A Tale of Magic, Pixie Dust and Something More

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	• Dragonfly and the Web of Dreams (The Fairy Chronicles) J. H. Sweet Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2007 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lovely Continuation of the Fairy Adventure

In this second installment, the fairies take a trip wih the Sandman to look for the Dream Spider. The Spider is needed to rebuild the Web of Dreams to catch our nightmares. A reappearance of a gnome full of fabulous gardening information and excited about an upcoming gnome convention adds simple charm to the book.

Human interest segments are added to this book. Marigold worries and questions her bravery. Dragonfly is dealing with insomnia. Brownies are trying to control their pranks because they need the fairies' help.

The fairies are girls who live real lives too. The magical fun of this book will appeal to readers who love fairy tales and fantasy. The reality based parts if the story will probably appeal to those who normally don't like fantasy books. This is a clever fairy tale that will appeal to a wide range of people.

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A Tale of Magic, Pixie Dust and Something More

Part of this adventure is very much like older fairy stories, the kind we all grew up having read to us, or reading on our own once we were old enough. The fairies are beautiful, flitting creatures and resemble nature in its splendor. Trees are given meaning, birds and animals are given more purpose, and simple objects like feathers and spider webs are more important than we could ever imagine. Boy fairies are mischievous and like to tease girl fairies. These are some of the things that make this book resemble other fairy books.

Now here are some of the things that are surprising and refreshing about this adventure. The fairies are real human beings with real problems. Some of them lack self confidence, others have insomnia, and all of them are currently experiencing nightmares - hence, the reason for their adventure this time. They travel with the Sandman who has a surprise up his sandy sleeve. The older fairies check in with the girls' parents so they won't worry - that to me makes this book responsible, along with the recycling angle because the importance of recycling is stressed in this book. Dragonfly is an African-American girl which is very nice to see in children's books to add diversity. All of the girls are pleasant, adjusted and get along with other people. The story flows well and doesn't leave us yawning. Instead we want to know what happens next, and when we find out what is happening, we are not disappointed. I was surprised I liked this so well because I have never been this drawn to fairies or fairy books. I am recommending this to my local library and I am planning to read the rest of the books available in this series.

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The Second Adventure

This is the second adventure in The Fairy Chronicles Series. Nightmares are running rampant and the fairies must discover why to fix the problem. Brownies and gnomes make another appearance in this book as they did in the first. The fairies meet trolls this time when they are very close to the Dream Spider's lair. The Sandman plays a part in this book, a very interesting part. We loved this fairy adventure that had the girls soaring on birds, defending themselves against evil spirits, and fixing things in the magical realm to make our world right again. Plenty of fun and magic with a little important stuff thrown in too. I am referring to nature facts and a push for recycling. I recommend this book for people who love fairies, magic, nature and all around good children's books.

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Unique Vision of Fairies

This is a very unique vision of a fairy world. In reading this book, I see fairies in a whole new light. However, I believe the writer does embrace traditional fairy tales and has built her work on the same value premises of classic writings with regards to good vs. evil, doing the right thing, treating others well, etc.

The trolls are very unique, and not much like the trolls of folklore, other than the avoidance of sunlight. The trolls in this story are almost loveable. I wonder what this author might do with a giant or a centaur to make those characters unique.

I look forward to reading more in this series.

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An Exciting Adventure

I look after my two young nieces during the day, and we have been reading these fairy books. Although we loved the first book of this series, Dragonfly and the Web of Dreams is more exciting, with the fairies taking a flying journey on a falcon. There is also a great assortment of fun characters including the Sandman, trolls, the Dream Spider, mischievous brownies, Mr. Wimple, and a nasty dream spirit. The encounter with trolls is our favorite part of this book. We were also pleased to learn more about gnomes. Mr. Wimple is a very charming and dedicated gnome, and we were so happy to hear how much he enjoyed his Gnome Convention. This is an exceptionally good book with good detail and exciting events. The tree and gardening lore is interesting. My nieces and I have already read this book twice. We recommend it for everyone.

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Illustrations By: Tara Larsen Chang

Inside you is the power to do anything

The Web of Dreams has been destroyed and every night more and more nightmares are slipping into people's dreams!

Jennifer, or Dragonfly to her fairy friends, is chosen to lead a fairy team to discover what happened to the Web and rebuild it immediately. To do so, they must make a dangerous journey, hunt down the Dream Spider and convince him to weave away the bad dreams.

But the Dream Spider is far away, and danger might be much closer than they think ...

What if you discovered you had magical fairy powers? Meet the girls of The Fairy Chronicles, otherwise normal girls like you who are blessed by Mother Nature with special gifts. Their extraordinary adventures will change the world!

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