Sorry really don't get the snobbery with Rainbow Fairies at all."meant to kick start bad readers into reading" really "don't agree that bad,lazy writing should con children into reading".
Sorry I have 3 extremely able readers who were all fluent during rec. They've read a vast amount of books,all different types.One of my twins 8 is currently going through a Beast Quest obsession(alongside a huge range of other books),he's read over 50.
Dd 7 is a very advanced reader and is currently obsessed with RF,she reads 1 a night(currently on number 50 too).She has also reads a masseeve range of other books,some waaaaay more taxing some just picture books even now.
For a start I don't get the bad writing thing,really what is so very bad?They're twee little stories that many girls adore.Soooo they're formulaic and not complex.All kids need to go through a stage of reading a series of books as it helps with fluency and builds confidence,even my other twin who was reading before he started school needed this.RF have got something that engages imagination otherwise most kids wouldn't read past the first 3(we've come across other series when this has happened).
No child is a "bad reader",they just learn to do it at different rates.
"don't agree that bad,lazy writing should con children into reading".Nobody can con children into reading,if it was that easy there would be no children struggling with reading.Children read what they want to read,there are masses of other books out there.No child has to read only RF,they can play a valid part in a rich diet of books.Forcing children to read what they don't want to read turns them off.
It's become fashionable to slag off RF and I think it's sad.If you don't like listening to them hear your child read something else and leave them to enjoy their choice of book alone.
Having said all that re the KP book I wouldn't be happy with the "you cow" and "slagging off".Wouldn't have a problem with KP for the sake of it if dd chose it but not keen on that type of language.