Superfairies: Adventures in Peaseblossom Woods

by Janey Louise Jones, Jennie Poh

Overview

When there's trouble in Peaseblossom Woods it's up to the Superfairies to save the day! Rose, Berry, Star, and Silk use teamwork to rescue animals in distress, bringing together their unique superskills, petal power, and lots of love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623708207
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	49 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Janey Louise Jones has been a published author for ten years. Her Princess Poppy series is an international bestselling brand, with books translated into ten languages including Hebrew and Mandarin. Janey is a graduate of Edinburgh University and lives in Edinburgh with her three sons.

Editorial Reviews

The super fairies are back with stories and fun for all four seasons! This chapter book is broken up by season, with four chapters per season. The technical pieces of the book are done well: the pages are interspersed with lots of illustrations that further readers’ comprehension and to break up text; there are rarely two consecutive pages full of text. Before the story starts, there is a page of introduction to the main fairies who are in each story, and after the story is over, there are supplemental materials: a quiz to allow readers to figure out what Super Fairy they are, some general history and information about fairies, and a recipe and instructions for decorating fairy cookies. Readers will enjoy these interactive materials after the story ends. Jones’ writing includes strategic use of literary devices, including lots of onomatopoeia, visual imagery, and a variety of fonts that serve to show adjectives and other emphasized or important words. Jones also uses a commendable variety of different words when opening and closing dialogue and models to readers (and writers!) how to add detail and spice into a story. While the story itself could use more emotion and depth, it does contain some information about the seasons, such as why it storms in autumn and that many animals hibernate in winter. The characters also must use their problem-solving and teamwork skills at least once per season. Reviewer: Laura Dekle; Ages 5 to 8.

Children's Literature - Laura Dekle

2017-02-04
A team of fairies rescues forest animals in distress.In four short stories, the Superfairies (Asian Rose, white Star, black Silk, and brown-skinned Berry, possibly Latina, South Asian, or mixed-race) work as a team to help the animals of Peaseblossom Woods. In "Basil the Bear Cub," the little bear ends up stuck and dangling from Shaky Bridge after a dare, resulting in a river rescue via fairycoptor. In "Dancer the Wild Pony," the fairies provide comfort to a dance-champion pony who is struggling with the pressure of expectations. In "Martha the Little Mouse," after an autumn storm damages the home of a family of mice, young Martha rushes out to greet the fairies and is swept away by the storm; after completing the rescue, the fairies tell the Autumn Queen that her storm got out of hand, so she can scale back (the storm is to knock leaves off of trees to prepare for winter). In "Violet the Velvet Rabbit," Violet skis down a snowy slope after some ribbing and encouragement from Basil and is caught up in a slight avalanche. The stories are simple, and the fairies are frequently indistinguishable as characters, but the full-color artwork's cheery palette and use of textures and patterns, as well as the friendly, rounded animal forms and spindly fairies, hold great appeal. An aesthetically pleasing fairy-fix. (Fantasy. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews