Wendy Peterson Reviews

Added March 31, 2004

Ocean Fairies

Author: Wendy Peterson
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Available At: www.twilighttimesbooks.com/
Publishing Date: Available Now
Genre: Young Adult: Fantasy
Format: Ebook download in PDF/HTML
Price: $4.50
ISBN: 1831201900
Author Email/Website: members.dcsi.net.au/wendymaree/
Reviewer: Patti Fleishman

Do you remember the dreams of your youth when the excitement and mystery were so very real to you? Go back to that time again...relive it with your child...let those flights of fancy come back to you through the wonder in their eyes. Oh, to sail away upon a magical wave to a land where beauty and nature are combined to make a world where dreams come true and fantasy lives forever. Such is the tale of Ocean Fairies. Let your imagination be swept away...let your heart feel the first joys of young love...give your child a beautiful gift on this night...the gift of words to be read and savored and shared with those you hold dear.

Jessie, a teenager with a most beautiful mind, enjoyed being part of the beach. She loved the sand, the water, and the beautiful sky overhead. Her favorite place...the sand dunes, of course. This is where her imagination ran free and where her fantasies took her on her magical journeys...or so it seems.

The beach is where Jessie meets her dear friends, the beautiful fairy penguins. She enjoys playing with them and sharing her favorite fairy tales. They become family to Jessie and it's when she's with them that she feels at peace with herself and her dreams.

You'll meet Roger, Vegemite, and Coral the enchanting penguins who also tell their delightful tales about a treasure ship that lies upon the ocean floor. Their magical words leave Jessie breathless and she is able to convince her fairy friends to take her to that special ship. Using their "penguin power" they take Jessie on the ride of her life in the little dingy she owns only to have a major setback when Vegemite accidentally puts a hole in her transportation with a dagger he has found in the ruins of the ship. This is when Jessie meets the one who makes her dreams come true...the romance of a young girl is beginning to blossom. This is when she meets The Selkie, the ruler of the sea, the leader of the merefolk who comes to her rescue and brings her to safety. The Selkie is Jessie's knight in shining armor.

Their love of adventure and their caring of the ocean inhabitants lend to one of the sweetest stories I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Wendy Peterson, an imaginative and thought provoking Australian author, has outdone herself with this tale of love that crosses over the line of reality and fantasy. Her words are filled with caring, magic, and the power to smile in memory of first love and the emotions it creates. Each fairy penguin had their own unique personality which blended together to create a fanciful flight into my imagination.

The illustrations are heavenly and colorful and lend themselves to the beauty of this novel for young children. It is with pleasure and delight that I was able to read this book and share it with some young children in my own family.

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