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Petalwink the Fairy: New Arrival

Hummingbirds are not known for patience. At their size and at their speed, the wait of the world is a long slow blur. This was especially true one very special morning, moments before the sun burst forth yellow and all was still a periwinkle calm. The barely-breeze was laden with jasmine, pine and dew. Some birds, the ones who were celebrating having gotten their worms, were already limber with singing.

One hummingbird hovered repeatedly over an unopened day-flower’s bud in Newman Forest. The morning glory’s soft furry tendrils fingered their way around twigs and young tree branches, every day reaching ever higher, pulling the plant closer to the sun so its happy faces could smile in the light.

This unopened bud seemed to hold such promise, the pearlescent green hummer couldn’t wait to be the first to taste its nectar. But there was something more about this one particular blossom, closed in a tight lustrous twirl of purple and pale green. It glowed from inside.

And then in a moment, in a soft flash of glory (like its name), the flower sprung open as the sun popped over a hill and the hummer drew back like a zipper. But he did not fly in for a sip, instead he chirped a twitter of approval and did a dance mid-air; in the center of the blue flower, stretching as if waking from a long nap, appeared a tiny radiant thing: ethereal and sweet, Petalwink the Fairy, herself the size of a hummingbird, appeared on the scene. Her glimmering periwinkle hair only a few inches long, yet reaching her waist, reflected the color of her resting place. Her tiny bug-like features, dainty and exquisite, were alert and expressive. Her iridescent aqua wings, like ornate poplar leaves, buzzed as quickly as the hummingbird’s in a blur of pale blue as she fluttered them awake.

Fairies like Petalwink, though without parents, are never orphans. They are born of joy, laughter and the delight of a child. Their very surroundings provides all that each forest resident could ever need: encouragement from a nodding flower, soft kisses from butterflies, lullabies from the crickets. Such was the case with Petalwink. Though she did not have parents as we think of parents, still she is parented with tender loving care. Her home, Newman Forest, is a place of possibility and promise; always in a season of renewal, glimmering with hope, color, and the radiance of sheer magic.

As Petalwink yawned and stretched and took in the sights, sounds and scents of the Forest, she very naturally made her way to the Fairy Ring at the heart of the forest in Violet Valley where the toadstools mingled with tiny viola plants. The Fairy Ring is a meeting place for fairies and their animal friends, a place of celebration and a place of introduction. There Petalwink was met by other fairies, frogs, birds and bugs and she felt she had always been home.

Morning heaved her gentle breath and caused leaves and feathers, petals and boughs, to whisper an invitation to celebrate. Fairies emerged as if from nowhere, each glimmering in a rainbow of colors, and as they converged on the fairy ring, it was as though the forest floor was a living bouquet. A lime green genteel Gardner snake with a silken neck tie, named Bliss Squiggle, slithered into his place; a cobalt-furred rabbit with overalls, grumpy George Rabbit, clomped out from a tangle of grass; Mayor Malone, a monocled emerald toad adjusted his vest; Birdie, an ostentatiously dressed nuthatch, whose chirp was as loud as her plumage, descended from above; a jade-hued diminutive frog with an orange and white polka-dot bow tie known as Francis leapt eagerly to attention, smacking his lips after swallowing a bug. Ladybugs came to light from the velvet underside of unfurled leaves and a gorgeous fat yellow and black striped honey bee with a cute hat hovered in a suspended drone above them all.

Petalwink the Fairy took her place in the center of the vibrant arena. Her purple and blue hair, fine as cobweb silk, fluttered near her tiny magenta rose-clothed waist. Her periwinkle skirt of fine vinca petals caught the rich morning light and glowed above her skinny green sprouts-for-legs. Yellow baby holly berries bejeweled her skirt and her sleeves. Her mini elfin shoes, coordinating with her petal skirt padded her feet. And in her hair, the tiniest pink daisy sat atop her green headband. Her pale skin, the color and quality of moonlight, glowed rosy at her cheeks and her movements were so quick and her eyes so bright, it was no wonder “wink” was part of her name. She was the blossoming of a flower, that magic moment of nature’s revelation.

She twirled and waved and the Forest unanimously broke out in a welcome chorus. Pixie dust as confetti fluttered all around and dewdrops made a slideshow of rainbows on every surface.

Petalwink the Fairy had arrived!

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June Bug Fairy

The Way to be Smart is to Know and Think Straight from Your Heart

Attribute: Smart
Role/Function: Forest Historian; records events and happenings in Newman Forest
Personality traits: Smart, introspective, literal but imaginative, absent-minded
First response: Over-analyze

The words she uses are as big as her heart
She knows about science, math, theater and art.
That’s because June Bug Fairy loves to read and write
She’s not only sweet, she’s a clever little sprite.
Tiny on the outside, her thoughts & dreams are grand…
You can count on June Bug, she’ll always lend a hand.

Gordo

He’s so much Fun, you’ll Forget he Never Gets Anything Done!

Attribute: Fearless
Role/Function: Rain & Water Fairy; provides drink for the forest
Personality traits: Eager, funny, dauntless, bold, clumsy, friendly
First response: Giddyup!

This friendly red-headed nix is forever up to high jinks
Unafraid of being foolish, unafraid of what anyone thinks
He’s up for adventure and never lazy, not ever shy,
Gordo knows there’s no limit, beyond even sky high.
He might misplace his shoe or lose the other half,
But he’s a loyal friend who’s eager always to love and to laugh.

Felicia Fairy

The Pretty on the Outside Shows the Beauty that’s on the Inside

Attribute: Graceful
Role/Function: Seed Fairy- cares for, stores and cultivates seeds
Personality traits: Artistic, poised, dramatic, expressive, supportive, strong, nurturing
First response: Drama

Like a springtime blossom, she’s a welcome sight
When Felicia smiles, all around her is bright.
She has a magic touch that she brings to each day
She shines friendship and beauty in her fairy own way.
Felicia’s a wee mighty pixie and pretty as a flower
Her kindness and grace give her sweetness girl power!

Willow & Whitney

The Way to Win is to Have a Twin
Attribute: Competitive
Role/Function: Wind Fairies; cause zephyrs, breezes and winds
Personality traits: active, vital, chipper, loyal
First response: First? They’re already on their third!

There’s one thing Willow loves as much as to win,
and that is her brother Whitney, who’s also her twin.
Together they run and climb and fly faster than light
Sometimes they play and sometimes they fight.
But they always say sorry and hug it out in the end
Because the best prize to claim is winning a friend.

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Bliss Squiggle

Calm and Assured is how Problems are Cured

Attribute: Wise
Role/Function: Forest advisor
Personality traits: insightful, calm, judicious, discerning, clever
First response: Thoughtful

Francis Frog

As Eager to Please as he is to Eat Treats

Attribute: Toady
Role/Function: Chef; On a related note, controls the bug population
Personality traits: Eager to please, loyal, agreeable, hungry
First response: Can I come?

Harry Bass

“Schools” are for Conformists

Attribute: Hippie
Role/Function: Peace-maker
Personality traits: progressive, open-minded, non-conformist
First response: Call for peace

Mayor Malone

Sometimes Leaders are the Biggest Needers

Attribute: Clueless
Role/Function: Mayor of Newman Forest
Personality traits: Unsure, tentative, undecided
First response: Ask for advice

Birdie Nuthatch

A Little Birdie Nuthatch Told me…

Attribute: Gossipy
Role/Function: Spreads the news
Personality traits: Nosy, spirited, maternal, proud
First response: Tell everyone

George Rabbit

To Get out of a Slump, You Gotta Give up the Grump
Attribute: Cantankerous
Role/Function: Maintains order
Personality traits: Suspicious, testy, grouchy, irritable, ultimately harmless
First response: Grumble

Belfry the Elf

Acting Stingy Makes Everything Seem Dingy

Attribute: Selfish
Role/Function: mooches off everybody else
Personality traits: sneaky, lazy, deceitful, jealous, entitled
First response: Steal it from someone else

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Angela, Whit, and Three Trees, Inc.

Life and business partners Angela and Whit agreed to get married on the condition that their partnership would bless the world, even in some small way. They made the same agreement when they formed Three Trees, Inc. together in 2003. A lifelong artist and writer, Angela brings her imagination to life through Petalwink the Fairy, the first in their line of literary brands with a conscience for girls. While maintaining the sense of spontaneity and whimsy that fairies typify, Petalwink also embodies the sweetness and innocence of childhood. Through Three Trees, Inc., Angela and Whit have developed a character education brand that is anchored in Petalwink’s empowering positive message for girls to believe in themselves and the greater good as expressed in the picture story book series “Good Things Come on Tiny Wings: The Adventures of Petalwink the Fairy” ®. The series is written in rhyme and illustrated in bright fanciful watercolors by Angela. Whit serves as business manager, head of customer care, and website manager.

They are thrilled to partner with the best in character education, Rising Star Education for the distribution to thousands of schools of Petalwink’s nationally acclaimed first story book “Petalwink Learns to Fly.” Emmy-award winning Rising Star Education is focused on creating and distributing the highest quality of audio, video, and print media resources that are fun, safe, classroom proven, and entertaining. Through their product lines they encourage children to build excellence in character, relationships, academics and making wise choices. Using creative storytelling, award winning animation, and kid-friendly support resources they provide the highest quality of media available to educators and the children they serve.

The second book in the Petalwink fairy book series, “Petalwink Comes in Second,” is due out early this fall. Order your advance copy here!

Subscribe to PetalNews, the Petalwink eNewsletter, to keep up with the rest of the books in the series, activities, events and author notes.

The Petalwink brand encourages girls to believe in the greater good, in themselves, and in their own potential…this is real magic!

Angela & Whit

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