{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Susan Baier","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/susanpb24\/","title":"Fairy Fun - A Rainbow Magic Holiday Extravaganza","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TN4a7OmpcW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/fairy-fun-a-rainbow-magic-holiday-extravaganza\/\">Fairy Fun &#8211; A Rainbow Magic Holiday Extravaganza<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/fairy-fun-a-rainbow-magic-holiday-extravaganza\/embed\/#?secret=TN4a7OmpcW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fairy Fun &#8211; A Rainbow Magic Holiday Extravaganza&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"TN4a7OmpcW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"by Susan Baier, Santa Clara City (CA) Library Do your library kids freak for fairies \u2014 specifically, the Rainbow Magic variety? The Daisy Meadows series is wildly popular here, and we like any excuse for a party at our library. So two weeks before Christmas, we threw a Rainbow Magic Holiday Extravaganza. We targeted it to the kindergarten through fourth grade crowd, and had 50 kids in attendance. Since it was the holiday season, I began the program by reading aloud an excerpt from Paige the Christmas Play Fairy. In this installment the mischievous goblin Jack Frost wreaks havoc in the lives of Rachel, Kirsty, and their friends, and a delightful fairy must help the girls save the day. You\u2019re shocked, right? Let\u2019s keep it real &#8211; these books are a tad\u2026formulaic. But if they get kids exciting about reading and bring them into our libraries clamoring for the next..."}