Which led straight to the Rainbow Magic Series
of chapter books. It's about two best friends who never seem to go to school and are allowed to roam around various towns and vacation spots unsupervised.There are also fairies. Lots of fairies.
These fairies often require the girls' help. Because apparently having magic doesn't preclude you from requiring the help of a pair of ten year old girls. Usually, they are looking for something magical or someone magical.
I read a couple of the books with her, so I feel qualified to review them.
They seem like they were written by a couple of 13 year old girls nostalgic for their recent childhoods. Or possibly they were started as Tinkerbell fan fiction. Either way, the writing is pretty awful.
At least they are developmentally appropriate, I can say that much. And there are fairies for every child's (okay, girl's) interest. But the joy I felt went Ironflower assured me she could read them on her own? Same as I felt when HugMonkey was potty trained.
They come in sets of seven. Since publishing companies know it's very hard to say no when your child is dying for more books (guess what books Ironflower picked at the Book Fair this week?). Of course you can buy them individually or borrow them from the library, but Ironflower likes to read them in order. Plus, the sets come with jewelry. Girls who like to read books about fairies tend to like jewelry.
You guessed it, we got a new set at the Book Fair. I swear to got there have got to be
Whoever came up with these is a fucking marketing genius. And obviously hip to the 7 year old girl demographic. But so not a writer. Not like Francine Pascal, creator of my beloved Sweet Valley High series
. . . .Fine. I'm a hypocrite. They're obviously crack. Like Sweet Valley High. Dammit.
*Crack or whack is totally becoming a series on this blog.
7 comments:
I remember the Sweet Valley High books! What a trip down memory lane you have sent me on this morning.
I loved Sweeet Valley High.
When I was Ironflower's age, I devoured Baby Sitters Club.
Sweet Valley High! Oh, I loved Sweet Valley High!
Julia has read a few of the Rainbow Magic books. She's in third grade this year. Last year, she was really into the Ivy and Bean books. I wish there were more in that series. I liked them, too.
I wish you had pointed out that they also love National Geographic books, and that Ironflower had also read- cover to cover, mind- an cyclopedia about ocean animals. (OK so it was for kids and 30 pages long- so what?)
Cindy - They have a continuation ebook series about them as adults. I got through two before my shame got to me.
Tracie - I missed those, maybe I should try them with her. Are they any good?
Leslie - Will try to find Ivy and Bean, have missed those too. I think I skipped straight to young adult in like third grade.
Rogue - Spell check is funny. :) Anyway, I'll be writing a lot more about what the kids read, no worries.
Series are total crack. I went through so many as a kid, Little House, the Shoes books, Little Women books, Narnia, Nancy Drew, The Bobbsey Twins. I could go on, but I won't. You're welcome;)
Cora likes the Nancy Drew Clue Crew books. She also has bunches of Junie B. books and a couple of Magic Treehouse books. She says the magic treehouse books are bor-ring (with an eyeroll). We have no Rainbow Magic books, but I'm sure she'll see them at the book fair and want them.
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