(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. This volume includes the first three books in the series. In The Charm Bracelet (2003), Jessie must outwit an impostor queen. Her challenge in The Flower Fairies (2003) revolves around scary griffins. She must ask the mermaids for rain in The Third Wish (2003). This book's small trim size, short chapters, soft-edged black-and-white illustrations, and fanciful setting are winning.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. In her grandmother's Fairy Realm, Jessie uses the Rainbow Wand to locate a missing child from our world who's wandered in--but nosy next-door neighbor Mrs. Tweedie catches them returning from the Realm and threatens to expose the secret. Compact pacing and neat correspondences between Realm and real-world plots suit newly independent readers, as do occasional realistic black-and-white drawings illustrating the action.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. Wanting to conquer Jessie's grandmother's fairy kingdom wicked fairy Valda threatens to attack Jessie's friends in the human world if Jessie doesn't let her through the magical gate. Jessie must summon the unicorns to fight back. The compact plot ties together conflicts in both worlds, and the fantasy descriptions, aided by soft-edged black-and-white illustrations, will draw in young readers.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. Jessie, whose grandmother is secretly queen of the fairy realm, meets some pixies on her birthday and has a grand time with them, pixie-size, until a wind blows her away; a parrot and some rainbow fairies help her get home. Although less substantial than other titles in this series, the book's compact plot and realistic, soft-edged black-and-white art will appeal to young readers.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. Jessie's grandmother's house has a door to the Fairy Realm--Jessie goes to ask the mermaids for rain and to help a gnome save the fairy apple trees from extinction. The compact, well-shaped stories are perfectly sized for early readers, and the strong characterizations (and Vitale's exaggeratedly cute, soft-edged black-and-white art) make them attractive. [Review covers these Fairy Realm titles: The Last Fairy-Apple Tree and The Third Wish.]

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. Jessie's grandmother's house has a door to the Fairy Realm--Jessie goes to ask the mermaids for rain and to help a gnome save the fairy apple trees from extinction. The compact, well-shaped stories are perfectly sized for early readers, and the strong characterizations (and Vitale's exaggeratedly cute, soft-edged black-and-white art) make them attractive. [Review covers these Fairy Realm titles: The Last Fairy-Apple Tree and The Third Wish.]

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. A magical doorway in the garden allows Jessie passage to "the Realm." In Charm, Jessie must find a missing bracelet in order to outwit an impostor queen, and in Flower, her challenge revolves around scary griffins and flighty fairies. The problems Jessie faces in the real world balance her fantasy adventures. The series' small trim size, short chapters, and fanciful setting will quickly win over young girls. [Review covers these Fairy Realm titles: The Charm Bracelet and The Flower Fairies.]

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(3) 1-3 Fairy Realm series. Illustrated by Raoul Vitale. A magical doorway in the garden allows Jessie passage to "the Realm." In Charm, Jessie must find a missing bracelet in order to outwit an impostor queen, and in Flower, her challenge revolves around scary griffins and flighty fairies. The problems Jessie faces in the real world balance her fantasy adventures. The series' small trim size, short chapters, and fanciful setting will quickly win over young girls. [Review covers these Fairy Realm titles: The Charm Bracelet and The Flower Fairies.]

Reviewer: Anne St. John