Monday, March 31, 2025

Review: The Adventures of Periwinkle Fae: 26 Magical Bedtime Stories by Donald Firesmith @DonFiresmith

The Adventures of Periwinkle Fae: 26 Magical Bedtime Stories

by Donald Firesmith

Published: March 31, 2025

Publisher: Magical Wand Press

Genre: Magical, Short Stories, Adventures, Fae, Bedtime Stories


Blurb:


Step into the magical world of The Adventures of Periwinkle Fae, a heartwarming collection of whimsical short stories featuring Periwinkle, a courageous and clever young pixie.

Nestled in the vibrant Enchanted Forest, far from the reach of noisy humans, Periwinkle embarks on delightful adventures that highlight the beauty of nature, the power of friendship, and the joy of helping others. From organizing a dazzling firefly light show to rescuing a butterfly with a broken wing, Periwinkle’s tales are filled with whimsy, wonder, and valuable life lessons. Whether she’s racing through moonlit meadows, solving the mystery of a magical dewdrop, or teaching a shy lizard how to dance, each story showcases her creativity, kindness, and determination.

Perfect for bedtime reading, this enchanting book is packed with themes of empathy, teamwork, and self-discovery. Beautifully woven narratives and vivid descriptions of the forest’s magical creatures make this a must-have for young readers and their families.

Join Periwinkle Fae on her magical adventures and discover how even the smallest pixie can make a big difference in the world!


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My Review:

 I enjoyed reading all the stories in "The Adventures of Periwinkle Fae: 26 Magical Bedtime Stories" much more than I expected when I started. I loved how Periwinkle was always there to help the animals in the forest discover their true purpose and find ways to assist everyone else with their daily tasks, all while bringing the community closer together.

1 - The Midnight Firefly Dance

A group of fireflies dancing away in the forest, trying to keep the magic alive for everyone. What a sweet and heartfelt little story. All the fireflies have a kind and sweetheart, always helping each other.

2 - The Butterfly Ball

Periwinkle is invited to the Butterfly Ball for the first time, and she is ecstatic about it. What a beautiful and creative story about butterflies coming together to create a beautiful ball.

3 - Leo’s Dancing Lessons

Leo, a lizard, loves watching the rabbits practice their dance moves. His eyes and face light up whenever he watches them. Leo would love to dance like the rabbits, but he doesn’t believe he can until Periwinkle shows him that he can.

4 - The Raindrop Symphony

Periwinkle helps the forest animals create magic with the raindrops. This is a beautiful story about how everyone comes together to make beautiful magic.

5 - The Midnight Orchestra

Periwinkle helps a cricket find his magical voice. The cricket’s voice is different from others, but Periwinkle helps him realize that he has its own style of singing and can make magic as well.

6 - The Broken Butterfly Wing

Periwinkle helps a butterfly learn that she has more talent than just flying, she shows her that she can make magic happen in other ways.

7 - The Butterfly’s Winter Coat

Bella a butterfly was too weak to fly with the other butterflies to a warmer place for the winter so she had to stay behind. Periwinkle and the other forest animals helped Bella find away to stay warm for the winter.

8 - The Autumn Sharing Party

Periwinkle showed all the forest animals how to work together so that no one would go hungry doing the winter by sharing with each other and sharing their knowledge.

9 - The Winter Warming Party

Periwinkle shows all the forest animals that they can work together to help everyone survive the coldest, harshest winter nights.

10 - Leo’s Swimming Lesson

Leo the lizard can’t swim and gets a lesson in how to swim so he can visit his family that lives across the stream.

11 - The Moonflower Mystery

The moonflowers won’t open because the morning glories are intertwined with them. Everyone works together to find a way for the moonflowers to open without damaging the morning glories.

12 - The Smallest Helper

What a beautiful story about how there is a job for everyone, small or big. Periwinkle tries to help with the spring-cleaning but finds that she is too small for most jobs, but then learns that there are jobs that only someone small can complete.

13 - The Berry Special Birthday

It's Milton the field mouses birthday. Periwinkle wants to make it special for him but can’t do it by herself. Not to worry, and all the animals want to pitch in to help when they find out that she is throwing him a surprise party.

14 - The Great Acorn Race

A race is on for the smallest animals in the forest. The smallest mouse wants so much to win the great race, as he never wins anything because of his size. He wanted to have something special to carry home to his parents, like his older siblings.

15 - The Firefly Lantern Race

The Firefly Lantern Race is on. Periwinkle helps everyone with the race by gaining knowledge about the fireflies to help them gather the fireflies needed to win the race.

16 - The Underground Mail Service

Periwinkle helps to build an underground mail service so everyone can stay in contact with their friends and loved ones that they haven’t seen in a long time.

17 - The Drought

The forest is drying up. Periwinkle comes up with a way to save the forest, with everyone working together to bring the water needed until it rains again.

18 - The Lost Little Squirrel

A little squirrel gets separated from his family. Periwinkle helps him find his way back to his family, with the help of other forest animals along the way.

19 - The Friendship Garden

Periwinkle and other forest animals helps a grumpy old toad find friends and beauty in things by planting a flower garden for him to watch over.

20 - The Firefly Festival

Periwinkle helps a small firefly find the confidence he needs to show others how special his abilities are, no matter how different they are from everyone else.

21 - The Golden Dewdrop

One morning, Periwinkle sees a golden dewdrop, but then it disappears. She searches the forest for away to bring the golden dewdrop back.

22 - The Big Storm

A storm comes sweeping in and puts Periwinkle’s home in danger. She gathers everyone who lives in the tree together to help find away to save their home from being destroyed.

23 - The Crystal Cave

Periwinkle and her friend enter the crystal cave and lose their way quickly. They must work together to find away out through the crystal magical light.

24 - The Mischievous Gnome

A gnome is always playing tricks on everyone just to get them to pay attention to him. Periwinkle helps him find a way to use his talent to help others instead.

25 - The Fairy Ring

Periwinkle makes wishes that upset the balance of the forest, causing chaos. Periwinkle must find away to put everything back into balance once again before it is too late.

26 - The Secret of the Whispering Tree

The forest is falling apart, with all the animals arguing and no longer working together as their ancestors did once upon a time. Periwinkle with the help of the whispering tree work together to help the animals learn to work together to become one once again.


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