier fairies who had interesting personalities like, Saffron the Yellow Fairy and Grace the Glitter Fairy. Lexi’s just cool; fashion icon, keeps the fucking lights on all throughout Fairyland (the king and queen should bow down to her actually), asking all the right questions when she said this on pg. 37: “He’s so silly! The fireflies would happily light up his castle if he just asked them. Why did he have to try to trap them? They’ll stay far away from him now.” (Yes, Lexi, you’re absolutely right!
Lexi wasn’t the only good part of the book, though! Here are some moments/descriptions that stuck out to me
-Saying that the Twinkling Tree (which is a tree where fireflies like to hang out, apparently) looks like it’s “full of fairy magic” is the type of dramatic irony that I love to see in Rainbow Magic books (as opposed to just the girls sharing looks between themselves because they’re friends with fairies, which is verbatim what every Rainbow Magic book intro says).
-The shadow-y goblin illustrations because they remind me of how they used to be drawn in the first couple of books (okay fine, only in the Rainbow Fairies, but still).
-Pg. 15: “who looked after the world between sunset and sunrise” - I like this newer description because it further explains how sunset is part of nighttime (the fact that Narinder Dhami did not explain this in Ava the Sunset Fairy is truly my 13th reason).
-The boys chasing Lexi because they think she’s a firefly is a type of gag I’m shocked Rainbow Magic doesn’t use more often. (I think some of these ghostwriters simply hate whimsy and/or forgot what genre they write for.)
-The right lighting really does make all the difference because Kirsty just said the Ice Castle looks beautiful.
-Fairy Appearance: Joy the Summer Vacation Fairy (hi babe!)
Not a negative or even a nitpick, just me being annoying; “fire dust” is not what I would’ve gone with, but the Rainbow Magic wiki calls it firefly dust, so is that what the UK edition refers to it as? If so, I don’t understand that change. Did the people creating the US edition just find the concept of ‘firefly dust’ to be just a little too morbid or what? Because that’s actually really silly, and ‘fire dust’ sounds incredibly stupid. I would go that extra mile to say the US editions always ruin things, however, I do like that they changed the name of the series to the ‘Night Fairies’ because it just makes more sense than calling them the ‘Twilight Fairies.’
Also, I forget, is it supposed to be summertime for them? Or is it just extra cold? Either way, the girls are only ever really on winter vacation during the holiday special editions, so this specific series would be an interesting choice for a cold-climate vacation.
Final Thoughts: Jack Frost is literally afraid of the dark, why are you scared of him? At least he has his own little team of fireflies now
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!
August 30, 2025
Lexi the Firefly Fairy ensures that the fireflies come out at night to light up the world. One day, Jack Frost and his goblins stir up some trouble by capturing the fireflies so the night becomes dark and scary. When Rachel and Kristy, two human girls, notice what is happening, they step in to help Lexi. Together they outsmart the goblins and rescue the fireflies.
This book is a short and fun read for kids. It is very predictable and all the books in this series follow the same format, but some kids may find it comforting. I would use this as a book in my classroom library specifically in a 2nd or 3rd grade classroom. It is a good introduction into fantasy chapter books for kids who are just getting into independent reading.
This book is a short and fun read for kids. It is very predictable and all the books in this series follow the same format, but some kids may find it comforting. I would use this as a book in my classroom library specifically in a 2nd or 3rd grade classroom. It is a good introduction into fantasy chapter books for kids who are just getting into independent reading.
July 14, 2020
An exciting, magical story that would be a great read for any young readers
December 10, 2025
this series might have made me want to stay up later as a kid
July 27, 2011
This is the second book of seven in the Rainbow Magic Night Fairies series by the group of authors who go by the pseudonym Daisy Meadows. While the stories are basically the same and follow a simple formula, they are entertaining for young girls who are starting to read chapter books and I love that our oldest is just ripping through them. We both read the books separately and talk about what happens. I'm not a huge fan of them, but each story only takes about 5-10 minutes to read. And these stories center around the nighttime and a summer trip to camp, so it's perfect for summer reading. Our oldest is starting to read them very quickly, too, and she can read several of these stories in one day.
July 6, 2012
" Lexi the firefly fairy" looses her magic bag of fire dust and asks Rachel and Kirsty to help her find it. Unfortunately, Jack Frost's goblin servants got the bag and are catching fireflies and lighting them up to make his ice castle not dark. Without the magic bag of fire dust, every thing will be in darkness! Read the book to find out if Rachel and Kirsty get the bag back!
September 9, 2012
All the fireflys lights go out because the goblins stole Lexi's bag of firefly dust. The goblins trap the fireflys to make Jack Frost's castle bright. Lexi sends a message to the fireflies to turn their lights off so it gets dark and they are released. The fairies pretend to be fireflies and are able to get the bag back.
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May 22, 2015The book, Lexi the Firefly Fairy, is a very entertaining. It can make you feel as if you were in the adventure too. With the amount of pictures and details, it completes the book, making it even better. You can enjoy the book, because of the way the book is written. So I really encourage you to read it soon.
February 14, 2012
This is an easy read. RL2 Cute book about two girls who help the fairy find her magic bag of fairy dust.
May 27, 2012
checking out once of niece crystal's favorites.
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March 22, 2014Well to me the book was like living my imagination, it was EPIC.
March 22, 2015
I liked the part where some of the fairies were turned into the size of fireflies to rescue the fireflies.
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September 18, 2013i want to read it
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