Rainbow Magic - Series 1 Colour Fairies Collection 7 Books Set (Books 1 To 7) Paperback

Bought this set for my 5 year old reception class daughter after she became hooked when she borrowed the first book from the library. They are absolutely appropriate for any fairy/ princess obsessed small girl. I can imagine that after the next couple of series (they come in related sets of seven books mostly) we (or rather I) will be heartily sick of them, but they suit my daughter very well for now.At present she and I take it in turns to read a chapter (or a page depending on tiredness levels) to each other, but the language is not difficult, and so these books make a fairly good start into chapter books for a new reader.The story line is essentially the same in each book; the series of seven follows Kirsty and Rachel who meet on holiday in Rainspell Island. They discover the magic in the place and are given the task of finding the seven rainbow fairies (one for each colour of the rainbow) who Jack Frost has managed to lock out of fairyland, thus turning fairyland black and white. Each book then takes up one fairy in turn, and a day in the girls' week-long holiday, as they repeat the same quest with variations in the details.So expect no complex plots here, but the books are apparently very satisfying to a five-year-old, and successful in fuelling a little girl's fairy fantasies. The illustrations are excellent, and very appealing to adults and children alike.Very like the Beast Quest series aimed at boys, these books seem to have proliferated rather excessively (and somewhat cynically); there are now over 150 of them, and more specials are released all the time (like "Kate the Royal Wedding Fairy"). I sincerely hope my daughter will have lost interest long before we have collected them all, but at the rate we are getting through them (we finished this set in a fortnight at a child's reading pace), I may be disappointed (and poor!).

My daughter loves these books. She is six years old and not an especially advanced reader, and they seem to be at about the right level for her. The books are good for her to read alone, and the chapters are about the right length for me to read one or two to them before bedtime. It is also a nice feature that the same story runs through all the books, which means it is actually quite a long story for her to handle, but doesn't feel it because it's broken into the different books. The story is pleasant enough, and she gets excited at all the right points, so it is probably well pitched for the age group. I had always hoped to get my children into the Enid Blyton books that I read as a child, but I have given up on that as a lost cause, at least for the time being! These get my little girl excited about reading, so for that fact alone they deserve full marks.

I bought this for my four year old granddaughter for Christmas. Originally I had not realised they were a set that were dependant on each other, and just bought the red fairy book on its own. Unfortunately that left her not knowing how the story ends.as each different coloured fairy has a (very short) instalment to itself in its own book. To buy a set, I had to buy the Red Fairy Book a second time to save on the postage. That said, she absolutely loves them.these books appear to be an excellent bridge between a brightly coloured picture book and a more grown up form of reading. The language is simple and the print clear, and the story is straightforward. She should soon will be able to read them on her own

Brought these for my nieces birthday as these collections were one of my favourites as a child.Not the original print on the side of the books which I didn’t realise until i brought.However they were great quality, great packaging and no faults at all.

I got these books for my 5 year old daughter who is obsessed with fairies and princesses. This is our first book with chapters in, and has been the perfect start as the storylines and language are really simple. They are perfect for new readers - much more interesting than some of the reading books they use at school. My daughter was hooked from the first book and can't wait to get more! :-)

Pink, princesses, glitter, ponies, kittens. If any of these feature on your list of interests then you are going to love the Rainbow Magic Colour Fairy collection. Bought these to give to a six year old girl for her birthday (we gave her twin brother a similar collection called Dinosaur Cove) and to be honest she wasn't that impressed upon opening them - well they were competing with My Little Pony! However a few weeks later when she started reading them, she loved them and has gone on to the next series. The Mum was pleased too as the short chapters are great for reading alone. It's not high-literature but it hits the spot at this key stage.

Books delivered within the delivery time. Well packaged to prevent damage. Good value for money

This is described as a box set, yet there is no box. It's just 7 books wrapped in cellophane. The books are nice but it would make a much nicer gift if the box set actually had a box!