Line #76 Literature/RainbowMagic


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4	The ''Rainbow Magic'' series is a popular British ChildrensLiterature [[ExtrudedBookProduct series]] for girls around the age of six, written by [[{{Ghostwriter}} several authors]] under the HousePseudonym of Daisy Meadows and illustrated by Georgie Ripper. The series also received a DirectToVideo movie, ''Return to Rainspell Island''.
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6	Each series of books, while different in theme, generally follows the same basic plot. Jack Frost and his goblins are causing trouble in Fairyland and have stolen or misplaced seven precious artifacts that help fairies do their jobs. These objects have been scattered across the human world, and are guarded by goblins.
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8	Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker have to get the items back, helping each fairy one by one. Special series books mix it up slightly by having one fairy but three magic objects, and later series have four fairies per series instead of seven. To celebrate 20 years of the franchise, new characters Gracie Adebayo and Khadijah Khan were added in Hope the Welcome Fairy's book as part of the main cast alongside Rachel and Kirsty.
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10	Its website can be found [[https://orchardseriesbooks.co.uk/rainbow-magic/ here]], and a listing of most series so far can be found [[https://rainbowmagic.fandom.com/List_of_Fairies here]]. ''Return to Rainspell Island'' can be watched on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz7soIgPQgE here]].
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13	!!This series contains examples of:
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15	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: In the film, the Snowmen and some shots of the Fairies (from a distance) are animated via CG animation.
16	* ActionPrologue:
17	** The movie opens with Rachel and Kirsty saving Heather the Violet Fairy, then defending the rest of the Rainbow Fairies from Jack Frost.
18	** Natalie the Christmas Stocking Fairy's book opens with a goblin running amok in Rachel's kitchen and escaping to the Ice Castle.
19	* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
20	** King Oberon looks younger and slimmer in the movie than in the books, and his beard's less bushy.
21	** Jack Frost also looks more handsome than in the books, to a lesser degree.
22	* AdaptationalModesty: The goblins wear loincloths in the book, but shirts and pants in the movie.
23	* AgelessBirthdayEpisode: Books with birthdays in them never reveal how old the birthday person is.
24	* AgentScully: Rachel in the movie decides she and Kirsty are both too old to believe in fairies despite knowing them personally, though it's prompted by girls' teasing.
25	* AllIsWellThatEndsWell: Rachel and Kirsty have this to an extent. No matter how bad the things Jack Frost did are, when it's settled they're relieved and ready to have fun for the rest of the day.
26	* AlliterativeTitle: The majority of fairies have jobs that start with the same letter of their name.
27	* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Hope the Welcome Fairy's book has a troll chief and her minions move near the Ice Castle, which Jack Frost takes as an invasion and plans to kick them out.
28	* AlternateContinuity: Possibly. The movie ignores everything that happened after the first series except the girls' lockets, though whether not the movie fits into the book timeline or simply branches from it is unclear.
29	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Several fairies have medium-brown skin and nothing to distinguish their race.
30	* AnimatedAdaptation: A direct to DVD movie was made, though in the UK only.
31	* {{Animesque}}: The movie has a strange, 80s variant of this. Justified as it was a Japanese co-production.
32	* AnvilOnHead: This is a RunningGag with Newton the goblin in the movie, who always gets bonked on the head with increasingly heavy objects.
33	* ArtEvolution: The books' art has gotten cleaner over time, and much more detailed.
34	* ArtifactTitle: Only the first seven books dealt with the rainbow, though the Rainbow Fairies occasionally appear in other books.
35	* ArtisticLicensePhysics: In Goldie the Sunshine Fairy's book, a troublemaking goblin uses the Sunshine Feather to make the sun so hot that the cornfields start turning into popcorn -- which would normally require a temperature of 100°C or 212°F, hot enough to boil water and cause heatstroke -- yet the girls can still hold an overnight campout in their tents without roasting to death.
36	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: The snowman army combines into a giant snowman in the movie.
37	* AudienceParticipation: Readers voted on Mia the Bridesmaid Fairy and Juliet the Valentine Fairy's names.
38	* AudienceSurrogate: Rachel and Kirsty are clearly this, to the point that they get very little unique characterization.
39	* BadBoss: Jack Frost can't stand his goblins, especially when they mess up.
40	** Exaggerated in the movie, where he fires his TerribleTrio even after they were useful to him, and disrespects his snowman army by saying they're mindless, easily replaceable weaklings.
41	* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: The goblins have this mindset, treating the smell of pond scum as perfume and being terrified of puppies and other cute animals.
42	* BadMoonRising: In Maisie the Moonbeam Fairy's book, the girls know something's up when the moon ''disappears''. It turns out the goblins are using fairy dust to create their own moon to hang in the sky.
43	* BadassAdorable: Rachel and Kirsty, and the fairies. They're very young, but they defeat Jack Frost every time he causes trouble.
44	* BigBad: Jack Frost is the main villain of the series and causes every single evil plot, and has goblin minions who assist his evil deeds.
45	* BigDamnHeroes:
46	** The Rainbow Fairies help get back Violet's magic paintbrush by messing with the colors of Jack Frost's paintings.
47	** Doodle the rooster saves Rachel and Kirsty from Jack Frost at the end of the Weather Fairies series.
48	** In Clara the Chocolate Fairy's book, Lizzie the Sweet Treats Fairy arrives to change the chocolate floor into toffee.
49	* BigEater: All of the goblins love food, and they're very greedy.
50	* BigGood: King Oberon and Queen Titania are the main forces of good in Fairyland, and dispatch Rachel and Kirsty wherever they're needed.
51	%%* BigOlEyebrows: King Oberon has these.
52	* BirthdayEpisode:
53	** Belle the Birthday Fairy's book takes place on Rachel's mother's birthday. [[spoiler:And Jack Frost's.]]
54	** The Sweet/Sugar & Spice Fairies series takes place around Kirsty's birthday. The final book has Jack Frost declare it's his birthday ''every'' day.
55	* BlowYouAway: Fairies whose domains are wind-related naturally have the power to control wind.
56	* {{Brainwashed}}: In the Fashion Fairies series, in Alexa's book everyone is brainwashed to like Ice Blue and ''only'' Ice Blue.
57	* BriarPatching: In Gabriella's book, the girls beg not to be taken to Jack Frost when they really want to get information from him.
58	* BringHimToMe: Averted in Gabriella's book. When Rachel and Kirsty let themselves get captured, the goblins initially try to lock them in the dungeon rather than take then to Jack Frost. They have to trick their way into being taken to him.
59	%%* TheBully: Lydia in the movie.
60	* ButtMonkey: Rachel; whenever something bad happens to the girls it usually falls on her. She's been frozen solid and captured ''at least'' 10 times, much more often than Kirsty or the fairy of the book.
61	%%** Both girls become this in Lindsay the Luck Fairy's book.
62	* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: The girls are often told by Queen Titania that the magic will come to them.
63	* CanonForeigner: AlphaBitch Lydia and her GirlPosse were created for the movie, as were the snowmen.
64	* CapturedOnPurpose: Seen in Gabriella's book; the girls deliberately get captured so they can trick Jack Frost.
65	* CardCarryingVillain: Jack Frost. He causes trouble just because he can, and loves seeing bad things happen to others.
66	* CatchYourDeathOfCold: In [[Literature/RainbowMagicSkyTheBlueFairy Sky's book]], the bubble she's trapped into freezes over when the goblins get too close to her, which makes her colour fade away.
67	* CatsAreMagic: Trixie the Halloween Fairy and Lara the Black Cat Fairy have magic cats that help them out.
68	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Jack Frost was a VileVillainSaccharineShow in the first few series. This... didn't last.
69	* ChristmasEpisode: Holiday-themed books; these are usually Special Editions. Christmas itself is particularly popular, having at least seven fairies devoted to it.
70	* {{Cliffhanger}}:
71	** The Weather Fairy books ended with Doodle telling the girls something; the more books that went on the more he said.
72	** Sophie the Sapphire Fairy's book ended with the fairies' flying magic beginning to fade.
73	* ContinuityNod:
74	** Sometimes fairies the girls have met before will show up in later books, and previous books' events are mentioned now and then, especially if the fairy of the book has a job related to existing fairies.
75	** Jack Frost's disguise in the Superstar Fairies series is a rapper. He rapped in the movie. This could also be seen as a CallForward, as the movie chronologically takes place rather early, before his appearance as a rapper in the books.
76	* CoolOldLady: Mrs. Croft in Keira the Film Star Fairy's book, who gets the girls parts as extras in a movie.
77	* CulturalTranslation: Some of the UK titles and names were changed when imported to the US.
78	** Destiny went from a pop star fairy to a rock star fairy, and Izzy the Indigo Fairy was renamed Inky.
79	** The Twilight Fairies became the Night Fairies.
80	** The Pop Star Fairies became the Superstar Fairies.
81	** The Sweet Fairies became the Sugar & Spice fairies.
82	* CuteKitten: Kirsty has a kitten named Pearl, named after Pearl the Cloud Fairy.
83	* CutenessProximity: Kirsty squees upon seeing a baby penguin hatch, and is distracted by it for about half a page.
84	* DarkIsNotEvil: The Twilight/Night Fairies watch over nighttime and are very nice.
85	* DarkerAndEdgier:
86	** Of the original series, Sky's book had the most dangerous conflict, with the goblin's ice magic causing Sky's blue magic to fade away, which almost kills the poor girl.
87	** The movie is darker than all of the books. It calls Kirsty and Rachel's friendship into question, has a gang of bullies pick on the girls, and has Jack Frost aiming to conquer the world. Jack Frost acts much nastier than in the books, to the point of firing his loyal goblins and considering his army of snowmen to be weak and easily replaced.
88	** Storm the Lightning Fairy's book has one of the most threatening goblins in the series, as he shot lightning at the girls with intent to harm them. It gets close enough to burn Rachel's coat and Kirsty can feel its heat on her face, and it leaves scorch marks on the floor.
89	** Lucy the Diamond Fairy's book was a bit darker than others, as it dealt with the fairies' flying magic fading, causing them to lose their wings. It also had Jack Frost trying to impale the girls with icicles at one point.
90	** Juliet the Valentine Fairy's book is more serious than others, as Rachel and Kirsty are compelled to argue for almost all of it, and it shows the consequences when items that make everyone loving are stolen.
91	** Autumn the Falling Leaves Fairy's book has the girls experiencing a heat wave thanks to Jack Frost. All of the animals and plants are thirsty, leaves and food won't grow, and the finale of the book has the Ice Castle in danger of completely melting and flooding all of Fairyland.
92	* ADayInTheLimelight: The Weather Fairies series begins with Kirsty on her own, and the series focuses on her hometown of Wetherbury.
93	* DerangedAnimation: Seen in Jack Frost's rap in the movie, which includes multiple copies of his head spinning around.
94	* DeusExMachina: In Danielle the Daisy Fairy's book, the girls are completely incapable of retrieving the flower petal and are saved by a girl who happened to see what was going on. A similar thing happens in Evelyn the Mermicorn Fairy's book, where both sides lose the green gemstone only for a mermaid to deliver it.
95	* DisasterDominoes: Happens to the villains in the movie's prologue.
96	* DisguisedInDrag:
97	** One Princess Fairy book has a goblin dressed as a princess, with the narration calling him Princess Goblina.
98	** Many other goblins dress as girls throughout the series, especially in the Fashion Fairies series.
99	* DismantledMacGuffin: Some of the items, such as the Ocean Fairies' conch shell.
100	* DisneyVillainDeath: In Nina the Birthday Cake Fairy's book, Jack Frost takes a long fall from his candy tower and lands in a milkshake moat. Rachel and Kirsty have to save him.
101	* DisproportionateRetribution: The very first series of books has Jack Frost capturing the fairies because he wasn't invited to a party--even ''after'' he was told he could stay and have fun once he showed up to crash it. He continues this trend for minor slights in many other series.
102	* DistaffCounterpart: In Frances the Royal Family Fairy's book, Jack Frost creates a younger sister named Jilly Chilly. She [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/rainbowmagic/images/7/77/Jilly_Chilly.jpg looks]] exactly like him except with lipstick and eyelashes.
103	* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The movie attempts to do this with Rachel and Kirsty, and to a lesser extent the Rainbow Fairies. Rachel is the more serious and socially-conscious of the two, while Kirsty is more carefree and positive.
104	* DynamicEntry: Jack Frost does this in the movie...which the goblins promptly ruin.
105	* DubNameChange:
106	** In the North American releases, some fairies have their names changed. Their occupation is changed too, sometimes.
107	** In the translations into foreign languages (such as French, Welsh, Hungarian, and Norwegian), every fairy has their name changed to a name more suitable for said culture, or to otherwise preserve their {{Alliterative Name}}s.
108	** In the German translations, the fairies have surnames.
109	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
110	** The first series of books took a while to establish Kirsty and Rachel before sending them to Fairyland, the goblins were built up as major threats, they had to find the fairies themselves rather than magical items, and Jack Frost was captured at the end and nearly melted until the fairies relented. It was also ''very clearly'' meant to be a standalone series. The Weather Fairies series was only made due to its popularity.
111	** Early books established Jack Frost as a fairy, while later books call him an Ice Lord.
112	%%* EvilBrit: Jack Frost in the movie, as well as Lydia.
113	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Jack Frost's presence creates cold wherever he goes. In early books the goblins had this too.
114	* EvilIsPetty: Some of Jack Frost's schemes are very petty, such as ruining all desserts or taking over the world of fashion.
115	* EvilMask: Inverted in Flora the Dress-up Fairy's book; the ''loss'' of her magic mask makes people act like their costumes at a masked ball.
116	* EvilTwin: Inverted in Lila and Myla the Twins Fairies' book: when Jack Frost creates a twin, the result is a good-hearted kindly clone named Jimmy Thaw.
117	* ExpansionPack: The U.S. version of the Fairytale Fairies series adds three extra fairies to round it out to seven.
118	%%* ExtrudedBookProduct: Seems obvious by now.
119	* {{Expy}}:
120	** Of all the fairies named after/inspired by members of UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily, none are closer to the person they're based on than Meghan the Wedding Sparkle Fairy, who is essentially a fairy version of Creator/MeghanMarkle.
121	** With his small stature, deep brown skin, afro, and nice getup, Charles the Coronation Fairy looks just like a blue-clad [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Antonio Madrigal]].
122	* FadSuper: Later books introduced fairies based on popular trends, such as Evelyn the Mermicorn Fairy, Sasha the Slime Fairy, Jae the Boy Band Fairy, and Zainab the Squishy Toy Fairy.
123	* FairyTale:
124	** The Fairytale Fairies are in charge of making sure fairytale stories remain fun for all readers and fairytale characters are safe and sound in their books. The Storybook Fairies have a similar job.
125	** To a lesser extent, Hannah the Happily-Ever-After Fairy.
126	* FakeBand: The Angels, A-OK, Groove Gang, The Sparkle Girls, Me-2-U and Frosty and his Gobolicious Band.
127	* FashionVictimVillain: In-universe with Jack Frost's Ice Blue clothing line, which are all odd, ugly, or hard to wear.
128	* TheFashionista: Phoebe the Fashion Fairy, and the other Fashion Fairies who are her helpers.
129	* FeudEpisode: Juliet the Valentine Fairy's book is like this; Rachel and Kirsty are compelled to argue for almost all of it, only patching things up with the return of the magic candy box.
130	* FlatCharacter: Very few fairies have distinct personalities.
131	* FleetingDemographicRule: The reason each set of books [[StrictlyFormula all follow the same formula]].
132	* FoodFight: Rachel and Kirsty start an ice cream food fight in Esme the Ice Cream Fairy's book to get back her magic charm.
133	* FoodPorn: Cakes and other food items are lavishly described and illustrated. This is especially evident in the Sweet/Sugar and Spice Fairies series.
134	* ForcedTransformation: In Sophie the Sapphire Fairy's book, some goblins get turned into goldfish.
135	* FriendToAllChildren: Rachel and Kirsty are very kind to younger children, as is Bailey the Babysitter Fairy.
136	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Many fairies that have to do with animals are friends to all of them, as are Rachel and Kirsty.
137	* FunHatingVillain: Jack Frost spends much of his time trying to ensure the fairies and humans can't have fun.
138	%%* {{Gamebooks}}: A few standalone books of this type were written.
139	* TheGenericGuy: Rachel and Kirsty don't have much personality. ''Return To Rainspell Island'' gives them the closest to DivergentCharacterEvolution they'll probably ever get. Even then, however, the main thing we learn about the two is that Rachel is serious and has more social awareness compared to the dreamy, carefree Kirsty.
140	* GenkiGirl: Addison the April Fool's Day Fairy is always bursting with excitement, and has to be reminded several times that she can't be spotted by other humans.
141	* {{Glamour}}: In the Music Fairies series, Jack Frost uses magic to hide the goblins' green skin.
142	* GreaterScopeVillain: Some special edition books don't have Jack Frost appear, though he still stole the objects in the backstory.
143	* GreenAesop: The Green/Earth Fairies series is about ecology and protecting the environment. While the fairies can help in-story, it's up to humans to truly fix things. Rachel and Kirsty are discouraged at first because it's such a big job for two girls, but by telling others, who then tell others, they feel encouraged that the planet can be saved. It also shows the sad, scary consequences of hurting the environment, such as polluted beaches and rivers, smog, climate change, and the threat of rainforests and coral reefs disappearing.
144	%%* GreenThumb: Plant and flower-themed fairies have this power.
145	* GuileHero:
146	** Trixie the Halloween Fairy and Addison the April Fool's Day Fairy are fond of pranks and tricking people.
147	** Rachel and Kirsty are adept at tricking and manipulating the goblins, and sometimes Jack Frost.
148	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Rachel is blonde, and is one of the main heroes.
149	* HarmlessFreezing: The girls and fairies are sometimes frozen solid, but are always fine once thawed.
150	* HarmlessVillain: The goblins. Jack Frost himself also qualifies most of the time.
151	* HatingOnMonday: Megan the Monday Fairy's job is to prevent people from being grumpy on Mondays. When her magic flag is stolen, this trope comes into play for everyone until she gets it back.
152	* HeatWave: Happens in Autumn the Falling Leaves Fairy's book. Jack Frost wanted to skip fall and go from summer to winter, but instead he created an endless summer.
153	%%* HeelFaceTurn: A goblin in Sophia the Snow Swan Fairy's book does this, and Lydia does this in the movie.
154	* HeroicDog: Rachel's dog Buttons has helped the girls at times.
155	* TheHighQueen: Queen Titania is kindly, supportive, and rules Fairyland alongside King Oberon.
156	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Jack Frost stealing the Princess Fairies' tiaras, particularly Eva the Enchanted Ball Fairy's, made his own ball a complete failure.
157	* HostageForMacGuffin: The goblins try this in Leona the Unicorn Fairy's book, but it turns out to be a bluff.
158	%%* AnIcePerson: Jack Frost, the goblins, and some of the fairies.
159	%%* ImpracticalMusicalInstrumentSkills: Izzy/Inky the Indigo Fairy has this in the movie.
160	* ImprobableWeaponUser: In Isabella the Air Fairy's book, a goblin weaponizes cans of air freshener to keep the girls at bay.
161	* IncredibleShrinkingMan: When the girls turn into fairies, they shrink in size.
162	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Some of the goblins.
163	* InsaneTrollLogic: Jack Frost's reason for going after the Green/Earth Fairies was because he wanted goblins to be the only green thing around, not realizing that going green meant helping the environment.
164	* IronicName: In the movie, the three dumb goblins are named Newton, Leonardo, and Edison.
165	* ItsAllAboutMe: Jack Frost only cares about himself making it big, not his goblins.
166	* ItsPersonal: Rachel takes it personally when Jack Frost threatens to ruin her mom's birthday party, and when he tries to ruin Kirsty's by stealing her cake.
167	* JumpedAtTheCall: Rachel and Kirsty always agree to help the fairies immediately.
168	* KickTheDog:
169	** Jack Frost sometimes kidnaps or threatens animals, which makes everyone ''very'' angry.
170	** His speech on the snowman army in the movie, saying that they're mindless soldiers who can be indefinitely replaced. He also fires his goblins despite the fact that they were useful to him.
171	* KidHero: Rachel and Kirsty are about the same age as the books' intended demographic.
172	%%* TheLadette: Izzy/Inky the Indigo Fairy in the movie.
173	%%* LamePunReaction: The other fairies have this to Amber's puns in the movie.
174	* LevelAte: Jack Frost's plan in the Sugar & Spice Fairies series is to build his own candy castle and ruin sweet treats forever.
175	%%* LevitatingLotusPosition: Heather the Violet Fairy does this in the movie.
176	* LighterAndSofter: The First Reader books, being for a younger audience, are short slice of life tales that don't include Jack Frost.
177	* LiterallyShatteredLives: Rachel was once frozen in mid-air, and Kirsty worried that if she hit the ground she'd shatter into icy pieces.
178	* LoadBearingBoss: In the final Sugar and Spice Fairy book, the return of all seven charms makes Jack Frost's Candy Castle collapse and melt away.
179	* LongRunner: Over 250 Rainbow Magic books have been published since 2003.
180	* LoopholeAbuse: The second series published, the Weather Fairies, has this. Jack Frost promised not to harm the Rainbow Fairies at the end of their series... so he harmed the Weather Fairies instead.
181	* LoudOfWar: Done accidentally in Keira the Film Star Fairy's book; Jack Frost shouting orders through the magic megaphone makes it impossible to get close to him until Keira summons earplugs.
182	* MadArtist: Jack Frost becomes this in the Magical Craft Fairy series.
183	* MageInManhattan: In The Fairytale Fairy series, characters from fairy tales such as ''Cinderella'' and ''Snow White'' get lost in the real world.
184	* MagicAIsMagicA: Spells don't work unless they rhyme.
185	* {{Magitek}}: [[http://rainbowmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Cara_the_Coding_Fairy There's a coding fairy]], meaning that computer programs won't run without the help of fairy magic.
186	* MakeMeWannaShout: Jack Frost does this by accident with the magical megaphone in Keira the Film/Movie Star Fairy's book. The day is saved with earplugs for everyone, including the goblins.
187	* ManChild: Jack Frost sleeps with a teddy bear, is scared of the dark, and on the whole is ''very'' petty and childish.
188	* {{Masquerade}}: Rachel and Kirsty keep their experiences secret to prevent everyone from finding out about the fairies. They break this rule once with Rebecca Wilson, though she saw what was going on and keeps the secret as well.
189	* MeaningfulName: A few of the fairies have these, such as Ruby the Red Fairy or Autumn the Falling Leaves Fairy.
190	* TheMentor: Queen Titania, and sometimes the Fairy Godmother, mentor the girls and help out when needed.
191	* MonsterModesty: The goblins wear loincloths when not disguised, and full human outfits when in disguise. In the movie, they wear shirts and pants regularly.
192	* MotorMouth: Amber the Orange Fairy talks rapidly in the books.
193	* MundaneMadeAwesome: The movie has dramatic music set to a montage of the goblins putting together snowmen.
194	* TheMuse: The Magical Craft Fairies make and inspire art.
195	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In Matilda/Jennifer the Hairstylist Fairy's book, Rachel and Kirsty accidentally wreck a goblin's wig while trying to help Jennifer. Upon seeing his saddened reaction, they feel incredibly guilty and agree to restore it if he gives back the magic hairbrush.
196	* NeverSayDie: Played straight for most of the series, but averted in the Green/Earth Fairies series, which deals with protecting the environment and say that animals and plants could get sick or die if not helped.
197	%%* NewEraSpeech: Jack Frost gives one in the movie.
198	* NightmareDreams: Sometimes Jack Frost's mischief causes Rachel and Kirsty to have these.
199	* NightmareFuel: Jack Frost is this in-universe; when Rachel and Kirsty are telling scary stories, the scariest thing they can think of is Jack Frost.
200	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
201	** In the "Pop Star" Fairies, there are fairies named Adele (Music/{{Adele}}), Jessie (Music/JessieJ), Miley (Music/MileyCyrus), and Vanessa, Frankie, Rochelle and Una are all named after Music/TheSaturdays (Vanessa White, Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, and Una Healy).
202	** In the Fashion Fairies series, there is a dress designer called Ella [=McCauley=], a reference to Stella [=McCartney=].[[note]]Daughter of Sir Paul [=McCartney=], fashion designer.[[/note]]
203	** Ellie the Guitar Fairy has guitarists "Heddie van Whalen" (US version) and "Wiggy Isapop" (UK version).
204	** The boy band Me-2-U seems to be loosely based on Music/OneDirection.
205	* NonIndicativeName: A downplayed example; Jae's official title is "the Boy Band fairy", and a boy band does appear in his book, but his appearance draws more influence from K-Pop than boy bands.
206	* NothingCanStopUsNow: Jack Frost says this in the movie [[TemptingFate ''right before'' ]] his snowman army betrays him.
207	* NotSoHarmlessVillain:
208	** Sometimes Jack Frost can be downright nasty, like freezing Rachel solid. Also, a lot of the things he does have very negative impacts on the human world. Alicia the Snow Queen Fairy's book brings back some of his old menace by having him try to rule the world, and use her enchanted mirror to charm young fairies into working for him.
209	** In some books even the goblins can be this, like when they successfully prevented Kirsty from getting Sophie's sapphire.
210	* OddJobGods: ''Every fairy''. They range from colors to sports to candy to the days of the week to ''parties''.
211	* OddNameOut: One of the Showtime Fairies, Darcy, is referred to as a Diva instead of a Fairy.
212	* OnceAnEpisode: Once per series (usually), the girls travel to Jack Frost's Ice Castle to retrieve an especially guarded item.
213	* OneGenderRace: The goblins are all male, though a few books imply that females exist. Most fairies are also female, with King Oberon and Jae the Boy Band Fairy being the only notable male fairies.
214	* OneSteveLimit: Fairy names are never used twice, resulting in some names changing from region to region down the line.
215	* OrcusOnHisThrone: Most of the time, Jack Frost is content to dispatch his goblins to retrieve or protect the artifacts. It's only when they fail at the tasks repeatedly that he goes to do something himself. This is played for drama in the movie, where the fact that he does this while the snowman army does all the work [[spoiler:makes them turn on him]].
216	* PackedHero: In Pearl the Cloud Fairy's book, a goblin falls into a candy wrapping machine and gets wrapped with a sheet of silver paper and a silver ribbon.
217	%%* PaintingTheFrostOnWindows: Many of the fairies do this.
218	%%* PaperThinDisguise: The girls, goblins, and Jack Frost have used these at some point.
219	* ParentalBonus: Some of the characters' names are references to celebrities.
220	** Rebecca's book has several references to Music/ElvisPresley.
221	** Lucy the Diamond Fairy is a ShoutOut to Music/TheBeatles.
222	* PetTheDog: Jack Frost gets quite a few of these moments, as do his goblins.
223	%%* PlotCoupon: Whatever trinkets Jack Frost stole.
224	* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: If whatever Jack Frost stole is related to friendship, Rachel and Kirsty will argue. This is most prevalent in Juliet the Valentine Fairy's book.
225	* ProducePelting: In Ellie the Guitar Fairy's book, Rachel and Kirsty pelt goblins with rotten fruit to make them drop the magic guitar.
226	* ProductPlacement: Some versions of Summer the Holiday Fairy's book include a mention of Coca-Cola being in the Tates' picnic basket.
227	%%* PungeonMaster: Amber the Orange Fairy in the movie.
228	* RainbowMotif: Seen with the Rainbow Fairies, as well as the series logo.
229	* RealMenWearPink: Jack Frost and his goblins like dancing, fashion, and pop stardom, among other things.
230	* TheReveal: There are a couple relating to Jack Frost.
231	** The last Night Fairy book reveals that [[spoiler:he's afraid of the dark]].
232	** Belle the Birthday Fairy's book reveals [[spoiler:his birthday is the same as Rachel's mom's]].
233	* RedEyesTakeWarning: In Storm the Lightning Fairy's book, an extra-mean goblin with red eyes shoots lightning at the girls with the power of the Lightning Feather.
234	* {{Retcon}}: In-universe. In the Storybook Fairies series, Jack Frost and the goblins are able to change fairy tale stories so the goblins were ''always'' there, and only Rachel and Kirsty remember otherwise.
235	%%* RevengeSVP: Jack Frost does this all the time.
236	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The baby penguin in Pia's book.
237	* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Several UK-only books are about current events in the monarchy.
238	* RoadApples: In Leona the Unicorn Fairy's book, a goblin falls into a pile of horse manure at a stable.
239	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:
240	** Queen Titania acts as a mentor to the girls, and her magic makes whatever Jack Frost stole appear close to Rachel and Kirsty.
241	** King Oberon once used his crown to teleport Jack Frost to his throne room and prevent him from causing further mischief.
242	* RoyaltySuperpower: The Princess Fairies are in charge of all fairy magic as well as their own.
243	* RuleOfSeven: The regular series have seven trinkets for seven fairies.
244	* RuleOfThree: The special books have three magic trinkets to find.
245	* RunningGag: The goblins being terrified of pogwurzels, creatures goblin mothers warn naughty children about.
246	* SaveTheVillain: Rachel and Kirsty have had to save the goblins from being hurt by their own stupidity many times.
247	* SecretKeeper: Rachel and Kirsty are this for the fairies, as is oneshot character Rebecca Wilson.
248	* SequelHook: The Weather Fairies series ended with the girls receiving the fairy lockets, which promised many adventures ahead.
249	* SeriesFauxnale: Many books were written this way due to the series' length.
250	* ShockAndAwe: In Storm the Lightning Fairy's book, an extra-mean goblin with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] shoots lightning at the girls with the power of the Lightning Feather. While it isn't as dangerous as real lightning, it's still very threatening, to the point that no one in the entire book is hit by it directly.
251	* ShoutOut:
252	** Lucy the Diamond Fairy is a ShoutOut to Music/TheBeatles.
253	** Kat the Jungle Fairy is heavily based on the music video for [[Music/KatyPerry "Roar"]].
254	* ShoutOutToShakespeare: The fairy king and queen are named Oberon and Titania, from ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''. The ball in the first series of books is the ''Midsummer'' Ball, as well.
255	* SkepticismFailure: In the movie, Rachel decides it's time to stop believing in fairies despite having met them. The fairies then need their help.
256	%%* SkintoneSclerae: All of the characters have these, but it's most prominent in the movie.
257	%%* TheSmartGuy: Saffron/Sunny the Yellow Fairy in the movie.
258	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Inverted. King Oberon, Prince Arthur, Jae the Boy Band Fairy, and Charles the Coronation Fairy are the only known male fairies, though Jack Frost has been stated to be a fairy at times.
259	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Many fairies can speak to animals.
260	* SpiritualSuccessor: The series received two, written by the same 'author'.
261	** The ''Magic Animal Friends'' series, which ran for 4 years. This series revolved around Jess and Lily, who enter the mysterious Friendship Forest and rescue animals from the wicked witch Grizelda, who sent different servants to cause trouble in each series.
262	** The ''Unicorn Magic'' series, premiering in 2019. It follows Lucy and Aisha, who discover Unicorn Valley, which is ruled by the beautiful Queen Aurora and threatened by the Dark Unicorn Selena.
263	* StormingTheCastle: Rachel and Kirsty storm Jack Frost's castle often.
264	* StrictlyFormula:
265	** Nearly every series is the same aside from the themes.
266	** Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy's book modifies the formula slightly - it's not Alexandra's magic rattle which gets stolen, but the Royal Baby.
267	%%** The Christmas specials are especially guilty offenders. This may be why some of them don't come over to the US.
268	* SugarBowl: Fairyland is generally happy and peaceful whenever Jack Frost isn't causing trouble, as is the human world.
269	* SupremeChef: Food-based fairies are often excellent cooks.
270	* SurroundedByIdiots: Jack Frost often complains about this. It backfires on him in the movie, where he gets smarter henchmen...who betray him.
271	* TagLine: "Unlock the Magic Within!"
272	* TakeOverTheWorld:
273	** Jack Frost tries this in the movie, planning to conquer Fairyland ''and'' the human world. He occasionally has this goal in the books.
274	** In the Fashion Fairies series, he tries to take over the fashion world with his Ice Blue clothing line.
275	%%* TalkingAnimal: Bertram the frog footman, and Doodle the rooster.
276	* TeachersPet: Steffi is this in Addison's book, though it's partially due to Jack Frost taking her sense of humor away.
277	%%* TeamMom:
278	%%** Queen Titania is this in the books.
279	%%** Ruby the Red Fairy is this in the movie.
280	* TenderTears: Juliet the Valentine Fairy cries a lot in her book because of the havoc the misplaced objects are wreaking on love.
281	%%* TerribleTrio: Leonardo, Newton, and Edison in the movie.
282	* ThrowItIn: Happens in-universe in Paige the Christmas Play Fairy's book. Jack Frost interfering with a performance of ''Cinderella'' forces the girls to improvise.
283	* TimeStandsStill: Time is stopped when the girls are in Fairyland.
284	* TooDumbToLive: The goblins, which the girls and fairies constantly use to their advantage. Rachel and Kirsty have had to save the goblins from being hurt by their own stupidity many times.
285	* TransformationTrinket: The girls' lockets can take them to Fairyland, turning them into fairies in the process.
286	* TheTrickster: Addison the April Fool's Day Fairy.
287	* {{Tuckerization}}: Daisy the Festival Fairy shares the name of the series' 'author.'
288	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Happens to Jack Frost in the movie. He creates a living snowman army and treats them as mindless, expendable soldiers, which makes then turn on him.
289	* TheUnmasquedWorld: This trope is why Fairyland must be kept a secret, and why the girls try to stop Jack Frost from doing anything big on Earth.
290	* VagueAge: It's never stated how old Rachel and Kirsty are supposed to be. They could be anywhere from very young to middle school aged. Some books even suggest that they might be teenagers. [[LongRunners And given how long the series has been going]], it's not out of the possibility that all of the implied ages are true to some extent, and the girls have simply grown up over time. Given how many unique Christmas based stories there's been, it's not impossible.
291	* VillainBall: Jack Frost holds this in the first book of the Sweet/Sugar & Spice Fairies series. He has all of their charms around his neck, powering his candy castle... so he separates them on Earth for his goblins to guard. There is literally no reason for him to do this other than to separate the series into 7 books.
292	* VillainExitStageLeft: Jack Frost escapes this way in Joy's book.
293	* VillainousGlutton: While most of the goblins aren't fat, they're very greedy when it comes to food. One of the conflicts in the Sugar and Spice series came from them eating Jack Frost's Candy Castle.
294	* WeHaveReserves: Jack Frost says this in the movie, saying his snowman army is composed of expendable weaklings that can be replaced infinitely in battle. [[spoiler:Said army disagrees]].
295	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In Danielle the Daisy Fairy's book Rachel and Kirsty get help from a human girl named Rebecca, who learns about the fairies and Jack Frost. She's never seen again.
296	* WindsOfDestinyChange: Lindsay the Luck Fairy has good luck powers.
297	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Rachel and Kirsty are mature for their ages, contrasting heavily with Jack Frost's childishness.
298	* WorldHealingWave: Usually, as soon as the magic objects are recovered everything snaps back to normal in Fairyland and the human world.
299	* WouldHurtAChild: Jack Frost has attacked Rachel and Kirsty many times with his ice bolts, once attempting to have icicles rain down on them.

Context Literature / RainbowMagic