Product Description

Jennifer Sommerset is a dragonfly fairy. She discovers that the Web of Dreams, a magical web that is designed to catch nightmares, has been destroyed. Along with the Sandman and several fairy friends, Dragonfly makes a dangerous journey to visit the Dream Spider to convince him to rebuild the Web of Dreams. She encounters trolls and an evil dream spirit on her quest to save the world from experiencing a lifetime of terrible nightmares.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #956475 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 59 pages

From the Author
The Fairy Chronicles is a series of modern fairy tales full of magical creatures, both good and evil, and heroic characters who participate in dangerous missions to protect nature and fix serious problems. Ideal for all ages, reading levels ages 7 to 12, the stories include a diverse set of fairy characters and a wide variety of other magical creatures such as trolls, brownies, witches, dwarves, gnomes, elves, unicorns, goblins, wizards, dragons, ogres, magic gargoyles, gremlins, demons, nymphs, giants, and many more. Each story has some sort of problem to be solved such as recovering the stolen Shell of Laughter, helping to break an evil curse, solving the mystery of the Magic Snowglobe, rescuing kidnapped bat fairies, trying to locate missing human shadows, or helping a dragon complete a dangerous quest. Characters and readers learn interesting things such as why fairies fear jigsaw puzzles, what the trolls’ favorite foods are, how dragons are born, why the flamingo stands on one foot, the reason human beings have a shadow, what the grasshopper uses buttons for, where courage comes from, how hope is spread around the world, and what causes nightmares. Visit fairychronicles.com for free e-books, word search games, contests, and more.

About the Author
J.H. Sweet lives in New Braunfels, Texas. She has a degree in English from Texas State University. Dragonfly and the Web of Dreams is her second published book.

Excerpted from The Fairy Chronicles Book Two: Dragonfly and the Web of Dreams by J. Sweet. Copyright © 2005. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Excerpt from pp. 45-46

The fairies woke and stretched at first light. Milkweed was even more beautiful in daylight. Her wings were the exact, pale green color of a milkweed pod; and her sparkling, milkweed strand dress shone brightly with the sunrise.

After a quick breakfast of powdered sugar puff pastries and the last of the raspberries, the fairies packed up camp and set off on the owl and falcon. They had obviously been very close to the spider’s home, because they were only in the air a few minutes before landing.

The Dream Spider’s lair was on a rocky hillside. The owl and falcon set down in front of a narrow rock crevice, which was partially covered by a large, oily-black spider web.

As the fairies approached the crevice, they noticed that the web swayed slowly and rhythmically in the morning breezes. Dragonfly took the lead, with Madam Mum close behind her.

Hovering by the edge of the web, Dragonfly called to the spider. "Mr. Dream Spider. Please come out. We need your help."

Instantly, the Dream Spider appeared at the mouth of the rock crevice. This was the largest spider any of the group had ever seen. The Dream Spider had a huge, fat, furry black body with bands of many different colors on his long legs. He was about five inches high and eight inches wide.

Dragonfly flew a little closer to the Dream Spider and hovered in front of his head, saying, "Hello. We have been sent by Mother Nature to ask for your help."

Before she could go on, the Dream Spider spoke. His voice was so deep and dark, it sounded like smooth thunder. "I am on holiday young lady, and I don’t like being disturbed."

Dragonfly swallowed, then said, "I am sorry to disturb you, but the Web of Dreams has been destroyed. Nightmares are running rampant, and the doves are exhausted from working overtime. We need you to rebuild the web as soon as possible."

As she finished speaking, Dragonfly backed slowly away. But she was so intent on keeping her eyes on the Dream Spider that she didn’t notice how close she was getting to the corner of his web. At the very edge, the web fluttered a little with the morning breeze and caught Dragonfly’s foot. She tried to pull away and free her foot, but only succeeded in getting the other foot stuck as well. The Dream Spider moved slowly towards her.

Customer Reviews

A Must Read, Full of Fun Tidbits
Having read the first book of this series, I was really looking forward to the second one coming out. I am not at all disappointed. The diversity of the characters impresses me as much as the fantasy aspect of this story. I am now a fan of trolls and gnomes, as well as fairies. I think some of the smallest details of the story are what really make it special, like the trolls getting confused and carrying glass bell jars, and the “volunteer vegetables” that sprout up without being planted and are considered by some to be magical. I am buying an extra copy of this for my nieces, and I am really looking forward to reading more from this writer in the future.

Robin Trinney, teacher and parent

Great Style of Written Storytelling
This book has wonderful written style. The events that take place move along fairly quickly to hold the reader's interest. The book's content is also interesting with good depth of characters and an interesting mission. The small details in the book such as the trolls' love of stacking and sorting things, and the reason rabbits are not afraid of boots, add a lot of charm to this fairy tale. Overall this is a well written book and very memorable. I recommend it both for children and adults.

Exciting and Interesting Fairy Story
My daughter and I liked the first book of this series very much, but we like the second book even better. It is more exciting and has interesting characters added including The Sandman, the Dream Spider, and trolls. This book has both a happy ending and somewhat of a trick ending which adds to the excitement. We also loved the beginning of the story about rabbits not being scared by boots because "rabbits are too smart and boots are too dumb." It was so charming that it reminded us of some of the Winnie the Pooh stories we have read. We are really looking forward to reading more books in this series.