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Tales of Pixie Hollow #21
Four Clues for Rani
For two weeks, Pixie Hollow has been in a terrible dry spell. Everyone is frazzled, especially Rani and the other water-talent fairies. When the dry spell finally ends, Queen Clarion decides it's time for a treat—a fairy treasure hunt! But on the day of the treasure hunt, Rani wakes up late. Her friends all have partners already, so Rani is stuck with the slowest-moving sparrow man around. To make things worse, she has a bet with Vidia. If Vidia finishes before her, Rani will have to do whatever the fast-flying fairy wants. This is one contest Rani can't let herself lose!
117 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2000
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August 31, 2025
Okay, so I love Disney Fairies, mostly because Gail Carson Levine is amazing and she set up this creative, spunky world that I fell in love with. I wasn't nearly such a Tinker Bell and Peter Pan fan until she came along and spiced it up a bit for me. And the writers in this series really have taken Levine's world and brought it to life in a way that honors the start and feels incredibly inviting and delightful.
Rani is an excellent character and I'm glad she got a couple of books, even if Disney decided to replace her with the not-as-interesting-in-my-opinion Silvermist for the films. We all know how much I love a good mystery and this scavenger hunt has a dash of that mysterious element I'm always drawn to.
But even more than that, I really enjoy seeing the character development in this one (and the whole series, again, it's part of why I love them so much). Rani is ready to rush headlong into the challenge, but through a series of unfortunate events, ends up paired with her worst-nightmare partner. But, of course, she's got something to learn from her partner that makes for a charming end to the story. We love a good growth arc!
As always, the illustrations are gorgeous. And because of the scavenger hunt all over Neverland plot line, this one has that telltale Disney Fairies thread of adventure, too! A sweet, adventurous addition to the series that touches on themes of patience, teamwork, and humility.
Rani is an excellent character and I'm glad she got a couple of books, even if Disney decided to replace her with the not-as-interesting-in-my-opinion Silvermist for the films. We all know how much I love a good mystery and this scavenger hunt has a dash of that mysterious element I'm always drawn to.
But even more than that, I really enjoy seeing the character development in this one (and the whole series, again, it's part of why I love them so much). Rani is ready to rush headlong into the challenge, but through a series of unfortunate events, ends up paired with her worst-nightmare partner. But, of course, she's got something to learn from her partner that makes for a charming end to the story. We love a good growth arc!
As always, the illustrations are gorgeous. And because of the scavenger hunt all over Neverland plot line, this one has that telltale Disney Fairies thread of adventure, too! A sweet, adventurous addition to the series that touches on themes of patience, teamwork, and humility.
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December 1, 2022This was way better than I expected. I liked the message and the story!✨
June 18, 2025
I will now ship Rani and Ronan this was so cute
May 1, 2025
read May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025: 5 stars
July 16, 2022
I love fairy books!!
February 4, 2016
This was a good book. :) I rate it 3.5 stars. It is about Rani a fairy without wings going on a treasure hunt. :) I really enjoyed it, and read it in like and hour. :) I reccomend it to ages: All who can read.
April 23, 2025
Rani and Ronan deserve their own story (and I am saying this just because Rani is my favorite fairy) ---also no I didn't read all of these today but I moved to storygraph so I sort of only kind of care about this now
August 20, 2013
Moral of the story: Don't rush into things, take your time. Don't put words in other's mouths.
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December 31, 2025lol COUSIN DOVE
Vidia honors her word
They think Rani’s habit of finishing people’s sentences is annoying? :( suppose it would be, but I thought it was endearing
bread-buttering talent? really?
Ok Ronin right. His eyes are so SMALL. He looks like he’s from a different art style. All the other fairies have exaggerated eyes, and he’s over here rocking normal-sized peepers. Like what
Vidia honors her word
They think Rani’s habit of finishing people’s sentences is annoying? :( suppose it would be, but I thought it was endearing
bread-buttering talent? really?
Ok Ronin right. His eyes are so SMALL. He looks like he’s from a different art style. All the other fairies have exaggerated eyes, and he’s over here rocking normal-sized peepers. Like what
December 1, 2021
Rani was brilliant and fantastic in this tale, her and Ronan took their time and got all the right clues for the scavenger hunt. Rani learned to slow down and think in stead of trying to speed everything up. It was brilliant and very enjoyable.
June 22, 2025
A cute story with some life lessons about appreciating differences, not making assumptions, and taking time to think combined with a mild adventure. Pretty illustrations. A good middle-grade chapter book. A shame these are out of print.
July 20, 2025
A light romp about patience and teamwork, with cute visuals about Pixie Hollow. The food they talked about made me hungry XD. On the nose and kind of flat, but that’s okay ✨
October 9, 2021
Don’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover. It’s On the Inside That Counts. Slow & Steady Wins the Race.
This story left me smiling from start to finish! With the unique quality of being a fairy without wings, Rani stands out as selfless and diligent. But she’s not a bland cookie-cutter character. In the end, she learns the importance of patience versus speed, teamwork over pride, and truly knowing someone instead of instant prejudice. Without spoiling, let me give you some context:
After everyone at Pixie Hallow worked tirelessly to restore a dry spell, Queen Clarion boosts morale by announcing a treasure hunt. To Rani’s disappointment, she is paired with a sparrow man named Ronan. Their meet-cute doesn’t go off to a great start when they bump heads and she jumps to the conclusion that he pities her. Driving the knife harder into Rani’s “wound” is Vidia — a fast-flying talent who bets that the wingless fairy will come in last place.
The illustrations are charming as always, but there’s something special about this book’s blue hues, eye-popping greens, and cool tones that make the story all the more enjoyable!
It’s been a while since I’ve thoroughly enjoyed a Disney Fairies book (wouldn’t recommend Lily in Full Bloom… or anything with Lily for that matter. You can see my reasoning here [ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ] ).
This story left me smiling from start to finish! With the unique quality of being a fairy without wings, Rani stands out as selfless and diligent. But she’s not a bland cookie-cutter character. In the end, she learns the importance of patience versus speed, teamwork over pride, and truly knowing someone instead of instant prejudice. Without spoiling, let me give you some context:
After everyone at Pixie Hallow worked tirelessly to restore a dry spell, Queen Clarion boosts morale by announcing a treasure hunt. To Rani’s disappointment, she is paired with a sparrow man named Ronan. Their meet-cute doesn’t go off to a great start when they bump heads and she jumps to the conclusion that he pities her. Driving the knife harder into Rani’s “wound” is Vidia — a fast-flying talent who bets that the wingless fairy will come in last place.
The illustrations are charming as always, but there’s something special about this book’s blue hues, eye-popping greens, and cool tones that make the story all the more enjoyable!
It’s been a while since I’ve thoroughly enjoyed a Disney Fairies book (wouldn’t recommend Lily in Full Bloom… or anything with Lily for that matter. You can see my reasoning here [ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ] ).
July 9, 2019
I read this book as part of some research on children's books I'm doing (So not the sort of thing I pick up to read for pleasure).
I gave it three stars because I enjoyed the book, and yet found things I see as flaws, that upset me with it.
The book had some good advice and themes for children (Don't assume what people are going to say, and let them say it. Measure twice and cut once, don't judge people poorly for things that might actually be a strength and boon, etc.)...
...And yet, the book has a few needlessly confusing bits (unless the point is to try and confuse the readers). There's, a few, but one example in what appears to be a newly introduced charter, a dove, that wants to be called, 'Hawk.' Except, Hawk is afraid of hawks, and flies away during a hawk attack...
And there were a few other small things that caused me to have to re-read a sentence or paragraph. A child with poor reading comprehension might find this book frustrating, while a child with decent reading skills may have no problem.
So, while I enjoyed it, and feel it could have been five stars with a few small changes (The dove could have been nicknamed Sparrow, George, Or Thom, Wolf, etc.) I can only give it three. I almost gave it four because I'm not the books target audience, but decided I needed to be honest and fair over kind and fair.
I gave it three stars because I enjoyed the book, and yet found things I see as flaws, that upset me with it.
The book had some good advice and themes for children (Don't assume what people are going to say, and let them say it. Measure twice and cut once, don't judge people poorly for things that might actually be a strength and boon, etc.)...
...And yet, the book has a few needlessly confusing bits (unless the point is to try and confuse the readers). There's, a few, but one example in what appears to be a newly introduced charter, a dove, that wants to be called, 'Hawk.' Except, Hawk is afraid of hawks, and flies away during a hawk attack...
And there were a few other small things that caused me to have to re-read a sentence or paragraph. A child with poor reading comprehension might find this book frustrating, while a child with decent reading skills may have no problem.
So, while I enjoyed it, and feel it could have been five stars with a few small changes (The dove could have been nicknamed Sparrow, George, Or Thom, Wolf, etc.) I can only give it three. I almost gave it four because I'm not the books target audience, but decided I needed to be honest and fair over kind and fair.
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September 26, 2019
Another one down! This one was very enjoyable. Learning to slow down and listen to people can be difficult when there is so much to see and do in the world, but this book does a wonderful job of teaching kids the importance of thinking things through and hearing people out through Rani's adventures. I really enjoyed getting to spend time with Rani again! Can't wait to continue with this series and am so excited to be nearing the end!
August 18, 2020
I did enjoy this book in the series quite a bit, but I did find that it is lacking in a bit of the magic that many of the others in the series have. I found that the first half of the book was rather slow, but the second half had me much more captivated! I love Rani and the message, so I would give this book a solid five stars- holding the one star just due to the fact that it didn't hold up to the plots of many of the other Pixie Hollow books.
November 15, 2013
rani ends up with a slow moving fairy. she thinks he will slow them down but she actually helps him when he causes her to take her time and think things through to make the right decision in figuring out the clues. they win the race at the end.
February 15, 2016
This is a good book I love it it is a great read. No the fairy can't fly that doesn't stop her she keeps going
January 8, 2016
it was very good and very intense when she needed to find the clues
March 9, 2021
This is definitely one of the better ones in the series. It was cute.
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