Eleanor the Snow White Fairy

Reviewed by: Deidre Walsh - Goodall Memorial Library, Sanford, Choose Library District

Review Date: October 11, 2016

Review

Well, here is yet another Daisy Meadows fairy book series. Some libraries may be running out of shelf space for this ever expanding series by Daisy Meadows. With more than 25 fairy series under the umbrella of Rainbow Magic and with each series having between 5-7 books on average, another series will not come as a surprise. This title is the second of seven in the Fairy Tale Fairies. Two girls go to a Fairy Tale Festival at Tiptop Castle. While there, Jack Frost steals the magic items of each of the fairy tale fairies. As a result chaos ensues. All the fairy tales get mixed up. Characters from one fairy tale go to another. And characters start coming to life and popping out of the books. To set things right again the girls must find all of the magic items and return them to their rightful fairy tale owners. In this book, the girls, Rachel & Kirsty, must find the Snow White fairy's magic comb. These books are quick reads and are written to appeal to their target audience in a big way. Girls (and some boys) in grades 2-4, who love fairies, simple yet pleasant stories with enough excitement and adventure in them to hook the reader. This is not great literature, but its a fun and quick read and gets kids reading. It also works well as a nice transition series for newly independent readers who aren't quite ready for Gail Caron Levine's well-crafted fairy books. If you have room on your shelves and are in need of fairy books (& who isn't) this is a decent purchase for many libraries.

Overall Book Score: good