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: #521686 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-06
• 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

Inspiring & Fun
My eight year old daughter loves this book. I think it is very motivating and inspiring. The girls work together on their mission. Adult fairies are along to keep an eye on things but the young girls handle things themselves pretty well. This book is packed with alot of fun. Healty and active fun are stressed in the gardening and recycling. Imagination is catered to with the trolls, gnomes, brownies and Dream Spider. The girls in the book have qualities and gifts to help them get things done. Young readers will be inspired and empowered by this fun adventure.

Good for Kids
This book has decent writing, good illustrations, and plenty of fun and fancy. My kids certainly liked it, especially the part where the fairies rode on birds because it was too far for them to fly on their own. My kids also loved the Dream Spider and the trolls, and they want to read the book again. Due to the short length and relatively simple plot, I'm not sure this book will appeal to adults in the same way as kids unless they are fairy lovers or collectors. But it is a good kids book and will keep them entertained.

Be Enchanted and Don Your Fairy Wings
Wonderful and sweet tale! I couldn't stop reading it. The flow of the story is amazingly seamless. I have always loved fairy books but mainly for the art. This has a fantastic story to go with the beautiful art, though I think the illustrations are geared more to kids because the fairies are not quite as wispy as other fairy art. The adventure of seeking the Dream Spider, flying on birds, camping, and the double-cross of the Sandman was very exciting. (This was more fun than when I traveled to the South Seas with Pippi Longstocking in third grade.)
I am sending this to my little sister who also loves fairies. This just goes to show that some of us never grow up. I will love books like this until I am old and grey. And if I ever have kids of my own, I will read this book to them. Loved it! ---Candice L.