Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest

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Pub Date 14 Mar 2024 | Archive Date 14 Mar 2024

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Put some Spring in your step and some fizz in your fairy wings with this brand new illustrated series for 7+ readers!

Lola can't believe her luck - the rabbit she's rescued is actually a fairy in disguise. Now she has her very own fairy! There's just one problem. Larch, the rebellious fairy she's rescued, is convinced that Lola is her human...

But while Larch and Lola discuss the merits of snail slime for breakfast and try to decide who should be in charge, there's a bad fairy on the loose. Evil Euphorbia Spurge wants magic, and Larch is full of it. Soon it's a battle of wits, wands and fairy wings as the new friends take on the wildest fairy in the woods...

Beautifully illustrated throughout, Lola and Larch is a heart-warming, funny celebration of friendship. It's the perfect series for readers who like fairies, magic, and very naughty rabbits!

Put some Spring in your step and some fizz in your fairy wings with this brand new illustrated series for 7+ readers!

Lola can't believe her luck - the rabbit she's rescued is actually a fairy in...


Advance Praise

"This gentle story, set in rural Ireland, is about a girl who finds a forest fairy, and the bad fairy that the new friends must face together" - The Bookseller

"This gentle story, set in rural Ireland, is about a girl who finds a forest fairy, and the bad fairy that the new friends must face together" - The Bookseller


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ISBN 9781805131021
PRICE £6.99 (GBP)
PAGES 128

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Lola is a little girl whose mum is a forest ranger. Her and her little brother often stay at Grandma's house while mum is working and this night they are on their way home during a storm in Mum's land rover when Lola sees a bright light in the forest.
Larch is a fairy, she seems to be in a bit of bother with the other fairies from her village. And so she has flown off - which she shouldn't do especially in a storm...she sees something odd too...could it be that that awful fairy Euphorbia Spurge is up to no good. Suddenly a gust of wind blows her away hard.
Lola's mum stops to pick up a very white rabbit wearing a collar and pendant. Except next morning when Lola runs downstairs to see the rabbit....it isn't a rabbit at all but a fairy called Larch. But fairies cannot be seen by human adults so only Lola can see her like this. Oh yes, and this rabbit is not keen on lettuce leaves!
But Mum wants to try to find Larch the rabbit's owner and she starts putting posters up. Luckily when a weird lady comes to claim her Lola is able to make Gran think that she is feeling very sick and they don't give her Larch the rabbit. But just who is she?
Lola and Larch have to work together to find a way to get Larch back to her village and to warn the other fairies. Can a picture of a local tourist site help?

I loved this story it is going to be very popular at school, a very nice start to a magical new series and the next one is due in July so not too long to wait.
Sinéad O'Hart and Rachel Seago have made a book which is brilliant for emerging reader with a good size text, chapters that aren't too long (just right for a bedtime read), and the illustrations all in black and white are very suited to the story. I particularly like the picture across a double page of Lola's classroom while Larch (the rabbit) is snoring in her bag!
I've not actually read any of Sinéad's MG books so I might be looking out for them now.
(I was lucky to receive a physical copy too -Thanks to Nosy Crow)

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I think I have just discovered a gem that is called Sinead O'Hart. Thank you, NetGalley. Books for LKS2 students can sometimes be hard to find. This one is definitely a great option for LKS2 students. The illustration is absolutely brilliant and the writing is beautiful and charming.

I am ordering the other books by the same author now.

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When troublesome fairy, Larch, gets lost in a storm and turns into a rabbit she is rescued by kind Lola, but Larch doesn’t want to be rescued, she wants to get back home and save her home from the evil fairy, Euphorbia Spurge (WHAT a name!).

The first in what promises to be a fun series, Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest zips along beautifully. Larch is refreshingly spiky for a fairy, which makes for some very funny interactions between her and Lola (her liking for burps and eating snail slimes will delight many a young reader). Euphorbia Spurge is a brilliant sneaky villain and Rachel Seago’s illustrations are a delight.

Laugh out loud funny at times, this is a lovely tale about friendship and working together to solve problems, with some lovely nods to fairy legends and a hearty sprinkling of magic dust.

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A funny, quirky and original story featuring a girl and a fierce little fairy who burps and loves to eat snail trails! Lola finds the lost fairy Larch who can turn into a rabbit, they have to try to get Larch home and many shenanigans ensue, with their path blocked by the evil Euphorbia Spurge. Touching and original, never sickly or twee. Rachel Sego’s illustrations give plenty of detail and interest to spark the imagination. A great read for 7+.

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