Rainbow Magic is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and currently owned by Mattel, with some licensing rights held 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 in earlier books and other uncredited illustrators in later books. The series follows the lives of Kirsty Tate, Rachel Walker, Gracie Adebayo and Khadijah Khan 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, in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
The Rainbow Magic books were issued by Scholastic Inc. (from 2005 to 2019) and Silver Dolphin Books (as of 2022) in the United States and Canada, and by other publishing companies internationally. Some series and individual book titles vary by country and language.
The books are usually six chapters long, and tell one overarching story spanning out over seven books in the earlier series, four books in the later series. 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 Gracie Adebayo Khadijah Khan
Fairyland characters
Jack Frost, enemy of the fairies The Goblins, servants of Jack Frost King Oberon, king of the fairies Queen Titania, queen of the fairies Bertram, the frog footman
Reoccurring characters
Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Rachel Walker's parents Mr. and Mrs. Tate, Kirsty Tate's parents' Chioma and Michelle, Gracie Adebayo's moms' Mr. and Mrs. Khan, Khadijah Khan's parents' Rafi, Khadijah Khan's brother
Authors
The Rainbow Magic books are written and illustrated by a number of authors and illustrators:
Linda Chapman Narinder Dhami Rachel Elliot Sue Bentley Sue Mongredien Kristen Earhart Mandy Archer Tracey West Sarah Levison Shannon Penney Charlie Hart Karen Ball AnnMarie Anderson Marilyn Kaye
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-video anime 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; the film was only recorded in English as its Japanese release has no Japanese vocal track.
References
External links Rainbow Magic official website Rainbow Magic Series Homepage at Hachette Children's Rainbow Magic on Hit Entertainment website