A series for children at the upper end of this age range as it is more wordy, The Fairy Realm series is about a young girl’s discovery of a secret door in her grandmother’s garden – it leads to the magical world of the Realm. All kinds of magical beings live in the Realm, and a noble Queen in a great golden palace rules them all. But everything in this magic kingdom is not as idyllic as it first seems, the Realm is in danger and Jessie must outwit an evil enemy to save it before it is all destroyed. Day, Andrea (2017-09-19). " "Almost wholly the work of Mrs. Lang": Nora Lang, Literary Labour, and the Fairy Books". Women's Writing. 26 (4): 400–420. doi: 10.1080/09699082.2017.1371938. S2CID 164414996. Both of our daughters (and many of their friends!) were big fans of the Rainbow Magic book series which led me on a search for books like Rainbow Magic and down a magical path into delightful fairy book series for six to ten year olds!

The Langs' Fairy Books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 1913 by Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. This is a list of all published and upcoming books in the series written by 'Daisy Meadows', including the Rainbow Magic series. Over 200 have been published since 2003. [1] [2] Rainbow Magic [ edit ] Main series [ edit ] # Thirteen-year-old Tanya is tormented by evil faeries. The problem is, she is the only one who can see them. Exasperated and concerned by Tanya’s behavior, her mother sends her to live with her grandmother in Elvesden Manor. Tanya is free to roam and explore, but is warned against entering the nearby Hangman’s Wood, where another girl mysteriously died 50 years ago. Yet this girl and the Hangman’s Wood might hold the answer to Tanya’s troubles. The Fairy Ring by Mary Losure Roger Lancelyn Green, "Andrew Lang in Fairyland", in: Sheila Egoff, G. T. Stubbs, and L. F. Ashley, eds., Only Connect: Readings on Children's Literature, New York, Oxford University Press; second edition, 1980; p. 250. A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a voyage to India, in the year 1686"In a blink of an eye, four best friends get their biggest wish when they’re whisked off to Never Land, home to Tinker Bell and her fairy friends! The adventure of a lifetime about to begin but how will the Never Girls ever get home again? The collections were specifically intended for children and were bowdlerised, as Lang explained in his prefaces. J. R. R. Tolkien stated in his essay " On Fairy-Stories" (1939) that he appreciated the collections but objected to his editing the stories for children. He also criticized Lang for including stories without magical elements in them, with " The Heart of a Monkey" given as an example, where the monkey claims that his heart is outside his body, unlike " The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body" or other similar stories. However, many fairy tale collectors include tales with no strictly marvelous elements.

Celebrating the inner fire of everyday kids, in Dragon Girls Azmina, Willa and Naomi are summoned to the Magic Forest by its ruler, the Tree Queen, to find out that they have dragon-selves with unbelievable abilities. With this newfound magic comes great responsibility, as the Dragon Girls are sworn protectors of the forest and must help keep it safe from the troublesome Shadow Sprites, who are determined to take the forest’s magic for their own. But the three hundred and sixty-five authors who try to write new fairy tales are very tiresome. They always begin with a little boy or girl who goes out and meets the fairies of polyanthuses and gardenias and apple blossoms: "Flowers and fruits, and other winged things". These fairies try to be funny, and fail; or they try to preach, and succeed. Real fairies never preach or talk slang. At the end, the little boy or girl wakes up and finds that he has been dreaming. According to Anita Silvey, "The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession—literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and travel ... he is best recognized for the works he did not write." [2]Kat and Rosie have been helping out at Calico Comfrey’s Veterinary Surgery ever since they stumbled across its secret door one summer. At the surgery they rescue and care for the incredible, enchanted creatures of Starfall Forest – unicorns and dragons and more, and along the way they learn valuable lessons about bravery, friendship, and loyalty. Maia and her best friends are gifted with magical powers that help to keep harmony in the world, thanks to the Star Animals. As the animals teach the girls how to use their new powers to stop forces of dark magic, they learn not just about magic but about themselves and friendship too. Prima ballerina and star dancing judge, Darcey Bussell, created this series of magical ballet adventures. Featuring a different famous ballet in each book, the story follows a different student ballerina each time as they are whisked away to Enchantia – a faraway world full of magic, music and dancing where the characters from the most beautiful ballets live together. The citizens of Enchantia generally all live in harmony, at least until the evil King Rat threatens the peace! The best-known volumes of the series are the 12 Fairy Books, each of which is distinguished by its own color. The Langs did not collect any fairy tales from oral primary sources, yet only they and Madame d'Aulnoy (1651–1705) have collected tales from such a large variety of sources. These collections have been immensely influential; the Langs gave many of the tales their first appearance in English. Andrew selected the tales for the first four books, while Nora took over the series thereafter. [4] She and other translators did a large portion of the translating and retelling of the actual stories.

The themes explored are suitable for children aged 6-10 to read on their own, but if your children are anything like mine, they still love it when you read to them too! 15 Magical Fairy Book Series for 6-10 Year Olds While the Rainbow Magic book series offered a gentle introduction into the world of chapter books, I was secretly relieved when my own children finally moved on from them. While this series of magical stories of friendship are somewhat captivating for 5-8 year olds, I found them a little too repetitive and formulaic to be overly enjoyable…at least as an adult!Today I am sharing 15 magical fairy books series (that might just include one or two featuring other magical creatures!) as read alikes for the Rainbow Magic titles. Those early on the list are primarily shorter chapter books, with simple vocabulary and some illustrations scattered throughout the story, and the series suggestions develop in complexity as you move through the list. Thirty-five stories, many from oral traditions, and others from French, German and Italian collections. When Brooke rescues a fairy from the clutches of her cat, she is granted seven wishes. She can’t wait to see what magic she can create – but as everyone knows, you have to be careful what you wish for, as Brooke’s wishes don’t always turn out the way she intended!

Magic Animal Friends is another book series written under the Daisy Meadows pen name. Its first series was released on 3 July 2014 with four books and there have been no more since 3 May 2018. The list is as follows: [3] Main series [ edit ] #In the summer of 1917, 9-year-old Frances Griffiths and her 16-year-old cousin Elsie Wright took the famous photographs of the Cottingley fairies. It was all a game—the fairies were not real but painted—until the photographs got in the hands of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was convinced of their authenticity, and the two girls were caught in the web of their lie. In this book, Mary Losure tells the the story of one of the biggest hoaxes of the 20th century. The book features reproductions of the original photographs. Kaylee is a master prankster. So is the Tooth Fairy, however. When Kaylee loses a tooth, the two pranking champions inevitably have a face-off and decide to share the title of Princess of Pranks. The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899) [ edit ] Illustration from " Joseph: Whose proper name was Josephine" by H. J. Ford Rainbow Magic books are arranged thematically into mini sets of four or seven books, helping young readers to explore their favourite topics, from professions to animals, sports, and hobbies, with the help of different fairies. The Rainbow Magic Fairies include The Music Fairies, The Endangered Animals Fairies, The Discovery Fairies, The After School Sports Fairies, The Dance Fairies, and many more.