Fairy Unicorn Wishes

In this very sweet book, Ella's mom is a fairy — but not a very disciplined fairy. Fairies have adopted 21-century technologies, so Ella's friends never suspect her mother's magical powers. Lucky Ella!

This book presents four linked chapter-book-style stories for readers who are ready to move into independent reading or who have the attention span to listen to a longer story read aloud. The illustrations supporting the book are soft and charming — helpful for readers still working to make sense of print.

The stories themselves are highly feminized — unsurprising if you've read Sophie Kinsella's novels for adult readers — but present strong, identifiable female figures in active roles. There's also a recurring theme of girl-on-girl show more bullying, which may lead to productive discussions between readers.

It's not for every reader, but FAIRY UNICORN WISHES will delight a segment of the market. A good selection for classrooms and public libraries — the book is one in a series that could step readers into the WHATEVER AFTER series, into Harry Potter, or into a broader selection of fantasy. And as readers age, there are numerous Sophie Kinsella novels awaiting them in the future. show less

This was delightfully childish. It was full of simplicity, and fun, and it made me laugh.

I love that Ella embraced the "wierdness" of her family, and was excited to watch her mom and aunt practice their fairy magic. I also enjoyed how Emma's mom was bad at spells, and showed that in front of Ella, showing kids that parents aren't always perfect, but that they do the best they can.

I loved all the bright descriptions and how Ella's mom and aunt had to say food oriented words to turn themselves from fairy to normal and back again.

It has a bit of an introduction at the start, so even though this is further along in a series, it doesn't feel like you're missing anything (kid's books usually don't so that's why I don't mind jumping in in show more the middle.)

It doesn't progress so much as a story, per se, more like a bunch of short stories as different chapters, so that was one downside for me.

I loved that there are fun activities for kids to do at the back like instructions for a craft, a word search and drawing activities.

I won this book via Librarything Giveaways. show less

Ella is back with another fantastical tale and, as if being a Fairy isn’t exciting enough already, she’s discovered even more reasons to want to be just like her mom. From magical spells that make their car invisible and fly high above the traffic, to heaping helpings of spaghetti, and chocolate fountains in their kitchen, there is never a dull moment in Ella’s life.

A picnic with Aunty Jo and Mom is sure to garner giggles from young readers when a rainbow spell goes hysterically awry and transforms the animals around them into whirling, twirling, dancers – complete with perfect, purple ballet shoes!

Just when things seem to be getting back to normal, Mom downloads the new app, Auto-Spell on her laptop and the results are show more disastrously funny. Auto-Spell claims to read your mind and will then cast the spell for you. Or so it claims! Even Fairy apps can have glitches, and this is a big one!

Fairy Unicorn Wishes by Sophie Kinsella is the third book in a wonderfully humorous and charming series. Delightful black and white illustrations frequent the story and boost the imagination. A fun-filled activity guide ends the book giving young readers a place to doodle or draw their own Fairy wishes and seek out magical words in a word search.

A definite addition to every wanna-be Fairy's bookcase! We’re already looking forward to book 4, Fairy Mermaid Magic!

Many thanks to LibraryThing for selecting me to receive an early reviewer’s copy of this lovely book. show less

Fairy Unicorn Wishes, Sophie Kinsella, Marta Kissi, Illustrator

March 16, 2020

Many young girls wish they could be a fairy, have a pet unicorn and magical powers. Ella Brook is no different, except when she grows up she will be a fairy like her mother, her Aunty Jo and her Granny and all the women in her family. She is a fairy-in-waiting. They can fly, become invisible and perform magic. To assist them they have a Computawand V5 which has magical powers, a computer screen, Fairy Apps, Mail and Games.Ella can hardly wait until she can have one of her own.

Ella’s mother doesn’t read instructions and isn’t very good at doing magic spells which she learns from Fairy Tube. The focus of the book is what happens when spells go wrong and the show more amusing outcomes - the raining of handbags in the kitchen, the dancing cows, sheep’s and pigs in the meadows where they were having a picnic, the accidental transfer of control of a food spell to Ella and then her baby brother which resulted in some interesting breakfast food.

This is a chapter book with delightful sketched illustrations throughout the book which adds to the humour and entertainment. At the end of the book is a Family Activity Guide which includes crafts and games. It is aimed at readers age 8 - 12. I am frequently critical of font size so I am pleased to comment positively on the design and layout of this book, it makes it easy and pleasurable to read.

I received this book through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program.

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This third instalment in this children's series, "Fairy Mom and Me #3: Fairy Unicorn Wishes" was not only a fun read but also has the opportunity to teach readers a valuable lesson.
Ella seems like just a normal girl but she's not- she's the daughter of a fairy and will one day grow up to be a fairy too! This story is filled with lots of funny adventures and mischief that Ella and her mom get into while Ella's mom navigates what it's like to be both a fairy and a mom!
Filled with funny sayings and even sillier things that seem to happen to Ella and her family, this book can teach younger readers that parents and other adults don't always know what is going on all the time. Ella's mom showed by making mistakes that she doesn't know show more everything there is about being a fairy but teaches Ella that it's okay to learn and grow as you go! Overall, this book was a fun read! show less

This is the third book in the really cute series of Fairy Mom and Me. My daughter absolutely loves this series and is waiting for the next edition. The covers are all so aesthetically pleasing, colorful and really catches the kids attention. My daughter loved all the little stories and it became a little routine where she would sit and summarize each story to me, laughing and giggling at the funny scenarios the characters were placed in. Even if this wasn't a book for me, I thoroughly enjoy the time with my daughter, hearing her enjoyment.

Although this was the third in a series it was the first book that my daughter and I had read from it. She LOVED it and wanted to read straight through it at bedtime instead of reading a chapter a night. She has already requested the other two books in this series and hopefully there will be more written!