Barbie: A Fairy Secret (Barbie)

Barbie

by Christy Webster, Random House (Illustrator)

In Barbie's latest direct-to-DVD movie, Barbie discovers that there are fairies living all around us! But when Ken gets kidnapped by an evil fairy, Barbie and her friends must travel to the enchanted fairy world and save him. Barbie(TM): A Fairy Secret promises to be Barbie's most successful movie ever! Girls will love this exciting new Step 2 reader based on Barbie's latest release.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fairies

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Christy Webster is a writer and editor with 15 years in-house experience at major children's book publishers. She has written over 60 children's books and stories and edited hundreds of books, including several bestselling chapter book series. She specializes in early readers, chapter books, storybooks, and media licenses.
Available for freelance writing, editing, ghostwriting and co-writing.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 1 out of 5]

My daughter just watched this movie last week so she was excited to find it at the library. This was painful to read and has to be one of the worst adaptations I've read. You can't put an entire movie in 26 pages that only have 1 or 2 sentences... it just doesn't make sense.

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* at best, as I felt that this rushed the story and left out some of the details from the movie. But, it did do a pretty decent job of telling the story.
I hate how Raquelle is always made out as an antagonist in Barbie books. I like her. Also, I had not realized that the wings that B&R had at first were "fake".

[Mya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Really

First, I love the illustrations. They were beautiful. However, I felt that the story was too rushed.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book !

[lucy · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10, showstopping, spectacular, amazing

[francisco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of these step into reading books aren't really about knowing what happened. You turn the page and can't understand what happened because it's really more about breaking down what's happening into words little readers can read. This one was fine, though my readers had difficulty with most of the names (Graciella, Raquelle, etc). We got there by the end, though.

[Rayjan Koehler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Doesn't really explain why Graciella is under a spell...or why Barbie & Raquelle become friends from Raquelle being jealous of Barbie.

I get it's supposed to be short for beginner readers, but it doesn't fully add up- it makes little sense.

[Brittany · Rating 1 out of 5]

For the record I can’t stand Barbie, this book is so shallow, and it’s content matter is so dumb for little kids...

[Haaley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one is very silly. Not one of my favorites.

[Dua Eman.. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best app
I love it

[Kembabazi Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

[A. Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m giving this 5 ⭐️ due to how much it cracked me up! 😂

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im not sure we even got why the fairy princess was under the love spell to begin with.

[Aderinmola Adebisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow I love it keep it up

[Mae Entera · Rating 5 out of 5]

follow by christy webster

[Kristina Calugay · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry but Zane highkey looks like the child of Robbie Rotten and Micheal Jackson and I'm not ok.

[EN · Rating 1 out of 5]

storyline is simplified so much that it is very disjointed and choppy reading

[Varshini Iyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carry and Taylor dress Barbie up for seeing a movie with Ken. While Barbie is in the spotlight Raquelle deliberately rips the back of Barbie's skirt and steals the spotlight. Carry and Taylor realizing this bring her to a corner and with their secret fairy magic puts things back on track. Barbie on realizing her friends' quick move wonders what exactly could have happened. On asking this, she is interrupted by Ken who is in a haste to see the movie. Barbie leaves thanking her friends. The next day, Carry, Taylor, Barbie and Ken are rudely interrupted by Raquelle while discussing about the evenings events at the cafe. Pretty soon, Raquelle and Barbie have a quarrel. Meanwhile in the fairyland "Los Angeles" Crystal hypnotizes Graciella the queen of "Los Angeles" into marrying Ken. Back at the cafe Ken, Carry and Taylor enjoy the quarrel. Suddenly Ken is kidnapped by Graciella. Carry and Taylor let Barbie and Raquelle on their fairy secret. Will Barbie and her friends succeed in rescuing Ken?

Read the fascinating adventure of Barbie in a fairy secret and find out yourselves.

[Shanshad Whelan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'd give this exactly no stars if the rating system recognized it as a negative mark. Talk about the kind of book that attracts girls because, hey! Barbie! Fairies!

This is a book directed at early readers (Kindergarten and first grade). Yet the Barbie character here is not a kid, she's pretty much an adult, with an adult figure.

Now don't get me wrong, I watch and enjoy My Little Pony:FIM, I actually really like the latest rounds of Tinkerbell movies. But this? This is really inappropriate for the little girl audience it's directed at. Not to mention painfully gender-coded. I have no idea if the movie is as bad. If it is, I'll honestly have some sympathy for the writer who was bound to reiterate the movie plot. But please, kids deserve better than this. Honestly, there are so many thoughtful, engaging, and excellent easy readers out there that can take the place of this.

[Tuba]

I think some fairy had wings and some don't had wings and two fairy give's to other fairy a
wings and one fairy like the boy and the barbie like that boy but the boy like the other fairy and some fairy come hlep the boy and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the end happy at fun rocg

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isabelle liked this book a lot! The names were a little hard in the book...a little unfamiliar....Zane and Graciella.

[Shannon]

Aweful. Can't imagine what age group they think the language or story line is appropriate for. Disappointed to not have read it before my daughter did.

[Pinky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Barbie helps free Graciella and she marries Zane.

[Kaitlyn]

I love this book

[Edma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another beautiful barbie story that talks about another adventure that barbie lives. An incredible story of courage friendship and love, but most important magic!!!

[Twotwo]

ar 1.5

[Greisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a secret.

[Rommel Sison · Rating 3 out of 5]

6-year-old daughter: 5 stars
4-year-old daughter: 5 stars

[Averi Hawley]

I LOVE A BABY GIRL YES IT WAS