What age for the Rainbow Fairy books ...

[Smithagain]

... I know, I know, they are not exactly literature. But DD1 is hooked, and she wants to have a Rainbow Fairies theme for her birthday party. She's going to be six.

Are the rest of her similar-aged friends likely to be into them too, or will they have already done that and moved onto something else. She's quite young for her age.

Rising 6yos - yes, Rainbow Fairies should appeal to them all.

[Beware of what the parents may think, though ... hollow warning voice ... though you sound well prepared & have your perfect answer ready - that they will love it]

Oh, I know Bink. I am going to be ostracised by at least one friend who is trying to wean her daughter off the blessed things

Yep - most of my year 1s were still into them. There is a fab website - you could print out some things for colouring in.

My dd (6) absolutely loves them and reads about one per night (even when she's supposed to turn the light off ). I think all her Y1 friends still like them too.

And no, they're not excactly literature but they don't harm their reading skills either....

Thanks everyone. Looks like we're on safe ground. And that website will definitely come in handy!

www.rainbowmagiconline.com/uk/index.html is the website...the music gets to you after about 10minutes!
DD (age 3) loves the books...I, on the other hand, are finding the repetitive storyline a little annoying! There are over 63 in the series...be warned! lol
I call them 'kiddie chick lit'!

perfect age I would say
dd1 loves that website!

Never.

Just read somewhere that that the author Daisy Meadows doesn't actually exist - the books are written under that pseudonym by various writers.... and owned by Hit Entertainment ..... That at least explains why there seems to an endless number of titles in the series...!

5-7 years I reckon. At DD's school any of the reception children just getting into them; in Y1 many like them mainly to be read to by a willing parent, some just starting to read alone or with support; Y2 and Y3 reading them independently.

Yes, they are not the best literature ever - but if they like them and they want to read them - then why not? It certainly wo't harm their reading after all!

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I'd say 6 is a good age for it

Look on the book people website you might be able to get a multipack (I got one once - 10 books for £10) to go in the party bags.