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Author | Danielle Star |
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Translator | Chris Turner |
Illustrator | Erika De Pieri |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Discipline | Children's, Fantasy |
Publisher | Fabbri Editori, Atlantyca Dreamfarm, Scholastic |
Published | 2016-2018 |
Published in English | 2018-2021 |
No. of books | 15 |
Website | https://www.atlantyca.com/en/department/publishing-contents-en/melowy/ |
Melowy is an Italian children's book and comic book series with a target demographic of girls 7-12 [1] written by Danielle Star. The books chronicle the tale of unicorns with special wings, as well as magic abilities, [2] during their stay at the Castle of Destiny and Castle of Chance [3] boarding schools.
Danielle Star wrote the script for the first 12 books before submitting them to Alessandra Berello, publisher manager at Atlantyca Entertainment, who she began frequently chatting with on E-mail, [4] [5] including to discuss and approve the characters' clothes and accessories.
Number | Original title | English title | Original release date |
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1 | Il sogno si avvera | Dreams Come True | March 31, 2016 [7] |
2 | Il canto della luna | The Song of the Moon | March 31, 2016 |
3 | La notte del coraggio | The Night of Courage | March 31, 2016 |
4 | L'incanto del ghiaccio | The Ice Enchantment | March 31, 2016 |
5 | Il giorno della felicità | The Surprise Visit | May 5, 2016 |
6 | Il libro segreto | The Secret Book | May 5, 2016 |
7 | La forza dell'amicizia | The Power of Friendship | May 5, 2016 |
8 | Il ballo della principessa | The Princess Ball | May 5, 2016 |
9 | Il palazzo di cristallo | The Crystal Palace | May 26, 2016 |
10 | La ricretta della primavera | The Spring Recipe | May 26, 2016 |
11 | La magia di Destiny | The Magic of Destiny | May 26, 2016 |
12 | Amiche per sempre | Friends Forever | May 26, 2016 |
13 | In cerca del tesoro | In Search of Treasure | June 12, 2018 |
14 | Destiny in pericolo | Destiny in Danger | June 12, 2018 |
15 | Un sogno da salvare [8] | A Dream to Save | October 30, 2018 |
In contrast to the books, the comics were created in the United States by Papercutz and had English as their original language.
Melowy | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Papercutz |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Children's, Comedy, Fantasy |
Publication date | May 2018 – present |
No. of issues | 6 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Cortney Faye Powell |
Artist(s) | Ryan Jampole |
Letterer(s) | Wilson Ramos Jr [9] |
Colorist(s) | Laurie Smitch [10] |
Number | Title | Release date |
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1 | The Test of Magic [note 1] | May 29, 2018 |
2 | The Fashion Club of Colors | December 4, 2018 |
3 | Time to Fly | September 10, 2019 |
4 | Frozen in Time | June 9, 2020 |
5 | Melloween | February 22, 2022 |
6 | The Dream Realm | May 2, 2023 [13] |
A one-wave, 12-figure [14] toyline was released in Italy in 2015 that predated both the books and the comics. [15] [16]
The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) wrote about Dreams Come True that "With bright coloured illustrations", "the Melowy series will appeal to new independent readers.", [17] while Kirkus Reviews wrote that while formulaic, "the audience it’s carefully calculated to appeal to will probably adore it." [18] First Comics News wrote about The Test of Magic that it was a "younger reader book but can be enjoyed by any age.", and that the characters were "adorable" and "sickly sweet", [19] Booklist wrote that it would appeal to "Fans of whimsical, effervescent comics", [20] while BSCKids wrote that "The characters are fun" and that the "coloring and artwork really bring out their personalities". [21] Cairns Post listed The Night of Courage as a "Good Reads" in its Northern Family section. [22] [23]
The first book (Il sogno si avvera) was number 8 on the kids literature list of La Stampa Tuttolibri's publishing of Italian BookScan weekly bestsellers for 27 March through 2 April 2016. [24] The following week, it was placed 4th in Corriere della Sera's kids literature sales charts for 11–17 April 2016. [25]
In addition to Italian and English, the books have been translated to French, [26] Spanish, Catalan, [27] Basque, [28] Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Greek. However, only the Italian version received all 15 books.
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Author | Danielle Star |
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Translator | Chris Turner |
Illustrator | Erika De Pieri |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Discipline | Children's, Fantasy |
Publisher | Fabbri Editori, Atlantyca Dreamfarm, Scholastic |
Published | 2016-2018 |
Published in English | 2018-2021 |
No. of books | 15 |
Website | https://www.atlantyca.com/en/department/publishing-contents-en/melowy/ |
Melowy is an Italian children's book and comic book series with a target demographic of girls 7-12 [1] written by Danielle Star. The books chronicle the tale of unicorns with special wings, as well as magic abilities, [2] during their stay at the Castle of Destiny and Castle of Chance [3] boarding schools.
Danielle Star wrote the script for the first 12 books before submitting them to Alessandra Berello, publisher manager at Atlantyca Entertainment, who she began frequently chatting with on E-mail, [4] [5] including to discuss and approve the characters' clothes and accessories.
Number | Original title | English title | Original release date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Il sogno si avvera | Dreams Come True | March 31, 2016 [7] |
2 | Il canto della luna | The Song of the Moon | March 31, 2016 |
3 | La notte del coraggio | The Night of Courage | March 31, 2016 |
4 | L'incanto del ghiaccio | The Ice Enchantment | March 31, 2016 |
5 | Il giorno della felicità | The Surprise Visit | May 5, 2016 |
6 | Il libro segreto | The Secret Book | May 5, 2016 |
7 | La forza dell'amicizia | The Power of Friendship | May 5, 2016 |
8 | Il ballo della principessa | The Princess Ball | May 5, 2016 |
9 | Il palazzo di cristallo | The Crystal Palace | May 26, 2016 |
10 | La ricretta della primavera | The Spring Recipe | May 26, 2016 |
11 | La magia di Destiny | The Magic of Destiny | May 26, 2016 |
12 | Amiche per sempre | Friends Forever | May 26, 2016 |
13 | In cerca del tesoro | In Search of Treasure | June 12, 2018 |
14 | Destiny in pericolo | Destiny in Danger | June 12, 2018 |
15 | Un sogno da salvare [8] | A Dream to Save | October 30, 2018 |
In contrast to the books, the comics were created in the United States by Papercutz and had English as their original language.
Melowy | |
---|---|
Publication information | |
Publisher | Papercutz |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Children's, Comedy, Fantasy |
Publication date | May 2018 – present |
No. of issues | 6 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Cortney Faye Powell |
Artist(s) | Ryan Jampole |
Letterer(s) | Wilson Ramos Jr [9] |
Colorist(s) | Laurie Smitch [10] |
Number | Title | Release date |
---|---|---|
1 | The Test of Magic [note 1] | May 29, 2018 |
2 | The Fashion Club of Colors | December 4, 2018 |
3 | Time to Fly | September 10, 2019 |
4 | Frozen in Time | June 9, 2020 |
5 | Melloween | February 22, 2022 |
6 | The Dream Realm | May 2, 2023 [13] |
A one-wave, 12-figure [14] toyline was released in Italy in 2015 that predated both the books and the comics. [15] [16]
The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) wrote about Dreams Come True that "With bright coloured illustrations", "the Melowy series will appeal to new independent readers.", [17] while Kirkus Reviews wrote that while formulaic, "the audience it’s carefully calculated to appeal to will probably adore it." [18] First Comics News wrote about The Test of Magic that it was a "younger reader book but can be enjoyed by any age.", and that the characters were "adorable" and "sickly sweet", [19] Booklist wrote that it would appeal to "Fans of whimsical, effervescent comics", [20] while BSCKids wrote that "The characters are fun" and that the "coloring and artwork really bring out their personalities". [21] Cairns Post listed The Night of Courage as a "Good Reads" in its Northern Family section. [22] [23]
The first book (Il sogno si avvera) was number 8 on the kids literature list of La Stampa Tuttolibri's publishing of Italian BookScan weekly bestsellers for 27 March through 2 April 2016. [24] The following week, it was placed 4th in Corriere della Sera's kids literature sales charts for 11–17 April 2016. [25]
In addition to Italian and English, the books have been translated to French, [26] Spanish, Catalan, [27] Basque, [28] Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Greek. However, only the Italian version received all 15 books.