''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is 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
Georgie Ripper (born London, 1977) is a children's book illustrator, who is best known for her work on the ''Rainbow Magic'' series of fairy books. She won the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration in 2000 with ''My Best Friend Bob'' and ' ...
and Alison Winfield in several books and uncredited illustrators in the latest books. The series follows the lives of Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker and their magical adventures with their
fairy
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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, in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
The ''Rainbow Magic'' books are issued by
Scholastic Inc.
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in the United States. Some series and individual book titles vary in the Scholastic editions. There are also colored ''Rainbow Magic'' books for younger readers, which are also published by
Scholastic
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.
The books are usually six chapters long, and tell one overarching story spanning out over seven books. Each set of books is based on a theme, such as 'The Sporty Fairies' and 'The Jewel Fairies.’
Characters
;Main characters
* Rachel Walker
* Kirsty Tate
* Jack Frost, king of the goblins
* Mr. Walker, Rachel Walker's father
* Mrs. Walker, Rachel Walker's mother
* Mr. Tate, Kirsty Tate's father
* Mrs. Tate, Kirsty Tate's mother
* Queen Titania, queen of the fairies
* King Oberon, king of the fairies
;Other characters
* Goblins, who have long noses and green skin. In early books, they were depicted as extremely small; in later books, the size of an average child
*Various fairies, magical animals and pets
Authors
The ''Rainbow Magic'' books are written and illustrated by a number of authors and illustrators:
*
Linda Chapman
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* Narinder Dhami
* Rachel Elliot
* Sue Bentley
* Sue Mongredien
* Sarah Levison
*
Marilyn Kaye
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* Alison Winfield
Each title carries a dedication including a "special thanks" indicating the primary author.
Books
Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island
''Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island'' is a straight to videoanime movie that was first released in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2010. It is a British-Japanese co-production that was co-produced by HIT Entertainment and The Answer Studio. It was also released in
Japan
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; the film was only recorded in English as its Japanese release has no Japanese vocal track.