Stella & Marigold: Book 1

By Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall A USA Today and National Indie Bestseller! From the creators of the New York Times – bestselling Ivy + Bean comes a fun and funny new series about two small sisters with very big imaginations. ★ — “ Readers will long for a sibling like Marigold or Stella.” — Publishers Weekly , Starred Review ★ — “All the heart. None of the pablum. Sisterhood at its finest and freshest.” — Kirkus , 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, bestselling author 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, who's 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 things—like going to school, playing, getting sick sometimes, and visiting the zoo—but even the most regular things have a secret side. Sure to delight fans of Ivy and Bean, these adventure tales—animated with full-color illustrations of the sisters' encounters with magical bathrooms, snow monkeys, dream lions, howling wolves, a lost Vice President, and much more—are filled with vibrant characters, creative storytelling, and a whole lot of laughs.BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK CREATORS: Annie Barrows is the author of numerous award-winning and New York Times –bestselling books for children and adults, including The Magic Half , The Best of Iggy Series, and The Truth According to Us . Sophie Blackall is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner Finding Winnie and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner Hello Lighthouse , which she also wrote. CLASSIC / CONTEMPORARY CHARACTERS: No one c

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