“I wanted to marry Peter. I thought Wendy was an IDIOT for wanting to go home.” Iconic old lady

honestly… the books > the movies !! love that i’m not alone spending hours analysing disney fairies 😭😭

The part where Prilla told all the kids to clap affected me so much as a kid, I remember putting the book down to start clapping😭 It was really magical for me

My favourite part growing up was definitely the part of Bess's book where she randomly sketches out a windy scene and-while most fairies would find it messy and unappealing-Vidia, a prideful character who'd never even admit to having an interest in "arts and crafts", immediately takes a liking to the piece. Though I didn't realise it then, this 100% made a huge impact on me as a young artist. It goes to show that: • Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. While generally aesthetic art may easily please more people, creating an unique piece which deeply resonates with even just one person feels much, much more meaningful. • You can't please everyone, and you shouldn't. Doing so only leads to eventual mental/physical burnout. Might as well just invest time in something you're personally interested in (and someone will definitely take a liking to it, as noted in the previous point). • Never agree to free labour! Charge appropriately for commissions. Your expertise came from years of experience and deserves compensation. I am now a professional illustrator & art teacher. Thank you for reminding me of the good times, you must've spent so much time creating this video. This included so much content and was presented very well, I hope more fans discover your channel 💜

congrats sarah you’ve now become the “hidden gem” video essay channel im going to recommend to my friends

There was something extra magical about the Disney fairy books. Like was the world building insane? Yes. But did they stay consistent? Also yes.

are you kidding me.... my whole life i thought her name was "rain-ee" no way it was "rah-nee" this whole time???

iirc it's stated in the books that not all laughs become NEVER fairies- some laughs become shimmering fairies, some become wanded fairies, etc. only a rare few become never fairies, and because fairies are vulnerable to disbelief (which they had very little power to prevent before Prilla came along) on top of natural deaths (can drown in less than an inch of water, very tasty to hawks, etc) i'm guessing their mortality rate is fairly high

Soop felt bad for making her friend not speak or be able to write, so she offered to take any punishment her friend thought of, including taking away her hearing and ability to read. BUT her friend drops the wand, mouthing, “I can’t do anything to you” and hugs her. 😭

The Gail Carson Trilogy was amazing like the world building and the introduction of other mythical creatures there are just chefs kiss.

i am currently reliving my flower fairy phase and this video is helping lol. My favourite was the girl's book of flower fairies and i used to use flowers from the garden to make little clothes for my polly pockets!

i used to have the self insert book, i think it was a gift from my grandparents. it starts with you and all of your siblings on a beach and then you see some sort of light and arrive in neverland, you become a fairy for the day and throw a party for you or something and then you go home but only because you have to. (this is all off the top of my head)

To be honest the books deserve to be animated because this crap is amazing and if you were ever wondering how something something exists in The Lore of the Tinkerbell movie read the books they give you all the answers you need

when i was a kid, i always wondered how the movies being prequels worked considering the peter pan movies, since tink is meaner and more jealous in the peter pan movies and only gets better after jane saves her, while she is nicer and more controlled in the tinkerbell movies. the books being sequels to that makes so much more sense for tink as a character.

BRO disney fairies is one of my special interests im so insanely excited to watch this

I loved this world in GCL's books (unfortunately there was only the first one in the library so I didn't even know there were 3 of them). I loved that it felt... real? Reasonable? (kinda....) I loved that pixie dust didn't come from knowhere and that fairies had limitations - pixie dust was given in rations and no pixie dust = no flying, and second - that the wings weigh a lot in water! It was unique to me, and the most impactful thing was when Rani had to cut off her wings. I still remember to this day how I felt reading this. It was kinda dreadful but I was very impressed.

I think I only knew how Rani was pronounced because it’s a Hindi name that means princess

So I was an adult when all the fairy stuff released but was immediately just charmed by the aesthetic of the books. I feel the designs on all the fairies is so much cuter in the books than in the movies. I got my little niece to play the pixie hollow online game with me, which was the most amazing game. You made your own fairy or sparrow man and could craft clothes, decorate your own house and had of course your talent. You'd earn crafting materials doing all sorts of mini games that were blatant copies of well known ones but with fairy theme to it. When they took the entire site down i was soo sad. I think you're right about there being 2 kinds of people. Those that dream of meeting fairies and those that dream of being fairies. I was definitely in the be a fairy column. I wanted to be a water talent so i could hang out with Rani and Silvermyst (my favorites) or a music talent because i love music. Prilla (sp?) and Rani were some of the best book fairies, and I never understood why they didn't choose to have them in the movies. P.S. I always pronounced it Rainy in my head too lol. oops

The artwork in these books is breathtaking

I was obsessed with these books as a kid! My grandma would take me to Barnes and Noble whenever I visited and I'd buy any new ones that came out. Rani was always my favorite. I wish she had a presence in the movies!

I haven’t seen the whole thing yet, BUT I couldn’t stop laughing at 38:30 . I’m from Chile and I was not expecting a reference to the 33 miners that miraculously survived and then were saved after months of being trapped in the mine. Anyways! I’m glad that I wasn’t the only one who liked this series! I sadly didn’t own any books, but I had a couple of comic. They were super short, like 20 pages max I think, so hearing a whole recap of all the books and seeing the amazing art has brought so many happy memories. Thank you!

i LOVE the gail carson levine books! read them for the first time within the last 2 years after falling in love with the tinkerbell movies in 2013ish. i am fully obsessed and want more of her books!!!!!!!!!!!! (for reference, i just turned 30 so I became obsessed with this whole fairy lore stuff fully as an adult! NO SHAME. the books are amazing)

im so sad we never knew who drew the illustrations for the tinkerbell and friends books! The art style is TO DIE FOR omg. For the graphic novels, i have it in my country too for a good moment. That magazine is what got me interested to get the disney fairies books itself. The magazines have a short comic to show further the fairies and their talents, and all the other pages is basically like accessories to match your talent, DIY, fashion to match your talent etc. Very interesting indeed.

Gail is one of my favorite authors, any novel i write will be for an older audience than hers tend to be, but shes a big role model of mine. I love her protagonists.

I'm a big fan of the g1 with Rani as my favorite fairy (that's probably why I'm such a drama queen) I discovered the franchise by the comic books and i didn't started reading the books until much later, i readed the quest for the egg when i was 16 and still was surprised by how much dark it was, it's obvious that Gail Carson got a lot of creative freedom while writing it because the body horror on it it's just wild, but by the other hand, her narrative about never land and the fairy world felt almost like it was written by JM Barrie himself it really feels like a legitimate continuation of the original Peter pan, even more than the official book sequel

I think this was better than even reading the book so entertaining

Ohhhhh this is the content I needed for so long!! I have all of the comics (at least before they transitioned to the “second generation” characters) and I thought people forgot about the disney fairies franchise 😭 I’m so glad there’s still people who remember and have nostalgia for them ❤❤❤

Fira was also in the resin model collection of the fairies from the Disney store. I remember her, Rani, Vidia, Fawn, Prilla, Bess, Tink and several others in the collection

I have also pronounced Rani as rainy for a long time too and never thought to look up how to pronounce correctly😅

Love this video, it feels like someone is just reading me the pixie hollow stories but putting their personality into it

I think this was better than even reading the book so entertaining. I think this was better than even reading the book so entertaining.

I'm so glad you managed to include all the illustrations. I love David Christiana's artstyle for the Gail Carson Levine trilogy and getting to see how this franchise began was super interesting and enlightening. I loved the movies as a child and still do but they really don't seem to do justice to the books. I hope at some point Disney decides to adapt the original book trilogy into an actual high-budget film franchise, it would make so many people's lives objectively better.

I had two of the chapter books (Queen Clarion's Secret and Rosetta's Daring Day) and this unearthed memories I didn't think still existed in my mind, the main one being that I liked Prilla because her hair was similar to mine, which is still a surefire way to get me attached to a character lol

I once wrote an add-on in my own copy of Quest for the wand that, along with Prilla’s wish, the wand let Rani and the bat separate into two entities. I don’t have the book anymore, it’s somewhere else in the world, I hope making some kid happy. (With or without my crude addition) 🤣

It's so interesting to hear about the Disney fairies in book form, since I only knew them as graphic novel characters! I used to looove the magazines they came on, and there was always a small gift in each edition! Omg the fairies' rooms illustrations... ugh, still makes me want to live there and have a dress made of flowers!

They healed the fairy's vision instead of just asking Tinkerbell to make her glasses? They had the opportunity to give a fairy glasses, like many of her readers probably had, and they passed it up. 🙄

Just finished the video, I want more!! This has unlocked lost memories, at first I was like “I doubt I remember the first generation of Disney fairies” but immediately when I saw the art style in the chapter books it all hit me, all the thinga-ma-bobs, and cute details in this book I had.. I don’t recall you showing it in the video, but I think that it was a thin, but tall book, and It came with a matching fairy cup, that we still have

when I was growing up, I remember watching a show about fairies called Winx Club. What makes them different from all the rest of the fairy shows is that the girls transform into fairies

This video has unlocked a series of core memories and feelings from my youth

It’s cool hearing this and seeing the bits they plucked out and used for the movies. Also, Mother Dove seems to be a Phoenix stand-in?

I had some of the audio books as a kid and that's how I knew how to pronounce Rani's name. I even got into an argument with my friend at the time about it lol

Ahhhh the graphic novels were originally publihed in the disney fairies magazine, yes! i had one of two issues of the magazine and i was head over heels in love with the art style and fascinated with the character design, espeically the fairies that didnt show up in the movie!

disney fairies actually has 26 books. and sadly the last book is too hard to find, because of racism i suppose

Absolutely loved everything about this video! I binged both fairy videos and have loved all of the happy fairy feelings they have reminded me of. and yes, Ranni for sure was pronounced Rainee in my head. The mermaid lagoon was the first disney fairy book i read and i distinctly remember wanting a house that was illuminated by those glowing pearls(?). They just seemed so magical. And the ART Ugh, thank you for letting us fly along with you on this journey hehe💕

Thank you for all this Disney fairy lore and love!! Insanely nostalgic for these books. I remember the food was always described very well? And I 100% also pronounced it Rainy not Rani

The watercolor art in these books was well and truly unrivaled!!

i’m so happy i found this video!! i was just thinking about these books because i was looking at all the beautiful art from them and i remember i used to love the books but i couldn’t remember what happened in them

thank you so much for this video. you've unlocked some of the fondest memories of my childhood. I had the magazines too when I was a kid! I should try and find them now. and the art style is just beautiful. thanks for scanning all those illustrations, I appreciate it very much ❤❤

I love these videos and I just love how you speak Sarah! I feel like I'm back in primary school and listening to the librarian read us stories!! its so soothing and engaging!! Great videos!!

This video was so much fun! I love all the lore from these books. Wish the movies were this good as well.

the interview is a great find, great video

I was so obsessed with these books! Mainly cause of the beautiful artwork in them 💖💖

Girl you are bringing so much of my childhood back to life. Please do more!

I found this excerpt from In the Realm of the Never Fairies. “Pixie Hollow Deep in the heart of Never Land lies a place called Pixie Hollow. Here, extraordinary creatures known as the Never fairies live, work, and play. There are many kinds of fairies in the world, but Never fairies exist only on Never Land. Unlike their larger mainland-dwelling cousins, these fairies are tiny, and their magic comes not from wands or spells but from pixie dust. Every fairy on Never Land has a talent. It is her calling in life-the thing she does best and loves best. Some fairies are experts in cricket-whistling. Some are skilled at turning berries into ink. There are fairies who spend all day soothing silkworms, or talking to trees, or summoning gusts of wind. There are as many different talents in Pixie Hollow as there are jobs to be done.”

omg the nostalgia of this and the memories coming back to me of loving all these books as a kid.

I love your tone and how you explain!!! So awesome ❤😊

Thank you for this video I was obsessed with these as a kid

Oh my god I’m SO glad I found your channel! I legitimately just last night thought “wow it’s really sad that I’ve never seen any Disney Fairies BOOKS content on youtube” and then today I find this video! I’m so jazzed to watch it.

You are now one of my favorite niche media channels alongside izzzyzzz, sarah z, li speaks, mona ray, sailor guardian hope, and hazel. I wish youtube would come back with that playlist/folder feature for channels so I could group them all toghether!! (KZfaq please bring back this feature!!! I had *dozens* of folders that were really helpful with my watch expirience)

I ALSO THOUGHT HER NAME WAS RAINI!!! I was so convinced 💀

Thanks for explaining more about these books and art for me, it fulfills the wishes of my inner child

omg this video made me EXTREMELY HAPPY ! I have a vivid memory of reading these books and I wanted to purchase them but just could not find somehow, but so glad this video was made it fills me with so much joy

I really love experiencing media via getting told about it by someone who likes it. So this is just. very good! thanks

As someone who's inner child is still obsessed with the TinkerBell franchise but have never had the privilege of getting these books, this in depth breakdown of each book was amazing ❤!

I only ever read one of the books despite being obsessed with the movies as a kid. It was Rani and the Mermaid Lagoon in which Rani is dealing with basically being disabled. I had no context for it but I just remember really relating to her feeling separate from all the other fairies and lonely and not fitting in and all that. I actually didn’t remember the ending, just her struggling to find anyone who would make an effort to include her by accommodating her disability, her feeling like the mermaids don’t actually care about her or want to be her friend, them just liking the novelty of her almost, and how much that resonated with me as a kid. I was later diagnosed with a couple of disabilities and now, looking back on this book, I realize it was kind of the only time I’d ever seen my experience reflected in a book. It was very good at capturing that feeling of trying to find people that will accept you and struggling with the fact that you can’t just be like everyone else, even if you try to. Anyway shoutout to the Disney Fairies chapter books for including disability representation

i've just watched all of her videos, YOU ARE SOOO MY FAV KZfaqR

I absolutely love your channel, both your Disney Fairies video and American Girl video brought back such an important part of my childhood that I forgot about. You also reminded me how much I loved Rani as a kid, she was someone I could really relate to (and I just had a huge crush on her, lmao). I always loved the art style as well, it was such an important thing to me. I can't wait for more of your videos!!

I loveedd the magazines, i had a small colleciton that came out in brazil, the magazine had letters from readers, fan art, there was a poster in each one, quizzes, there was this whole guide to how to make your own fairy diary and each issue came with more pages for it, and also awful recipes, i remember trying so hard to make their fortune cookie recipe and it was always awful. If you can find them somehow id love to see. A video on them!

I just want to say I found your channel a while ago, remembering this I came back to watch this and it's such a wonderful video . I never personally got to read these growing up but I think I may have loved them if I did. It's interesting having adult money sometimes to go back and explore "kids media" like monster high which feels like a kids to preteens demo But you still have people like me and others who still enjoy it.

Please! I can't wait for the next video. I am dying for more tinker bell content!!

this is the best video i’ve ever watched thank you

I used to loooovvveeeee the art for these book!!!

thanks for putting all the images its definetly keeping me to watch this video instead of just leaving the audio and continue writing

I didn’t have them all but I had a lot of the books and i was OBSESSED with Rani’s. Like to this day I couldn’t tell u a single thing about any of the other fairy books i owned but i still remember several scenes from that one. Fueled my little baby angst loving heart lol

I love this content so much. Thank you for the blessing

I definitely read these books and this video awakened some deeply buried memories so thank you for it

This brought back some memories. I had a craft set that was about taking flowers and plants and making them into clothes for fairies. I totally loved that Tinkerbell themed set, I'm so glad that I remembered that it existed.

I absolutely loved this video ❤ I also pronounced Rani as Rainy as a child. Also, had many of the books including the hidden world of fairies. I’m wondering where you got the fairy homes book … I’ve been searching the internet high and low for months trying to find a like new copy. I don’t trust the sellers that don’t have pictures of the actual book and it’s condition 😖 I learned that the hard way. This was a phenomenal video, I adored it! Great job ❤ so excited for more videos about the fairies!

I had some of the magazines. They have the energy of the books just in comic style and there are extras like infos about the fairy world or some fairies, and some activities

these sound like so much fun, and the art is so so beautiful!! the only book we had when i was a kid was prilla and the butterfly lie, and it gave me so much anxiety, lol

Grew up with the Italian comics so hearing these dark stories from Gail Carson Lavine is so cool

ive been binge listening to a lot of your videos while i work on a crazy minecraft build like a nerd but geez i gotta say i love you LOL keep it up fam! i would go down swinging for you.

I loved this! I’m going to watch your Descendants video too and I hope you come out with more videos soon!

We love a BDG reference

Ok but why are athe illustrations so gorgeous

I've been told by roommates that I sit up and tell jokes and laugh at my own jokes in my sleep

I am very ill for the first time since living on my own and this video comforted me thank you

So nostalgic... I loved the fairies from the books so much and had a lot of magazines about them. Never got into the movies but I guess I was already too old when movies came out. And correct pronunciation of Rany's name surprised me too! But it's due to the fact that in translation to my native language her name was something like Rainy indeed

Been pronouncing rani's name wrong until today lol. Great video! Loved these books when i was younger. Was obsessed with the art

I've been listening to these videos while doing my college assignments and ngl its very comforting lmao

I also pronounced her name Rain-i this thole time! This is such a huge comfort series for me, especially the Fairy Haven series. Theyre so near and dear to my heart

about the magazines i think they were released in different countries, i’m from mexico and i have a few of them, they’re so cute, they have different sections like comics, tests, horoscopes, and there’s a section that shows the rooms of the characters, i’ve realised that some of the illustrations from the first books are included on it. the characters from the books appears more on the magazine. thank you so much for your video, i’m not able to read the books, but you gave me so much information about them, i hope i can find them💗💗

For some reason, when I think about fairies, I think about the one time a few girls in my neighborhood (when I was probably 10 years old and they were) were building a little fairy house in some rock wall. Being curious and barely understanding fairies, came over and started to poke and pick up the little props they made and absolutely destroyed their house. They never talked to me again after that. Also, during that same time period, I distinctly remember my middle school library had the manga version of the Vidia crown story and 2 different fairy chapter books. I remember that because I read them.

I thought it was Rainy too! But Rani is a beautiful name, and she is a fav character because she has always been the most interesting to me. Also love of swimming, I relate. Omg wow, there were a lot more books than I thought. I think I reallly only got the quest for the egg, and then maybe 4 or 5 of the books?

I also pronounced Rani as Rainy!!

I remember reading this book as a kid, but somehow I completely missed that it was by Gail Carson Levine?!? Thanks for this blast from the past!

My entire world is imploding because I also called her “rainy.” I swear on my life her name was also spelt like “Raini” which is why I pronounced it that way. Did I just make that up my entire life?

I love the trio of Prilla, Vidia, and Rani. Their personalities are so different but they bounce off of each other so well. It reminds me of your ragtag DnD party going on a quest.

The nostalgia is so real!!! Perfect timing that this video popped up for me right after I picked up a couple of the chapter books from a used bookstore :)) also I pronounced Rani's name as ran-ee rhymes with Annie

great video, waiting for the movie sequel!