***NEW RELEASE***
***99 CENTS***
Series: A Bad Fairy Adventure (Book 2)
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Pages: 60
Ages: 7-12
BLURB:
Will Thistle ever escape the nickname Bad Fairy?
Thistle Greenbud thought the nickname Bad Fairy was behind her, but she can't escape it. Someone is spreading a rumor about her that just isn't true and can ruin all of her hard work in getting into Advanced School. What fairy would do such a thing?
As if that's not bad enough, Thistle's dad goes missing. Not a single fairy in Tinselville has seen him. He's vanished like pixie dust. Her mom is distraught, and Thistle is worried. Where could he be?
Thistle and the Flutters, along with Dusty and Moss, are on both cases. Can they find out what happened to her dad and solve the Bad Fairy rumor? Thistle hopes so!
BOOK LINKS:
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Thistle’s Chocolate Chip Sunflower Seed Cookies:
Ingredients:
½ cup softened butter
6 tablespoons white granulated sugar
6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup roasted, salted, shelled sunflower seeds
Instructions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix the butter, white sugar,
and brown sugar in a large bowl until creamy.
3. Add the vanilla extract and
egg. Mix.
4. Add the flour, baking soda,
and salt. Mix well.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips
and shelled sunflower seeds.
6. Drop the mixture by full
tablespoon onto greased cookie sheets.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to
12 minutes.
8. Makes about 36 cookies.
9. Let cool.
10. ENJOY!
OKUM SOKUM!
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EXCERPT:
My name is Thistle Greenbud. Sometimes I’m known by other
fairies in Pine Cone Grove as Bad Fairy, but I’m not all that bad. Honest.
Today is the Spring Festival, which is a celebration that
happens every May. Dancing and singing fills the air while fairies enjoy the
festivities. This year, the flower fairies are hosting the festival in Petal
Patch. Mom and Tumble, the pixie Mom hired to help out at home, are as busy as
bees preparing for the fun. The kitchen table contains all kinds of goodies,
from my favorite chocolate chip and sunflower seed cookies to dripping bites of
honeycomb, and jugs of different herbal teas.
After everything is packed, Mom, Tumble, and I carry a
basket as Dad pulls our wagon, leading the way through our small grove. We pass
homes made of pinecones, twigs, and tree bark. Each one is decorated with
colorful streamers in honor of the festival. We follow the pebble-covered
streets. The sun filters through fern, bushes, and vines that hide our grove
from human eyes.
“Come on, Orla,” Dad shouts to Mom. “I see a good spot to
display your goodies.”
Mom shakes her head as Dad bounces like a flea.
We laugh, trying to catch up. Today is going to be so much
fun!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Elaine Kaye is the author of A Bad Fairy Adventure series AND A Gregory Green Adventure series. She first created Gregory Green after her son, who loved her homemade pea soup, thus inspiring the story Pea Soup Disaster.
Kaye has worked as a library assistant and teacher’s assistant in elementary schools in the Sunshine State. She currently lives in Florida, but she has called Michigan; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Okinawa, Japan home. She is a grandmother of three boys.
The lessons remain the same; friendship and acceptance are what is important.
