Amber the Orange Fairy - Daisy Meadows

All the books in the rainbow fairies series are aimed at a reading target group of girls aged 4-8 years old. This is about preschool to year 3 when they are just getting to know the basic structure of sentences and learning to recognise the longer words. These books are really great for any glitter girls to encourage them to read as the storyline and the appearance of the shiny cover motivates them to pick up the book and explore the pages. I shall be reviewing this second book in the series: Amber the orange fairy. COST: £3.99 FORMAT: Paperback PUBLISHED: may 2003 PLACE OF PURCHASE: ... more

This book is aimed at girls from 6 years to about 10 years. This is book number 2 in the Rainbow Magic series and is part of the Rainbow Fairy mini series. This story starts with 2 young girls who have become great friends whilst enjoying their holiday on Rainspell Island with their parents. The girls are enjoying a walk along the beach with their parents when they start collecting shells, but one stands out from the rest, it is glowing orange. They hear a tiny voice from inside the closed clam shell. Trapped inside the shell is Amber the rainbow fairy. The girls have already found her sister ... more

These books were on my daughter's list for Christmas and to be honest I wondered what all the fuss is about. Since she has now asked me to let her read some before bed it means that arguments over just five more minutes when it is bedtime have gone as she wants to read it. We have now finshed this book and I must admit that it is just as good as the others we have read. We did some out of sinc due to wanting to read her name first! Saying that though you do not have to read them in order as they are each stories in their own right. My daughter is currently eight so can read this to me or vice ... more

Amber the orange fairy, a great book from the rainbow magic series and when I was a bit younger I did read it and enjoyed it. As obvious, this book, and all other rainbow magic books, are more directly pointed out to be books for young girls who love to read and believe in a bit of magic. I won't spoil to much of the book for you, but let me tell you Kirsty and Rachel are two girls that are best friends and fairies always come to them when they need help. Jack frost, (an evil person) always does something bad, and the fairies always try to fix it up without Jackfrost casting a spell on them ... more