From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Elise Primavera comes an imaginative young middle grade fantasy adventure bubbling with wit and whimsy. Marigold Star is destined for greatness. Everyone in Bramblycrumbly thinks so, her parents and pet dragon included. There’s just one problem. Marigold can’t do magic! Then one day she tries a new spell written in a very old book. It’s called the Invis-O-Friend Spell, and it makes Marigold invisible to all but the friend who needs her most. To Marigold’s surprise, the spell works! But now there’s another problem. The spell sent Marigold to the human world. And to return home, she’ll have to befriend a host of human children who are struggling to make friends. Marigold will have to hurry, or the line between her magical world and the human one might crumble until she has no home left to go back to.

What Kind of Book is Marigold Star

Topics

magic friendship family

Genres

action and adventure fantasy and magic fiction

What Should I Know As a Parent

Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.

Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.

Magic

Scary Villains and Characters

Reviews

Mom of Boys

5.50

Marigold Star lives in a magical world but can't seem to get even the easiest of spells to work. This is a very cute book that gives readers a sense of magic, but the main character is very easy to relate to as we all search for our own unique abilities. This book does mention ghost children and "a super scary shadow boy," neither of which are particularly scary.

Book Lists That Include Marigold Star

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The Creative Behind the Book

Author & Illustrator

Elise Primavera

Elise Primavera has been writing and illustrating children’s books for more than twenty-five years. Auntie Claus is a New York Times bestseller with over half a million copies in print. She has received numerous awards for her work and in 2004 was asked to illustrate the White House Christmas brochure. Visit her website at www.eliseprimavera.com.