Another new series to spin-off of the success of the famous TinkerBell fairy. In this one TinkerBell now has little sisters (which if you follow the Disney movies makes no sense since fairies are made from a baby's first laugh - and they are already full grown when they are "born"), who live on Sheepskeery Island until they are old enough to move to Neverland. The sisters are named Clara, Rosy, Golden, Sylva, and Squeak and they all have one stereotypical personality trait. Clara is responsible and rule bound, Rosy is sweet and nurturing, Goldie is materialistic, Sylva is a tomboy, and Squeak is the baby that makes up her own sounds/words. Needless to say I was pretty bored with this book, there was no depth to the characters and the story was straightforward and predicable. The book's narrator often address the reader, which I found jarring, but maybe it's more engaging for the kids reading the book. However, I find Dora the Explorer, and other shows that "talk" to the audience annoying. Perhaps, I didn't like the book since I haven't read many kids books. My girls (ages 4 & 6) on the other hand seemed to enjoy it. I suspect they liked it because it was pink, had nice pictures, and Tinkerbell was mentioned; (so Yay, Marketing! You appeal to your target audience!)
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