• Age: 5 to 7
• Grade: k to 2

Fly along with the Fairylight Friends -- Ruby, Iris, and Pip -- in this magical early reader series!

Pick a Book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Ruby, Iris, and Pip go to fairy school together and they are best friends. Ruby loves to make art, Iris loves to fly fast, and Pip loves to grow things. Now, each of them must discover their special fairy power. Fly along with these fairy friends on their magical adventures, as they bake a snazzy cake, zoom across the night sky, and plan a big surprise party. With easy-to-read text and full-color artwork throughout, this sparkly early reader series is perfect for beginning readers!

JESSICA YOUNG est une auteure et professeure d’art. Elle a écrit le livre My Blue Is Happy, couronné de prix, de même que I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams, Play This Book, Pet This Book et Bébé est arrivé! Jessica a grandi en Ontario, au Canada, mais elle vit maintenant avec sa famille à Nashville, au Tennessee.

Jessica Young grew up in Canada, and now lives in Tennessee. As a children's book author and an art teacher, she loves sharing the creative process with students. Her award-winning picture books, early readers, and chapter books include the Fairylight Friends early reader series, the Haggis and Tank Unleashed early chapter book series, My Blue Is Happy, Play This Book and Pet This Book, A Wish Is a Seed, the Finley Flowers chapter book series, Spy Guy the Not-So-Secret Agent, and I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams. You can learn more about her books at jessicayoungbooks.wordpress.com.

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Marie Vanderbemden is a freelance illustrator who works from her barge moored in Belgium. She studied illustration at the École Supérieure Artistique Saint-Luc in Liège, as well as 3D animation at the Haute École Albert Jacquard in Namur. Since 2016, Marie has illustrated several children's books, including the Fairylight Friends early reader series. She is passionate about photography, sculpture, and ceramics, which she teaches.

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• Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, Top Recommended Read

Praise for All Paws on Deck (Haggis and Tank Unleased #1) by Jessica Young:"Young... engag[es] her heroes in enticing banter and funny misunderstandings involving puns and homophones... These salty sea dogs put the bite back in buccaneering." -- Kirkus Reviews"Two canine pals star in this entertaining, comics-style chapter book series for early readers... The animated, distinctly drawn characters... will have kids seeking their future adventures." -- Booklist"The dogs' odd-couple antics, loads of goofy humor, and an appealing comics/early reader format make for an all-around entertaining read." -- Publishers Weekly"A must-have for the difficult-to-fill niche for readers transitioning from picture books and beginning readers to early chapter books... A solid new series for newly independent chapter book readers." -- School Library JournalPraise for Digging for Dinos (Haggis and Tank Unleased #2) by Jessica Young:"This sequel is far from a dinosnore; here's to joining these two pals on all their future adventures." -- Kirkus Reviews