Daisy Meadows
| Original title | Rainbow Magic Books |
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| Illustrator | Georgie Ripper (2003-2006), Orchard Books (2007-present) (UK) |
| Cover artist | Georgie Ripper (2003-2006), Orchard Books (2007-present) (UK) |
| Country | United Kingdom & United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
| Publisher | Little Apple |
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2003–present |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Rainbow Magic is a children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by HIT Entertainment and best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors under the collective pseudonym Daisy Meadows and illustrated by Georgie Ripper in some books and uncredited illustrators including Alison Winfield in the latest books. The series follows the lives of Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker and their magical adventures with their fairy friends.
Rainbow Magic books by Daisy Meadows were the most-borrowed children's books at libraries in the United Kingdom, and the second-most borrowed books overall at those libraries, for 2010 and 2011.
The Rainbow Magic books are issued by Scholastic Inc. in the USA. Some series and individual book titles vary in the Scholastic editions. There are also coloured Rainbow Magic books for younger readers, which are also published by Scholastic.
The Rainbow Magic books are written by a number of authors known as the Daisy Meadows story-writing group, including:
Each title carries a dedication including a "special thanks" indicating the primary author.
Over 200 Rainbow Magic books have been published since 2003. Each series includes 7 books focused on a central theme. A book series called Magical Animal Friends has been started that was released on 3 July 2014 with four books: "Lucy Longwhiskers Gets Lost", "Molly Twinkletail Runs Away", "Ellie Featherbill All Alone" and "Bella Tabbypaw in Trouble" and also a special named "Poppy Muddlepup's Daring Rescue" were released on the same date with the release of The School Days Fairies. Many more books of Magic Animal Friends such as Sophie Flufftail, Emily Prickleback, Ruby Fuzzybrush and Rosie Gigglepip were released on the 5th of April 2015.
Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island, is a Straight to Video anime movie that was first released in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2010. It is a Japanese-British co-production that was animated by The Answer Studio and produced by Hit Entertainment. It was also released in Japan. The film was only recorded in English as its Japanese release has no Japanese vocal track.
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