Sky the Blue Fairy

Rainbow Fairies #5

by Daisy Meadows, Georgie Ripper (Illustrator)

The seven Rainbow Fairies are missing! Rachel and Kirsty search for one in each RAINBOW MAGIC book. Read all seven books to help rescue the fairies and bring the sparkle back to Fairyland!

Fairyland is home to seven colorful sisters. Together, they are the Rainbow Fairies! They keep Fairyland dazzling and bright. But when evil Jack Frost sends them far away, the sisters are in big trouble. If they don't return soon, Fairyland is doomed to be gray forever!

The beach means bubble trouble for Sky the Blue Fairy. Can a special friend help Rachel and Kirsty track her down?

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

80 pages, Paperback

First published May 29, 2003

About the author

Daisy Meadows is the pseudonym used for the four writers of the Rainbow Magic children's series: Narinder Dhami, Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, and Sue Mongredien. Rainbow Magic features differing groups of fairies as main characters, including the Jewel fairies, Weather fairies, Pet fairies, Petal fairies, and Sporty fairies.

Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton, England on November 15, 1958. She received a degree in English from Birmingham University in 1980. After having taught in primary and secondary schools for several years she began to write full-time. Dhami has published many retellings of popular Disney stories and wrote the Animal Stars and Babes series, the latter about young British girls of Asian origin. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband and cats.

Sue Bentley was born in Northampton, England. She worked in a library after completing her education and began writing for children once her own began school. Bentley is the author of the Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, and S Club series and lives in Northamptonshire.

Linda Chapman has written over 50 children's fiction books, including the following series: My Secret Unicorn, Stardust, Not Quite a Mermaid, and Unicorn School. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and daughters.

Sue Mongredien was born in 1970 and grew up in Nottingham, England. She has published over 100 children's books, including the following series: The Adventures of Captain Pugwash, The Magic Key, Frightful Families, and Oliver Moon. She has also contributed many titles to the Sleepover Club series and written picture books. Mongredien created the Royal Ballet School Diaries under the pen name Alexandra Moss. She lives with her family in Bath, England.

Reviews

[Olivia-Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would you look at that? It's my childhood calling.

THE FAIRY BOOKS WERE MY CHILDHOOD
I BELIEVED IN FAIRIES

My dad and I used to read them before bed together every night, and I just remember there was a line in this one in particular that had us laughing like crazy <3 Oh my heart <3

[Becca da Romance Queen · Rating 4 out of 5]

First book of 2021!! Cute and short!

[Sabina · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5) can’t believe all the fairies fucking died in this one

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

awesome book! i loved the part about the crabs!

[Sarina.hugentobler · Rating 5 out of 5]

het leider bella bernstein edition nöd gha<3 ich bin literarisch devogfloge bim gnuss vo dem diamant. liebe

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I read the part when Sky was trapped in a bubble and the goblins were skating around the pond around her, then I was kind of scared because I thought the goblins would get her. I thought it was funny when one of the girls got the red stone and threw it on the pond so the goblins went running and shouting "ow, ow my feet hurt". I hoped the spell from Ruby, Amber, Sunny and Fern would work on Sky even though there were only 4 fairies to do the spell. It was a great and teeny bit scary book.

[Katarina]

I don't rate these books, just like some graphic novels that I read I don't rate them either. It's no that I dislike them I just don't feel like rating them because they aren't something that I had to put brain power into it. They are just good reads that are also easy to follow along.

Who needs fantasy book with complicated worlds and weird fairies? Not me. These fairy books are so much better than the 1,000 pages books that we have now. Everything is so simple (because these are for children but who cares they are for everyone no matter what age you are.) I love the adventures they go on during these books, I also like how these girls are best friends but they don't live close to each other. They still find ways to hangout and be together and they figure out a way to help the fairies that are in trouble when they are together. Also the crabs in this book were my favourite. They were just so cute, trying to help and showing the girls where sky was. Happy Reading!!!! Hope you enjoy these books.

[Irene · Rating 2 out of 5]

HMMM... After Isabelle gets over this fairy phase, I think I should look for some books with more empowered girls in it.

In this book, there were just too many instances of the girls and the fairies not stepping up to challenges.

When the girls find Sky the Blue Fairy, she is trapped in ice that was created by the close proximity of Jack Frost's goblins. Rachel and Kirsty spent all of no time trying to come up with a way to rescue Sky by themselves, which was all the more disappointing because they did manage to melt ice to rescue Fern the Green Fairy.

Rachel: "Poor Sky! We have to rescue her! But how can we melt all that ice?"
Kirsty: "I know! Why don't we look in our magic bags?"

Rescuing Sky also involved getting some help from some friendly crabs, but I was bothered because the crabs really didn't do anything that the girls couldn't have done themselves.

Finally, when the other Rainbow Fairies see that Sky is weak and needs help, instead of putting their heads together to figure out a way to help Sky themselves, Ruby the Red Fairy says:

"We must think of something to help Sky! Oh, I know! Let's ask Bertram for his advice!"

Sure, Bertram is helpful, but his solution isn't anything the fairies couldn't have come up with themselves.

At first, I was also bothered when Bertram said, "You must all stay close to the pot so that I can protect you." But then I remembered - I think the Rainbow Fairies' magic is limited until they are all together again, so maybe they do need extra protection? Still. Did the King and Queen have to send a male protector?

[Lady Tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Stats

Cover: ★★★★★ (Personally, I think that Sky's the prettiest of the rainbow fairy sisters. Her dress is quite simple in itself, but along with the jewelry it looks superb and quite elegant! Also, her tiara makes her seem like royalty and goes just perfect with her updo!)
Story: ★★★★.5
Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Ghostwriter: Sue Bentley
Most Memorable Part(s): The fact that this time the fairy (Sky) is actually weakened by the goblins' presence--it adds a whole new level of urgency to finding all the fairies on time!

Review:
Yet another mystery of finding fairies, and this time the girls have the closest encounter with the goblins yet! We're back at the beach (yay!) and although finding Sky the blue fairy is easy enough, she's in quite a predicament and weakened by the goblins' presence.

What I like about this story is that the first solution the girls come up with to help Sky is not necessarily the one that helps her. They really have to get more creative this time around, and the fact that poor Sky is so weak throughout all of it definitely gives a bit more 'oomph!' to the plot rather than just the girls needing to run away from the goblins!

So far, so good!

[Jai]

"the water's really warm!" laughed rachel walker. She was sitting on a rock swishing her toes. In one. Of rainspell island's. Deep, blue rock. Pools. Her friend kirsty tate was looking for shells nearby. Mind u don't. Slip Kirsty!" called Mrs Tate. She was sitting further down the beach with Mrs walker.

[Diya · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 Stars!

I’m a big fan of references to previous books beyond just listing the names of all the fairies they’ve helped so far, so I was sold on this book from the very beginning. And poor Sky! They really put her through it in this book because no other fairy has ever been on their deathbed like this. I forgot just how dark this particular book was. (Remember when Jack Frost and his goblins were an actual threat?)

There was a lot of cool magic stuff taking place in this particular book and I really think that it’s all worth mentioning!
I forgot that there was this concept of Rainspell Island having magic of its own because the girls have returned to the island multiple times and this is not something that’s ever really been brought up again apart from in this series. I think it makes more sense for this series because the lore of Fairyland and the Rainbow Magic universe hadn’t been fully constructed yet, so simply stating that the island is magical and that’s why there’s a talking crab is a type of convenient fix that I’m going to allow. (Because as we learned in Kitty the Tiger Fairy, the girls have to be given the ability to talk to animals.)
I really like the blue stone that the magic pouch gave Rachel because my first guess would’ve been to use it to just smash the bubble that Sky’s trapped in, but having it emit enough heat to melt the ice instead is such a cool idea.
Their incantation felt so much like a Winx convergence spell - I love it!

Some of my favourite illustrations from the book:
When Sky is swimming up towards the girls, because I just thought it was so pretty.
Saffron hugging Sky because it felt like such a sweet, comforting moment. (And also I see Sky and Saffron as fraternal twins, so there’s that too.)
I absolutely adored how all the different reactions that Sky’s sisters had to her being okay were drawn! Ruby’s was my personal favourite; she had her arms up in the air, her feet pointed upwards and her braids flying in two different directions - I think it all really helped to showcase her excitement.
Not actually a favourite illustration, just something that I felt was worth mentioning. So, the next Rainbow Magic series is The Weather Fairies and I read Pearl the Cloud Fairy earlier this year, and in that book, just like every other Rainbow Magic book, the girls and goblins are the same size. In this one, they’re like Sky’s size; small enough for Kirsty to swat one away like a fly.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again - Rachel Walker has been a menace since day one! She threw that stone on the ice, fully knowing that the goblins would fall in once it melted, and simply said ‘drown bitch drown’ and I think that’s actually amazing of her.

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm looking forward to when Miss 4 learns to read as some days I'm reading two of these fairy books aloud and she's grumpy that I haven't read a third! There are an incredible number of books (almost 300) in the Fairy vs Jack Frost series. Miss 4 loves looking at the maps at the beginning of the books and looking at the 'collection' at the end so she can show me which ones we've read from the mini-series. The opening series is quite nice as it's helping her learn the colours of the rainbow :) We now own a few secondhand fairy books and are trying to fill the gaps from the library, although that's meant that this mini-series we've read Red, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet (and had to skip yellow + green). The stories work pretty well as standalones so it doesn't matter hugely. The first mini-series has Kirsty and Rachel meeting for the first time (on holiday @ Rainspell Island) and helping restore colour to Fairyland. Miss 4's favourite was Izzy the Indigo Fairy as they rescue her from The Land of Sweets.

Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Kath · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the audiobook of 'Sky The Blue Fairy' using the app from my library (they didn't have a physical copy available). And actually I really enjoyed it! I think I would have loved this series as a child. I used to have tapes from lots of popular stories (Wizard of Oz etc) and listened to them to get to sleep as I was a night owl even then, and so these books I think would be perfect for that too if you have an insomniac child. The only problem is, due to the length I had virtually finished the book by the time I was asleep. Presumably this is an adult only problem and a child would fall asleep sooner so the book would last slightly longer over a few nights rather than just one! But you can always move on to the next book in the series anyway if you do finish quickly, there are plenty of these books to keep you going for a while even if you listen to a whole one per day. I like all the fairies little animal friends that are gathering as we go through the series too, they are very cute. I just wish Rachel and Kirsty weren't quite so vapid!

[ella nelson]

"'Be careful not to slip, Kirsty!' called Mrs. Tate"
omg an adult actually did something to care for Rachel and Kirsty yall it's a miracle

“Rachel, Kirsty, it’s almost lunchtime!” called Mrs. Walker. “We’re going back to Dolphin Cottage.”
*gasp* YO THE MOTHERS DID SOMETHING AGAIN OMG IT'S A MIRACLE

"I’ll head back to the cottage with Kirsty’s mom and make some sandwiches."
uhhhh couple things 1) why are the moms making the sandwiches? is this already setting up sexist behaviors? 2) also, Ms Walker and Ms Tate going alone...suspicious is there something you aren't telling us hmmm?

"They had never rescued a Rainbow Fairy before."
ngl i really hope that's true because otherwise why has this happened before

"The Rainbow Fairies gathered around Sky, hugging and kissing her"
at this point i'm not calling them sisters unless it's just to reference the fact that they're all girls. they're gay

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daisy Meadows and her fairies are my childhood. I collected so many in my youth, knowing all the fairies and their importance, and sticking with the two special girls who go to be a part of the magic.
Years ago I had to give my beautiful collection away, now still part of my childhood school where little girls are picking their favourite fairies and playing pretend. It's fun to hear stories from my old teachers telling me how over the years so many students have grabbed these books and fallen in love with the tales of two girls, Jack Frost and the fabulous glittering magic that is the fairies.
On Christmas last year, my sister surprised me with a boxset of these books, but cause you cannot collect these darlings as easily anymore. I was over the moon!
If anyone has a little one who needs a little magic in their life, wants to read and needs a big creation to be hooked on...it is Daisy Meadows!

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is still nothing to these. Everyone is a blank slate which I guess allows the 6 to 10 year olds reading this (or having it read to them) to project themselves onto the kid 'saviors' or the fairies themselves. It allows the parents to question their sanity on why they let their kids read this drivel whilst reminding themselves at this early stage it's about fostering a love of reading and that, honestly, no one likes being told they can't read something with a glittering cover because it's not good 'literature'.
But I can still sigh internally because of her choice in chapter books that mummy has to read, right?

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 5 of 7 in the Rainbow magic fairy series is complete. My 4 yr old granddaughter & I are reading these via facetime & she's loving them*me too)! There are a bunch of Mini series within this series & she's already picked out the next set that we're going to read 🥰 As we finished this book she commented "Nonnie, Your nails match Sky the fairy...blue and sparkly!" I guess I'm going to have to up my nail game now to match her books 😅Love this series and how it sparks her imagination and conversation!

[ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the 5th rainbow magic book ive read this year (since i saw a lot of the series in the local bookstores i visit) and im starting to kind of connect the other books ive read. i just had to buy these books even though im already 17 XD i didn’t have a lot of rainbow magic books when i was younger. it’s good to make the child in me happy :)

in this book, i don’t know the reason why, i found the way sky the blue fairy was illustrated very pretty 😁 and i really liked the part when her fairy sisters and her were reunited again 🤍

[Stella Schaefer-Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like the drama of the series really picked up in this book with sky getting hurt by the goblins and the fairies having to (finally) use magic. The crabs are also very sweet and I think this story does a good job incorporating a lot of characters. That being said perhaps it’s because it’s a children’s book but the characters dilemmas/problems/injuries all feel very melodramatic and slightly pathetic.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I probably would have loved this series when I was about 6 or 7, to be fair. Now I’m just waiting for the goblins to either stumble upon the growing menagerie of fairies and fauna “hiding” in and near the pot in the forest, or figure out if they just follow the 2 girls they’d find the whole kit & caboodle. But I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen.

[Kevin Hogg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been enjoying how this series takes different approaches. Unlike in later books, the girls are trying to find and rescue their fairies themselves, so the authors have to switch things up each time. The difficult part in this quest is not so much finding the fairy as everything that comes after. The goblins also have a few fun moments. A good continuation of the series.

[Ellee Nichols · Rating 3 out of 5]

Copyright date: 2003
Star rating: 3
Award: N/A
Genre: beginner chapter
Summary w/ themes: This book is the fifth in a series where two girls are on the hunt for all seven fairies. This book's theme is fantasy.
Use for future classroom: This would be a good series for my library
Thoughts of book: I enjoyed this book as a kid and I still enjoy it now.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m reading this series with my 6yo daughter. She loves this book and thinks all the other Rainbow Fairies are great. These are early chapter books with line drawings that are simple but also magical and whimsical. I might rate it closer to 3-3.5 but she rates it 4 stars and we’re planning to read the whole series.

[Marci · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn’t my favorite of the fairy books, but Emma liked it a lot (blue is her favorite color) so we read it in 2 sittings. The crabs were cool! After the crab part we took some time to learn more about crabs, so I guess that was actually pretty cool!

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very magical feel-good book, with the added suspense and danger. A book I certainly would have adored when I was younger, though it does feel a tad repetitive after reading the previous 4 in the series.

[Julia Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved these books when I was little and reading them now again felt my self getting lost in reading them. I want to have the rainbow fairy set in my future classroom because I know girls and maybe boys would love reading them.

[Rhyme Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book because a magic hot stone appeared in Rachel's hand and it got really hot, which was really funny!

[Prashant Krishnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the whole Rainbow magic fairy series!!

AMAZING

[Piper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like these fairy books. They're fun!

[aftertherevolution · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I didn't like that the goblins got too close and sky got too cold. I liked that the sisters saved her with their magic"