Rainbow Magic

Rainbow Magic
The current Rainbow Magic logo
Author Daisy Meadows
Illustrator Georgie Ripper (2003-07)
Orchard Books illustrators (2008-present)
Cover artist Georgie Ripper (2003-07)
Orchard Books illustrators (2008-present)
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Children’s fiction
Publisher Orchard Books
Published 2003-present
Media type Print (hardcover and paperback) and eBook editions

Rainbow Magic is a children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners[1] and now owned by HIT Entertainment and best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books.[2] 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 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[3] and 2011.[4]

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 books are usually six chapters long and are grouped in sets based on a theme, such as 'The Sporty Fairies' and 'The Jewel Fairies'.

Characters

Main characters

  • Rachel Walker - friendly, caring and creative. She sometimes feels sorry for Jack Frost because he doesn't have friends,no one loves him and he is a loser!
  • Kirsty Tate - kind and clever, as well as loyal, fun-loving and adventurous. She is light on her feet, quite fast and usually makes up the plans.
  • Jack Frost - was aruthless greedy punk. He is the King of the Goblins and he always orders them to do things for him.
  • The goblins - they cause tons of mischief and trouble. They have hooked noses and green skin. They used to be small and tiny in the early books, but later on they were changed so they are the size of an average child.
  • 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 - gentle and kind, wanting only the best for her subjects. She shows gratefulness towards the girls' help and acts as a mentor to the fairies.
  • King Oberon - noble and fair, usually the one dealing with Jack Frost in person. He seems to be the only person Jack is scared of.
  • Various fairies - friends of Rachel and Kirsty
  • Magical animals/pets

Authors

The Rainbow Magic books are written by a number of authors known as the Daisy Meadows story-writing group, which are:

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
Directed by Hiroshi Kawamata
Produced by Jo Aslett
Written by Dale Schott
Based on The Rainbow Fairies
by Daisy Meadows
Starring Lucy Delaiche
Grace Vance
David Holt
Teresa Gallagher
Music by Sacha Puttnam
Production
company
The Answer Studio
HIT Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 May 2010 (2010-05-07) (location)
Running time
 70 minutes
Country UK
Language English

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Working Partners Ltd".
  2. ↑ "Hit Entertainment - Our Brands - Rainbow Magic". Hit Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  3. ↑ Dugdale, John (2011-02-18). "The most borrowed library books of 2010". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Children's Writers Ride High in PLR's Most Borrowed Authors List" (PDF) (Press release). Public Lending Right. February 3, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
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