Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #353198 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Released on: 2006-08-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 28 pages

About the Author
Lisa Papademetriou grew up in Houston, Texas. She began her career in children’s publishing as an intern at the Horn Book Magazine, while still a junior at Vassar College. Upon graduation, Lisa moved to Guatemala City to teach English literature in a bilingual school. Since returning to the United States, she has worked in an editorial capacity at 17th Street Productions, HarperCollins Publishers, Scholastic, and Disney Press. She has written and/or adapted over thirty books for children and young adults, including titles in the Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, Kim Possible, and Sweet Valley High Senior Year book series. Lisa lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, where she enjoys knitting, dancing around the house to eighties music, playing the guitar (badly), and drinking large amounts of coffee.

Customer Reviews

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this is the first of the disney fairies books that we have bought and my 2 and 5 yr olds love it. my 2 yr-old really likes tinkerbell and the fairies but i don't think she's ready for the chapter books yet so i would like to find more in this format.

we were able to understand the story well enough even though it is clear that there is some more context neccessary to fully appreciate some of the details which is why i would like to find more stories in this format.

Beautiful pictures--great story!
My 4 year old loves this book. The pages are thick and textured. The pictures are incredibly beautiful. The story is good and easy to read. I would love to see this become a series. Definitely worth your money!

Cute more picture book-like Disney Fairies title
My daughter (age 5) has enjoyed the Disney Fairies chapter books. I have read all of them to her, several of them multiple times. She also enjoyed this title, but it is very different from the chapter books, with a much simpler story line and large full color (and slightly textured) pictures occupying much of every page. This would be a good choice for younger girls who might have enjoyed the chapter books (Trouble with Tink, etc.) as read-alouds, but also still enjoy a picture book.

I wouldn't recommend this book for a child who hasn't read/heard the chapter books because I don't know how clear the story line would be without the background information in the chapter books. Would someone who hasn't read them understand what a "mainland visiting clapping talent fairy" or understand the structure of the fairy society around various talents? That information is the basis of this story (Prilla wants to compete in the Olympic-like Games but, since she's the only one in her talent, needs to decide what events to partipate in)?

The ending is cute and has a nice message about the importance of trying, even if you don't win.