Narinder Dhami

Author of Ruby the Red Fairy

107+ Works 4,543 Members 37 Reviews

About the Author

Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton, England on November 15, 1958. She received a degree in English from Birmingham University in 1980. After having taught in primary and secondary schools for several years she began to write children's books full time. Dhami has published many retellings of show more popular Disney stories and wrote the Animal Stars and Babes series, the latter about young British girls of Asian origin. Dhami also writes the Rainbow Magic series under the name of Daisy Meadows, along with Linda Chapman, Sue Bentley, and Sue Mongredien. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband and cats. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Disambiguation Notice:

Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, Narinder Dhami and Sue Mongredien each write volumes in the Rainbow Magic series under the pseudonym Daisy Meadows. Narinder Dhami has also ghost-written some books in the Animal Ark series as Ben M. Baglio.

Series

Bindi Babes series

The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair

Beautiful Game

Animal Stars

Works by Narinder Dhami

Popular Recent

Ruby the Red Fairy (2003) — Ghostwriter — 1,280 copies, 8 reviews

Amber the Orange Fairy (2003) 1,052 copies, 3 reviews

Fern the Green Fairy (2003) 930 copies, 3 reviews

Bindi Babes (2003) 187 copies, 9 reviews

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) 146 copies, 3 reviews

Bollywood Babes (2004) 107 copies, 2 reviews

Genius Games (2001) 99 copies

Bhangra Babes (Bindi Babes) (2005) 71 copies, 1 review

Bang, Bang, You're Dead! (2009) 44 copies, 3 reviews

New Class at Malory Towers (2019) 27 copies

The Land of Mythical Creatures (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) 26 copies

The Island of Surprises (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) 26 copies

Rollercoaster (Rigby Star) (2000) 23 copies, 1 review

The Mouse and the Elephant (2011) 23 copies

Thirteen Hours (2015) 22 copies, 2 reviews

Outcast (2007) 21 copies

Spellworld (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) 20 copies

Charlie the Bridesmaid (2000) 19 copies

Dani's Diary (2007) 18 copies

The Land of Fairytales (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) 16 copies

Mickey's Secret (2000) 15 copies

Sunita's Secret: A Coppergate School Story (2006) 15 copies

Animal Crackers (2000) 15 copies

Yr 5: The Barber's Clever Wife (White Wolves: Traditional Stories) (2004) 14 copies

Hannah's Secret (Beautiful Game) (Bk. 1) (2009) 14 copies

Superstar Babes (2008) 13 copies

The Monster Under The Stairs (2005) 13 copies, 1 review

Grow Up, Dad! (2004) 12 copies

Giantland (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) 12 copies

Rama's Journey (TreeTops Myths and Legends) (2010) 11 copies

A Tiger for Breakfast (2010) — Author — 10 copies

Winter Wonderland (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) 10 copies

Sleepover in Spain (The Sleepover Club) (1998) 8 copies

Golden Girl Grace (Beautiful Game) (2010) 8 copies

Annie's Game (1999) 8 copies

Jane Austen's Persuasion (Awesomely Austen - Illustrated and Retold) (2019) 7 copies, 1 review

Christmas Carol: Novelisation (2001) 7 copies

Mega Sleepover 7: Summer Collection (The Sleepover Club): Summer Collection No. 7 (2003) 7 copies

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks: Oxford Level 7: The Top of the Taj Mahal (2015) 6 copies

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 6: Snapdragons: The Samosa Thief (2005) 6 copies

Sleepover Girls and Friends (The Sleepover Club) (1999) 6 copies

Lauren's Best Friend (The Beautiful Game) (2010) 6 copies

The Next Door Neighbour (1998) 5 copies

The Lion King (Disney Classic Re-telling) (2003) 5 copies

Spike's Secret (Animal Stars) (1999) 5 copies

A Medal for Malina (Young Puffin Story Books) (1990) 5 copies

Best Friends: Oh Brother! No.2 ("Girl Talk") (1998) 5 copies

Malory Towers Darrell and Friends (2020) 5 copies

The Girl in the Window: Band 11 /Lime Plus (Collins Big Cat) (2019) 5 copies

Sleepover Girls on the Ball: Summer Special (The Sleepover Club) (2002) 5 copies

Georgie's War (The Beautiful Game) (2010) 5 copies

The Jungle Book: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat) (2016) 4 copies

Midnight the Movie Star (Animal Stars) (1999) 4 copies

Cat Vs Dog: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat) (2022) 4 copies

The Sleepover Club Down Under (2001) 4 copies

Flora to the Rescue (1998) 4 copies

The New Boy (1998) 4 copies

A Birthday to Remember (2000) 4 copies

Snow White (Disney Princess) (2004) 3 copies

The Sleepover Girls Go Karting (Sleepover Club S.) (2001) 3 copies

Sleeping Beauty: Classic Re-telling (Disney Classic Re-telling) (2003) 3 copies

"Girl Talk" - Best Friends: Spotlight on Sunita (Girl Talk) (No. 3) (1998) 3 copies

Coco on the Catwalk (Animal Stars) (1999) 3 copies

Team Jasmin (Beautiful Game) (2010) 3 copies

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks: Oxford Level 1+: A Bump in the Bed (2017) 3 copies

Navigator Fiction Yr 4/P5: Sorted (2002) 3 copies

The Little Mouse and the Big Elephant (Traditional Tales) (2014) 3 copies

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks: Oxford Level 2: The Ant and the Carrot (2017) 3 copies

Casper in the Spotlight (Animal Stars #2) (1999) 3 copies

The Sleepover Club Sleep Out (1998) 3 copies

Amigos - Série Bang on the Door 3 copies

The Magic Trident (1998) 3 copies

Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 12: The Foolish Hare and The Mango Tree (2020) 2 copies

4u2read.ok Grow Up, Dad! (2005) 2 copies

Alice Fernsehsuperstar. ( Ab 10 J.) (2001) 2 copies

Alice, Fernsehsuperstar (2001) 2 copies

Bouncer Comes to Stay (2005) 2 copies

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks: Oxford Level 5: The Festival of Colours (2017) 2 copies

Collins Big Cat ― AN UNSUITABLE GAME FOR GIRLS: Band 16/Sapphire: Band 16/Sapphire (2022) 2 copies

Cinderella (Disney Princess) (2003) 2 copies

Lady and the Tramp (Disney Classic Re-telling S.) (2004) 2 copies

Impact: Real Life Set B (1998) 2 copies

Slug the Sea Monster (1998) 2 copies

Olly the Octopus (1998) 2 copies

Harry's Starring Role (Animal Stars) (1999) 2 copies

Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Oxford Level 5: A Story for Chandra 1 copy

Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Oxford Level 5: Snowstorm Rescue 1 copy

Missing on Mars: Phase 3 Set 2 (Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised – Age 7+) (2022) 1 copy

[ SUPERSTAR BABES BY DHAMI, NARINDER](AUTHOR)PAPER 1 copy

Down my Street (2022) 1 copy

Tinker Bell: Peter Pan and Never Land (Re-tellings) (2004) 1 copy

Sleepover Girls Go Designer (The Sleepover Club, Book 16) (1999) 1 copy

Disney Princess Collection (2004) 1 copy

The Sleepover Club (35) - Sari Sleepover (2007) 1 copy

BINDI BABES T01 : TROIS SOEURS (PRESQUE) PARFAITES (2009) 1 copy

Storyworlds Bridges Stage 10 Monster in the Cupboard (single) (1999) 1 copy

Who's Who (1998) 1 copy

Reading Planet KS2 - My Dream Job - Level 7: Saturn/Blue-Red band (Rising Stars Reading Planet) (2020) 1 copy

Impact, Set D: Me and My Big Mouth (Impact) (1997) 1 copy

Angel Face (1995) 1 copy

Vive le Sleepover Club! (The Sleepover Club) (2000) 1 copy

Cat's eyes (1993) 1 copy

Little Mermaid: Princess RE-Tellings (Re-tellings) (2005) 1 copy

Les Montagnes Russes (2003) 1 copy

La demoiselle d'honneur (2004) 1 copy

Changing Places (2002) 1 copy

the new adventure of wishing chair 1 copy

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Associated Works

Puppy School (1998) — Contributor — 176 copies

Posh Pup (1999) — Contributor — 108 copies

Bite: The Sharpest Contemporary Writing for Teens (2003) — Contributor — 4 copies

The Little Bunny and Other Animal Tales (2011) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Meadows, Daisy (pseudonym)
Birthdate: 1958-11-15
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Wolverhampton, England, UK
Disambiguation notice: Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, Narinder Dhami and Sue Mongredien each write volumes in the Rainbow Magic series under the pseudonym Daisy Meadows. Narinder Dhami has also ghost-written some books in the Animal Ark series as Ben M. Baglio.

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Reviews

Jane Austen's Persuasion (Awesomely Austen -… by Narinder Dhami

What a great way to make Austen approachable to younger audiences!! I think this stays oh so true to the original Persuasion (which admittedly I have read once so it's not the tale I know the best) but it is simpler.

However that does not mean the language has been dumbed down. Far from it. I like how Austen's voice was preserved. Just some of the unnecessary accoutrements were gone.

I need to recommend these to my patrons!

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msgabbythelibrarian | Jun 11, 2023 |

Bang, Bang You're Dead! by Narinder Dhami

CW: Potential shooter in the school. Mental Health - suffering from delusions.

2.5 Stars

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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | 2 other reviews | Feb 14, 2023 |

Rainbow Magic #1: Rubí, el hada roja: (Spanish… by Daisy Meadows

Seriously simple. Basic plot line, basic characters, basic dialogue. But they’re fairly harmless, and my girls devour them; and while they do, I have time to look for books of more value. I’m going to call this a win.

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Annrosenzweig | 7 other reviews | Oct 15, 2021 |

Thirteen Hours by Narinder Dhami (2015-02-26) by Narinder Dhami

Initially, the book was promising, portraying the difficulties of a child looking after a disabled mother. However, I didn't find the main character's internal monologue believable; she was far too adult for a 12 year old. I also felt the reveal of the girl's back story rather hurried when it could have been more suspenseful.

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martensgirl | 1 other review | Aug 30, 2020 |

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