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Book 1 of the Rainbow Fairies, the first Rainbow Magic sequence, created by Working Partners and written under the house name Daisy Meadows; Georgie Ripper illustrated the early books. The first edition is the Orchard Books paperback, London, 2003, ISBN 1 84362 016 2, catalogued at 80 pages. Orchard is the series' original publisher; the American Scholastic editions began in 2005 and are not British. Sources disagree on the month of first publication (May and 28 October 2003 are both given). Check the copyright page for Orchard Books, London, a first-publication year of 2003 and a full number line.
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Orchard Books, London, in 2003, in paperback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 22 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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