Lily in Full Bloom (Disney Fairies)

By Laura Driscoll

This blooming good story is the 18th book in our popular Disney Fairies chapter book series, which features Tinker Bell's adventures in Never Land with her fairy friends.

Lily has always thought of herself as a garden-talent fairy first and foremost. But after Tink challenges the other talents to think up new ideas, Lily discovers she's pretty good at inventing things, too, like her new flowers, the panglories. They grow anywhere—in dirt, on wood, even on rocks! But then little gray spots pop up, first on the panglories, then on other flowers, until all the plants in Pixie Hollow start losing their colors. Can Lily invent a way out of this new fix?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House/Disney
• Release date: Apr 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781423159230

Laura Driscoll

Laura Driscoll is the author of many beginning reader books, including I Want to Be a Doctor, I Want to Be a Pilot, and other books in this series. She lives in central Connecticut with her husband and two kids.

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Lily in Full BloomLily in Full Bloom

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IF YOU HEAD toward the second star on your right and fly straight on till morning, you’ll come to Never Land, a magical island where mermaids play and children never grow up.

When you arrive, you might hear something like the tinkling of little bells. Follow that sound and you’ll find Pixie Hollow, the secret heart of Never Land.

A great old maple tree grows in Pixie Hollow, and in it live hundreds of fairies and sparrow men. Some of them can do water magic, others can fly like the wind, and still others can speak to animals. You see, Pixie Hollow is the Never fairies’ kingdom, and each fairy who lives there has a special, extraordinary talent.

Not far from the Home Tree, nestled in the branches of a hawthorn, is Mother Dove, the most magical creature of all. She sits on her egg, watching over the fairies, who in turn watch over her. For as long as Mother Dove’s egg stays well and whole, no one in Never Land will ever grow old.

Once, Mother Dove’s egg was broken. But we are not telling the story of the egg here. Now it is time for Lily’s tale.…

A LIGHT BREEZE whispered through the long grasses by the pond. It rustled the leaves of the Home Tree. It bent the stems of the primroses by the courtyard. It tickled the wings of fairies and sparrow men throughout Pixie Hollow. Everyone was busy and happy and hard at work.

Everyone, that is, except Lily, a garden-talent fairy. She as busy, but not so happy.

Lily was in her garden, which was one of the most beautiful spots in Pixie Hollow. Fairies came there to relax on soft clover beds. Others came to smell the flowers—jasmine and lilacs and roses. Lily liked to sit and watch the grass grow.

But today, she was crouched next to a bare patch of sandy soil. She was carefully digging out a drooping plant. Its leaves were brown and wilted.

Lily frowned. She knew some plants needed extra love and attention to grow strong. But this was the fourth time she had tried to plant in this patch of her garden. And the fourth time she had failed.

By her side, Lily had a pot ready with fresh soil. She placed the droopy roots deep into the dirt and patted down around the stalk. More than anything, she hated to see a plant that didn’t know where to bloom.

Lily stared down at

Reviews for Lily in Full Bloom (Disney Fairies)

[alyssjo · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Lily is a garden talent fairy who takes on the challenge to invent something new to benefit Pixie Hollow. Although her panglories start out vibrant and beautiful and can grow on any surface, they soon begin fading in color. What’s worse—their sickness appears to be spreading to the other plants. Lily, together with the other fairies, must figure out what went wrong with her panglories and how to return color to Pixie Hollow. The illustrations make use of bright, rich colors for the flowers and fairy clothing. The fairies are dressed in “fairy fashion”, which actually appears to be brightly colored variations of hobo garb. While the story does not explain several things that adults may be wondering about, the excitement of reading about a world in which magical fairies live may outweigh plot for most young readers. This story does not contain conflict between characters. Rather, there is one minor misunderstanding, which is resolved by the end. There are several messages that are inspirational and positive, namely that anyone can invent if they try and that we can solve problems by working together. This is a happy, although unrealistic, story that leaves the reader in a good mood and ready to take on a challenge.