Magical Mix-Ups is a companion series to the highly successful Mega Mash-Ups. These books once again combine great stories with the opportunity for readers to add to the illustrations by award-winning illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson. There’s a mix-up in Fairyland and it needs to be fixed by Emerald (a friendly witch) and Princess Sapphire, so get your colored pencils and glitter pens at the ready and start reading and doodling: after all, there’s a party to plan!
This interactive chapter book, first in the Magical Mix-Ups series, takes place in the world of “Mixtopia,” where doe-eyed fairies, princesses, witches, and more live (mostly) in harmony. . . .Edwards and Hodgkinson provide just the right amount of narrative, allowing readers to confidently take the unicorn-drawn carriage reins. —Publishers Weekly
The format will appeal to drawers, doodlers, and kids who like to contribute their own ideas to a book —Booklist Online
Marnie Edwards is the pseudonym of Nosy Crow’s fiction editor, Kirsty Stansfield. She works on the Mega Mash-Up books with Nikalas Catlow and Tim Wesson, and when retailers and parents started asking for books in the same format that were a little less "boysy," Kirsty decided to rise to the challenge. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Leigh Hodgkinson is the author and illustrator of Goldilocks and Just One Bear and illustrator of the Magical Mix-Ups series. She worked as art director on the BAFTA award-winning animated series Charlie and Lola. She is absolutely passionate about writing, making things up, and daydreaming. Leigh Hodgkinson lives in Surrey, England, and is married with a baby daughter.
Magical Mix-Ups is a companion series to the highly successful Mega Mash-Ups. These books once again combine great stories with the opportunity for readers to add to the illustrations by award-winning illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson. There’s a mix-up in Fairyland and it needs to be fixed by Emerald (a friendly witch) and Princess Sapphire, so get your colored pencils and glitter pens at the ready and start reading and doodling: after all, there’s a party to plan!
Praise
This interactive chapter book, first in the Magical Mix-Ups series, takes place in the world of “Mixtopia,” where doe-eyed fairies, princesses, witches, and more live (mostly) in harmony. . . .Edwards and Hodgkinson provide just the right amount of narrative, allowing readers to confidently take the unicorn-drawn carriage reins. —Publishers Weekly
The format will appeal to drawers, doodlers, and kids who like to contribute their own ideas to a book —Booklist Online
Author
Marnie Edwards is the pseudonym of Nosy Crow’s fiction editor, Kirsty Stansfield. She works on the Mega Mash-Up books with Nikalas Catlow and Tim Wesson, and when retailers and parents started asking for books in the same format that were a little less "boysy," Kirsty decided to rise to the challenge. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Leigh Hodgkinson is the author and illustrator of Goldilocks and Just One Bear and illustrator of the Magical Mix-Ups series. She worked as art director on the BAFTA award-winning animated series Charlie and Lola. She is absolutely passionate about writing, making things up, and daydreaming. Leigh Hodgkinson lives in Surrey, England, and is married with a baby daughter.
