Rainbow Magic

{{Short description|British children's book series}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox book series

| name = Rainbow Magic

| books =

| author = Daisy Meadows

| image = Friendshiplogo.png

| caption = The current Rainbow Magic logo

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| translator =

| illustrator = Georgie Ripper (2003–2007)
{{no wrap|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

| pub_date = 2003–present

| media_type = Print (hardcover and paperback) and eBook editions

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| followed_by =

}}

Rainbow Magic is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners{{cite web|title=Working Partners Ltd|url=http://www.workingpartnersltd.co.uk/|access-date=2015-01-27|archive-date=2015-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123041818/http://www.workingpartnersltd.co.uk/|url-status=live}} and currently owned by Mattel, with some licensing rights held by IoM Media Ventures.{{cite news|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hcg-away-fairies-translation-deal-brokered-rainbow-magic-1198300|title=HCG away with the fairies as translation deal brokered for Rainbow Magic|last=O’Brien|first=Kiera|date=2020-04-01|access-date=2021-11-07|archive-date=2021-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107224909/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hcg-away-fairies-translation-deal-brokered-rainbow-magic-1198300|url-status=live}} It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books.{{cite web|title=Hit Entertainment - Our Brands - Rainbow Magic|url=http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/brandRainbow.aspx|publisher=Hit Entertainment|access-date=2011-05-31|archive-date=2017-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213011426/http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/brandRainbow.aspx|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Rainbow Magic Series by Daisy Meadows |url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/243735-rainbow-magic |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=www.goodreads.com}} 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.{{cite press release |url=http://www.plr.uk.com/mediaCentre/mediaReleases/feb2012(1).pdf |title=Children's Writers Ride High in PLR's Most Borrowed Authors List |publisher=Public Lending Right |date=February 3, 2012 |access-date=September 23, 2012 |archive-date=August 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809184122/https://www.plr.uk.com/mediaCentre/mediaReleases/feb2012(1).pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/feb/18/library-most-borrowed-books|title=The most borrowed library books of 2010|last=Dugdale|first=John|date=2011-02-18|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2011-05-31|location=London}}

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.