Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #149572 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 titles are 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, 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. 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

The Make-Up of Laughter
One of my favorite parts of this book is the description of what laughter is made of: things like tickle feathers, the sound of puppies barking, birdsong, wind chimes, jokes, Christmas snow and buried treasure. I also love the fact that Yin Yang balance is stressed in this story. My daughter loved the Christmas fairy circle and the brief unicorn visit to the fairies in the apple orchard. How laughter is spread around the world is also very interesting. My daughter actually asked questions about the jet stream, the chinook and zephyrs. She also wanted to know about Iceland, Finland and Norway. This book has made her want to learn things, and I have not had that kind of a response from her with many other books she has read. We have ordered an Atlas because of this book and looked up things in Encarta about the winds. However, this was mostly just a fun read for her because it was a good story.

4 and ½ Stars, Interesting Story
Assets:
The story has great characters (elf, hedgehog, witch, and leprechaun help the fairies) and a nice theme (balance in our world).
The book is creative and original and does not strictly follow traditional or known fairy lore.
My daughter loved this book and did not stop reading until she had finished it.

Drawbacks:
Paperbacks are not as collectible as hardbacks.
This book does not have illustrations.

4 and ½ Stars

Arlene Granger

Fun Story with a Leprechaun, Hedgehog, and Elf
This is a nice cast of characters for a fairy book. There is also a witch, unicorns, two kinds of gnomes (garden and wood), and a bobolink bird, which I thought was a made up kind of bird until I looked it up to discover it is real and is one of those birds named after the sounds it makes like a bob white bird. This really was nicely engaging and my nieces sat through the whole story without a break. It took us about an hour to read the whole thing aloud. They both want fairy wands and handbooks now. I’ll have to see what I can do since I am the favorite aunt and can’t let them down.

Both girls loved the hedgehog, Snickers, best in this story. But they thought that Tom, the leprechaun was cute too. Jenna, the oldest, told me, very seriously, that she always knew that real elves didn’t wear pointy shoes or look like Christmas elves. The writer of this book does a good job of describing the characters. I could see them in my mind as I was reading aloud. Jenna is six and took the book to read to herself after we had finished it. She seemed to be getting most of the story right and sounding out the longer words. I am sending a copy of this book, along with the first two in the series, to my other niece in Kentucky. And when I have little girls of my own, I will read this book to them.