Harlequin and the Pebble of Spree
J.H. Sweet
Paperback
(Independently published, Feb. 20, 2017)
The Spirit of Fun and Frolic, responsible for spreading happiness, is in trouble. Harlequin, who derives her fairy spirit from a harlequin snake, is also the good-natured Fairy of Jokes and Mischief. Together with her friends—Dove, Cricket, and Blue (a blue dragonfly fairy)—she must find the Spirit of Fun and Frolic. The fairies have to persuade Whoopee (an elephant), Tom Foolery (a magical stuffed animal), and Monkeyshine (a grasshopper with a magic harmonica) to reveal the location of the troubled spirit. During this seemingly endless day, the fairies also seek help from a fish, a Jack Russell terrier, an ice cream vendor, a fancy hamster, a tiny magician, and a Persian cat to retrieve the magical Pebble of Spree to save the life of the spirit and restore happiness to mankind. In this story, the fairies also learn why the bluebird is the happiest of all birds, and what the grasshopper uses buttons for.