Stella & Marigold: Book 1

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In the vein of Ramona Quimby. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Stella and Marigold are a force to be reckoned with. The Horn Book

Readers will long for a sibling like Marigold or Stella. Publishers Weekly, starred review

Buoyed by an innate sense of fun. . . This early chapter book [is] equally enjoyable for reading aloud in homes and classrooms. Booklist, starred review

Generations of readers have fallen in love with Ivy + Bean, which has sold over 8 million copies and been adapted into a popular Netflix Original Film series. Now, bestsellingauthor Annie Barrows and illustrator Sophie Blackall are back with the first book in a bright new series about a pair of sisters named Stella and Marigold.

Stella, whos seven, is kind, a good storyteller, and ponders big questions like, what do animals think of people Marigold, at four, tells imaginative stories (her mother calls them fibs) and likes to wear her favorite Halloween costume year-round.Stella and Marigold do all the regular thingslike going to school, playing, getting sick sometimes, and visiting the zoobut even the most regular things have a secret side.

Sure to delight fans of Ivy and Bean, these adventure talesanimated with full-color illustrations of the sisters encounters with magical bathrooms, snow monkeys, dream lions, howling wolves, a lost Vice President, and much moreare filled with vibrant characters, creative storytelling, and a whole lot of laughs.

Author Bio

Annie Barrows is the bestselling author of books for both children and adults, including the Iggy series, the YA novel Nothing and the bestselling novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society which was made into a Netflix movie. She lives in Northern California.
Sophie Blackall is an Australian illustrator whose previous books include Ruby's Wish and Meet Wild Boars. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.