Rainbow Grey: Battle for the Skies: New for 2023, an exciting, magical illustrated story for young readers and the conclusion to the series from the ... author of Amelia Fang! (Rainbow Grey Series)

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While aimed at readers aged 7-10 years, I feel that Anderson’s books will appeal to young at heart readers of all ages. Since discovering her Amelia Fang series, I have combined the ebooks with the unabridged audiobook editions as I love her quirky art work as well as her storytelling skills. Young Weatherlings are bonded to a cloud -creature that emerge from Puff Pods. These become their lifelong companions. Rainbow’s is Nim, the delightful cat cloud while her Dad has a whale-shaped cloud named Waldo. I do love (OK, maybe it is also a dash sad) that when a rainbow person goes bad/her magic is drained that their hair goes monochrome. Tornadia looked like a very funky Cruella de Vil.

Amid all this action – and the farting-cloud-cat silliness you’d expect from the creator of the bestselling Amelia Fang books – is a book that lets in quieter moments too, and really focuses on the friendship between Ray and her pals Snowden and Droplett. Indeed, the end message is very much about how love, hope and togetherness will always triumph and give a person a strength they didn’t think they had. Before too long Agent Nephia, head of the Bureau of Unexplained Meteorological Sightings (cheeky acronym), arrives to investigate. No further details to avoid spoilers.

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Accompanied by her friends, Ray heads to Earth to locate the lost crystals of Earth and Sky to complete the golden winged staff that she has inherited. While there they meet an English boy named Klaus Bottomly. Rainbow Grey: Eye of the Storm’ is Book 2 in Laura Ellen Anderson’s charming children’s fantasy about the adventures of Ray Rainbow Grey, who lives in the Weatherlands as part of a community of beings that control the weather. The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Book 1 covers the origin story of Rainbow Grey and in ‘Eye of the Storm’ she is settling into Sky Academy with the other young Weatherlings. Then mysterious events begin to occur, including the disappearance of a number of personal cloud-creatures. In ‘Rainbow Grey: Battle for the Skies by Laura Ellen Anderson the Weatherlands are under threat from Tornadia Twist – the greatest villain that ever lived . . . Rainbow (Ray) Grey has to discover what her ultimate magical gift is and use it to stop Tornadia before she destroys the Weatherlands and the Earth!

Für Mädchen und Jungen ab 8 Jahren ist das Buch sehr gut zum Selberlesen geeignet und dank den kurzen Kapiteln und zahlreichen Zeichnungen wird es auch den größten Lesemuffel überzeugen. Rainbow Grey may be only ten years old but the future of the whole world depends on her! It's up to Ray to defeat Tornadia Twist - the greatest villain that ever lived . . .

Auch dieser Band endet recht abgeschlossen, lässt aber genügend Spielraum für eine weitere Fortsetzung. Auf Englisch gibt es diese sogar schon und da hoffe ich nun sehr, dass wir uns auf die deutsche Ausgabe nicht allzu lange gedulden müssen. Auf den dritten Teil freue ich mich schon sehr!