Rainbow Magic

Rainbow Magic is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners^[1] and currently owned by Mattel, with some licensing rights held by IoM Media Ventures.^[2] It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books.^[3] The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors under the collective pseudonym Daisy Meadows, and illustrated by Georgie Ripper and Alison Winfield in several books and uncredited illustrators in the latest books.^[4] 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

The current Rainbow Magic logo
Author	Daisy Meadows
Illustrator	Georgie Ripper (2003–2007) Orchard Books illustrators (2008–present)
Cover artist	Georgie Ripper (2003–2007) Orchard Books illustrators (2008–present)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Orchard Books
Published	2003–present
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback) and eBook editions

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.^[5][6]

The Rainbow Magic books are issued by Scholastic Inc. 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.

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'. Many of the fairies allude to pop culture celebrities, like Miley Cyrus, Tyra Banks or Adele.

Characters

Main characters

• Rachel Walker
• Kirsty Tate
• Gracie Adebayo
• Khadijah Khan
• 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
• Mum, Gracie Adebayo's 1st mother
• Mama, Gracie Adebayo's 2nd mother
• Mr. Khan, Khadijah Khan's father
• Mrs. Khan, Khadijah Khan's mother
• Rafi, Khadijah Khan's brother
• Queen Titania, queen of the fairies
• King Oberon, king of the fairies
• Betram, frog footman

Authors

The Rainbow Magic books are written and illustrated by a number of authors and illustrators:^{[citation needed]}

• Linda Chapman
• Narinder Dhami
• Rachel Elliot
• Sue Bentley
• Sue Mongredien
• Sarah Levison
• Marilyn Kaye
• Kristen Earhart
• Mandy Archer
• Tracey West
• Alison Winfield

Each title carries a dedication including a "special thanks" indicating the primary author.

Books

Main article: List of Rainbow Magic books

Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island

Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island
Directed by	Hiroshi Kawamata
Written by	Dale Schott
Based on	The Rainbow Fairies by Daisy Meadows
Produced by	Jo Aslett Vici King Yukari Kiso
Starring	Lucy Delaiche Grace Vance David Holt Teresa Gallagher Keith Wickham Tim Whitnall
Music by	Sacha Puttnam
Production companies	HIT Entertainment The Answer Studio
Release date	7 May 2010 (2010-05-07)
Running time	70 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Japan
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.^[7] 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.