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Rainbow magic books

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Bluedots · 08/04/2015 20:34

Hi, just wondered if someone could explain to me how the rainbow magic books work. Where do they start from, are their different series?

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WalkingThePlank · 08/04/2015 20:46

Every single story is exactly the same - same story written badly each time. Do not let your child get hooked or you'll suffer for the next year.

MrsCakesPrecognitionisSwitched · 08/04/2015 20:50

They come in sets, sporty fairies, pet fairies, dance fairies, season fairies, days of the week dairies, holiday fairies, weather fairies, flower fairies, colour fairies ad nauseum. Usually 5-7 books per set.
Your local library will save you a fortune.

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Bluedots · 08/04/2015 21:06

Thank you, are they really that bad?

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Pikkewyn · 08/04/2015 21:07

Yes!

If your child is that interested in the the Bookpeople often have them cheapish.

sanfairyanne · 08/04/2015 21:18

we buy them in sets of 7. the library never has any anyway and they are a quid each from book people
you can sell them on ebay for more or less the same price anyway

MrsCakesPrecognitionisSwitched · 08/04/2015 21:31

They are very repetitive both in style and vocabulary. I can see that they help a new independent reader grow in confidence, but don't waste precious bedtime story time together on these.

sparkysparkysparky · 09/04/2015 10:12

Your local charity shop may be your friend if your child is hooked. They are often on the children's book section .
My dd just redid the first series of Rainbow Fairies when I thought we'd passed them and entered into a world of Maisie Hitchens (highly recommend btw).
I'm also trying to get her into reading Jacqueline Wilson but made the foolish mistake of letting her download one that wasn't age appropriate (now rectified - see recent thread about Girls In series ). I was so desperate to steer her away from the resurgent Rainbow Fairies. The best you can say about Rainbow Fairies is "at least she's enjoying reading ". We all like to read popcorn now and again.

Leeds2 · 09/04/2015 11:53

First set are the Colour Fairies, starting with book number 1, Ruby the Red Fairy. The books have a number on the spine showing the order in which they are meant to be read.

loveableshoulder · 09/04/2015 11:58

I don't think they are terribly written, tbh. Lots of sentences beginning in different way, plenty of adverbs etc. But I wish to God we had never started reading them. They are all the same.

AugustRose · 09/04/2015 12:26

I've never read them but DD1 (now 13) has loads of them and enjoyed them but she will read anything and DD2 (8) started reading them a while ago - although we have lots of other books that I think she prefers. The only one DD2 really wanted was one with her name on it which only came out in January!

To be honest I think they just realised little girls want a fairy named after them :)

cariadlet · 18/04/2015 18:58

They're good for girls just starting to read chapter books. I didn't mind sharing them with dd at bedtime at first - I was just pleased she was happy to read to me, and we did find some of the stuff with the goblins funny.

But as others have said, they are VERY formulaic and repetitive. I got bored with them way before dd. Thankfully they are now in a box in the loft.

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