Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67824 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Synopsis
"The Fairy Chronicles" is a new series from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. Each book introduces a new fairy with different powers and attributes whilst still keeping familiar friends in the action. The series reflects adventure and teamwork, sending a positive message to the reader, encouraging a healthy, active lifestyle and appreciation of nature. 6 are titles scheduled for 2007 with over 60 books in development for new adventures each season over the lifetime of the series.

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, 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. The Fairy Chronicles are stand-alone books and can be read in any order. Visit fairychronicles.com for free e-books, word search games, and more.

About the Author
J.H. Sweet lives in New Braunfels, Texas. She has a degree in English from Texas State University. In addition to recording stories the fairies have told her, she enjoys hiking, photography, knitting, and basketry.

Customer Reviews

My daughter really did like it.
I was somewhat skeptical about this series at first, but my daughter received this book as a gift and really liked it. She is now walking around the house saying “pop” to change into a fairy and asking if anyone has seen her wand. We have started reading the online books at the website. Some of them are funny and some of them are serious. A few of the stories are somewhere in the middle like this one. My daughter and I both like the many different characters. This book has good variety in that way since it is a story with a dwarf, a black squirrel, a squitt, goblins, a black stag, and brownies. The Forgotten Forest sounds like a beautiful and tranquil place. It really carried us away in the end.

Terrific Fairy Story
I have always loved fairies, and I really like this book. The fairies go on a camping trip, then attend their fairy circle meeting. Then they set off on a mission to find a dwarf, the Black Stag, and blue moon clover needed to stop a terrible curse. They travel through the Forgotten Forest on their adventure, and of course they save the world in the end. The personalities of the girls are very likable, and the magical characters, in addition to the fairies, are a lot of fun. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of fairy stories, fairytales, children's fantasy, and wholesome stories with values and morals. ---Margaret Downy (teacher, collector of children's books, fairy lover, grandmother)

Unique Storyline_Very Appealing
I was glad I bought this book because it very much surprised me. The writer mixed up a lot of things for a unique combination of items to make up this storyline. (black squirrel, nature, camping, meaning in trees, dwarf, fairies, responsibility, blue moons, magical blue moon clover, Black Stag, shedding antlers, hornets, ghost leaves, American Indian fairy) What is veryy interesting is some of the real things mixed up with the magical ones. I almost believed the whole thing!

One message is very important and stands out in this book, that life is more important than earthly treasures. I thought the squit part was very cute and clever too. And I almost believed in him too! Because of his job of catching air-flies and spreading spores and lichens.

This was a fun book for me to read and very surprising. It makes me want to read more about fairies.