Rosy and the Secret Friend

The Fairy Bell Sisters #2

by Margaret McNamara, Julia Denos (Illustrator)

Margaret McNamara tells the stories of Tinker Bell’s little sisters in her charming chapter-book series, the Fairy Bell Sisters. Readers of the Disney Fairies and Rainbow Fairies series will adore these magical fairy tales. In the second book in the series, Rosy and the Secret Friend , it’s summertime, and the island cottages are taken over by the Summer People. The fairies are supposed to stay in hiding, away from the big, scary humans. But one Summer Child, Louisa, is sick and lonely. Kindhearted Rosy knows just what to do to make her feel better. Soon Rosy and Louisa are secret friends! How can Rosy keep such a big secret from her very own sisters? Whimsical illustrations by Julia Denos make these books a magical read.

Genres: Fiction, Middle Grade, Fairies, Childrens, Chapter Books, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2013

About the author

Margaret McNamara is the Christopher Award–winning author of more than two dozen books for young readers, including the Robin Hill School series. The Fairy Bell Sisters series is inspired not only by her love of the classic sisterhood novel Little Women but by her own experiences growing up with older sisters (and a baby brother). Margaret and her family live in New York City, but they spend part of their summer on an island in Maine very much like Sheepskerry Island.

Reviews

[Linda Klinedinst · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really cute enjoyable read. I sure love the series called "The Fairy Bell Sisters". This is a really good Children's Series. I am going to continue reading this Series when more books are available for this Series.

I Highly recommend this Book...

I give this Book 5/5 Stars

Happy Reading....

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter enjoyed having me read this to her.

[Shannon Rickert · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are the best Fairy books I have read so far. I love these, they are so cute and are great stories for all ages!

[Andrea Renfrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this one out loud to kiddo and she was very clear about it needing FIVE stars. She loves star ratings. I've included the link to the review for the first Fairy Bell book here: http://anakalianwhims.wordpress.com/2.... At the end of that book there were instructions for baking a blueberry fairy cake, which we did. The second book has fairy house building instructions and now the child wants to build a fairy house. We'll, of course, be looking into that soon.

[LandOLakes Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meet the sister fairies of Tinker Bell! They live on Sheepskerry Island and though summer is their favorite season they have to hide from the Summer People, because no one believes they exist anymore. But when Rosy decides to befriend a Summer Child, things get a little out of hand. If you enjoy fairy stories, you should enjoy this tale of The Fairy Bell Sisters. AH

[Kimberly Souza · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. It is so cute and the illustrations are great.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm absolutely in love with the art in these, and the story was really cute too. The artist's blog is so charming, take a look! http://www.thecinnamonrabbit.blogspot...

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

49 months - O and her Dad read this together and they really enjoyed it.

[Rebekah W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little series for girls obsessed with fairies. They are a good alternative to the Daisy Meadows books.