Tinker Bell to the Rescue

Disney Fairies Graphic Novel #4

by Paola Mulazzi, Augusto Machetto, Giulia Conti

Captain Hook causes trouble for Tinker Bell and the rest of the Fairies when he kidnaps Vidia – the flying-talent Fairy – and has his bumbling assistant Mr. Smee hold her captive. Tinker Bell and Fira must sneak onto Captain Hook's ship and free their fellow Fairy! Featuring four more stories starring Tinker Bell, Prilla, Dulcie, Beck, and the rest.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, Fantasy, Magic, Fairies, Comics, Manga

80 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2010

Reviews

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

꧁ Fourth graphic novel of the Disney Fairies series ꧂

❁ Contains five stories focussing on Tinkerbell and her fairy friends.

❁ For the first time, there’s continuity across the five stories, with the overarching plot being about a fairy named Thistle who is jealous of Terence’s crush on Tinkerbell and hence sets out to do whatever she can to make Terence be with her instead. Yup, a potential love triangle in a children’s story book. Sigh…

❁ Tinkerbell, Terence, Vidia, and Queen Clarion are the only main movie characters present in these stories. The rest are mostly book-only characters.

❁ While the overall level of the five stories in this book is pretty decent, I cannot bring myself to accept a romantic tussle in a kids’ storybook.

❁ Simple text, easy to read for the target age group.

❁ Same opinion as before on the graphics. Disliked the characters, liked the background and the animals.

❁ Officially for ages 6-10 years.

❁ Story-wise ratings:
🧚‍♀️ Tinkerbell in Trouble - ⭐⭐⭐✨
🧚‍♀️ Vidia is Kidnapped - ⭐⭐
🧚‍♀️ Tinkerbell Goes Batty - ⭐⭐✨
🧚‍♀️ "If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say..." - ⭐⭐⭐
🧚‍♀️ Thistle's Last Scheme - ⭐⭐⭐✨

Overall average: 2.9 stars.


Thus on the whole, this was the second weakest experience of the first four books, mainly because of Thistle’s attempts to secure her crush getting the prime attention in all the stories.

This was a library read. Not a must-read; just good for a library borrow.


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[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. Mostly about Thistle and Tinkerbell. Happy to have FINALLY gotten a satisfying explanation for why fairies turn into bats when they hear a mermaid singing. "If a fairy hears a mermaid's song after the sun goes down she turns into a bat". I never really understood why Rani turned into a bat in Quest for the Wand, but now I do.

It's fascinating how Disney fairies have two worlds- Book!verse and Movie!verse. The book!verse takes off after the book series by Gail Carson Levine. You've got "book fairies" that do not appear in the movies, like Rani, Fira, Thistle, Prilla, Beck, Bess, Lily etc.

Then they're movie!verse inspired by the Disneytoon direct-to-DVD franchise. You've got "movie fairies" that do not appear in the books - like Silvermist, Fawn, Iridessa, Periwinkle, etc. Movie!verse characters are CGI illustrations.

But sometimes in the book!verse and/or in the movie!verse, you'll find fairies that appear in both. You'll find them in both the movies and the books. Examples are Tink (obvs), Rosetta, Queen Ree/Clarion, Rosetta. Book!verse illustrations are hand-drawn and painted.

It is so cool that there are comics inspired by BOTH book!verse and movie!verse. This fandom is so cool because in fairy!verse, it's almost like there are two worlds. Two worlds for you to imagine the fairies. I love this franchise because you don't have to choose. You can follow both and still be a fan.

[Yuiko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

[Shania 🌸🧚🏽✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Personally, Tinkerbell is my favorite cartoon character so I enjoyed reading every page of this graphic novel. This book was great and the coloring was amazing. I felt like I was watching a silent film instead of reading a book. This book would be good for students who enjoy books with more pictures than words.
The illustrations are very bright and a mixture of many different colors that provide a happy feeling. The text is always with the illustration because it gives off the sense that that character is talking. The type of illustration in this book is surrealism because it contain fairies that all have some type of talent. I highly recommend this book to young readers around the ages 8 and up.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Mackenzie Janssen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot: ★★★★☆

Character: ★★★★☆

Setting: ★★★★☆

Illustrations: ★★★★★

Engagement: ★★★★☆

Readability: ★★★★★

Enjoyment: ★★★★☆

[Lissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute!! Very fun.

Contains 5 short stories.

Read as part of the 4-in-1 edition/omnibus.

[Daniela]

I Thimk is a comic great

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the tales is about Vidia one of the fairies who gets captured by Captain Hook.so tinker bell and fira have to rescue Vidia.

[Cecilia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how in Tinker Bell to the Rescue, Tink actually had an enemy, so she wasn't Little Miss Perfect.

[Shaina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one a little bit more than the other 2 I’ve read so far. I liked that there was one story underneath the other stories being told.