Rating: 3 stars
Cover synopsis: Jack Frost has stolen 3 enchanted pearls that control the magic of the oceans. Without them, the tides are all wrong, the sea creatures are confused, and even daytime and nighttime have gotten mixed up!
I debated about whether to count this toward my reading total, but decided, why not? I read this book over the past week with my 6-year-old daughter. And it's a real book -- 176 pages in all.
To say she's a huge fan of the Rainbow Magic fairy series would be a gross understatement. And as part of her summer off of school, I want us to read chapter books together. She picked this one.
Sure, it's very formulaic (every fairy book follows the same pattern: Jack Frost and his goblins steal something magical from the fairies, and the fairies ask humans Rachel and Kirsty for help). But my daughter devours these books and can't put them down. I'll admit there are some suspenseful parts -- and I'm impressed that they aren't afraid to use big words, and my daughter isn't afraid to tackle them.
So, this book isn't exactly MY cup of tea, but I like it enough to sit through it with my daughter. And it gets extra points for keeping her excited about reading a BIG chapter book!
