Marigold Star
Written and Illustrated by
Elise Primavera
Meet Marigold Star—your new best imaginary friend!
‘What is your magic power?’ Granny Cabbage asks, but Marigold Star has no idea.
Sure, she has a star over her head and in Bramblycrumbly, that marks her for greatness,
but she’s only good at being a great friend—and that’s not Marigold’s idea of a magic power…or is it?
‘What is your magic power?’ Granny Cabbage asks, but Marigold Star has no idea.
Sure, she has a star over her head and in Bramblycrumbly, that marks her for greatness,
but she’s only good at being a great friend—and that’s not Marigold’s idea of a magic power…or is it?
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Praise for Marigold Star
KIRKUS REVIEW
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SEASON ONE EPISODES:
Episode 1: Meet Marigold Star (The Pilot) - The first episode introduces us to Marigold Star and the magical town of Bramblycrumbly. The star over Marigold’s head that supposedly destines her for greatness starts to blink and that’s a problem. She asks advice from all her friends, Lightning, her pet dragon, Bob the Woodcutter’s Son, and Baddy Longlegs the town troll who sends her off see Granny Cabbage. It’s there that Marigold is told she needs to find out what her magic power is—but she isn’t at all good at magic—she’s only good at making friends. When she follows Granny ’s advice from The Bramblycrumbly Book of Spells sure enough Marigold messes it up and accidently becomes trapped in the Human World. She’s in the bedroom of Winnie, a friendless human girl who doesn’t like anybody—and has gotten ahold of Marigold’s magic wand. Even so, Marigold can’t help making friends with Winnie who learns to trust in other people. But Marigold learns something important about herself as well—that she’s not only good at making friends—she’s a great imaginary friend—and that’s truly a magic power.
Episode 2: Marigold and Comic Book Kid Lenny: Once again, accidental magic drops Marigold into the bedroom of Lenny, who hides from the real world under a mountain of comic books and candy wrappers; Stunned into silence Lenny finally whispers, “I always knew this would happen.” He is convinced his intense devotion has finally manifested a real-life superhero. The two embark on a reciprocal journey. Lenny, it turns out is afraid of people and Marigold can’t fly because she’s afraid she’ll fall. Using his superhero knowledge of lore Lenny succeeds in helping Marigold to overcome over her fears enabling her to fly, and Marigold shows Lenny that having real-world friends is the ultimate superpower.
Episode 3: Marigold and Run-a-way girl Priscilla: After complaining about her family to her lonely troll friend Baddy Longlegs, Marigold’s star blinks, sending her to the Human World. There she finds Priscilla and her cat, Boing-Boing, under a picnic table in a rainstorm because a new baby’s allergies mean parting with her pet. Marigold springs into action to help Priscilla but the two girls soon get lost and take shelter under a bridge where they find Willa, who is grieving the loss of her hometown and best friend. In a happy twist of fate, the girls realize they are next door neighbors. Having learned to appreciate her own family Marigold brings Boing-Boing back to Bramblycrumbly as a companion for solitary troll Baddy Longlegs—healing his loneliness while creating a magical bridge so Priscilla can visit her beloved cat anytime.
Episode 4: Marigold and Crumble-Eating girl Penny: After an argument with her pet dragon, Lightning, who is coming down with a cold but still insists going with Marigold on her next case, Marigold’s star starts to blink. It’s Penny, who is sitting on a curb and crying because she couldn’t resist eating all the crumble off the apple crumble she’s about to take to her grandmother. Desperate to fix the ruined dessert, Marigold takes Penny on a rare high-stakes crossover to her magical town of Bramblycrumbly—famous for its literally out-of-this-world apple crumble. But as soon as Marigold has her back turned Penny eats the toppings off the new crumble, and then another, and another, until the two have a massive falling out. Marigold is about to chalk this mission up as a total failure when a bad bellyache leaves Penny stranded, it takes a dramatic rescue from a forgiving Lightning to save the day—proving to both Penny, Marigold, and Lightning that a true friend is someone who has your back but who might not always agree with you.
Episode 1: Meet Marigold Star (The Pilot) - The first episode introduces us to Marigold Star and the magical town of Bramblycrumbly. The star over Marigold’s head that supposedly destines her for greatness starts to blink and that’s a problem. She asks advice from all her friends, Lightning, her pet dragon, Bob the Woodcutter’s Son, and Baddy Longlegs the town troll who sends her off see Granny Cabbage. It’s there that Marigold is told she needs to find out what her magic power is—but she isn’t at all good at magic—she’s only good at making friends. When she follows Granny ’s advice from The Bramblycrumbly Book of Spells sure enough Marigold messes it up and accidently becomes trapped in the Human World. She’s in the bedroom of Winnie, a friendless human girl who doesn’t like anybody—and has gotten ahold of Marigold’s magic wand. Even so, Marigold can’t help making friends with Winnie who learns to trust in other people. But Marigold learns something important about herself as well—that she’s not only good at making friends—she’s a great imaginary friend—and that’s truly a magic power.
Episode 2: Marigold and Comic Book Kid Lenny: Once again, accidental magic drops Marigold into the bedroom of Lenny, who hides from the real world under a mountain of comic books and candy wrappers; Stunned into silence Lenny finally whispers, “I always knew this would happen.” He is convinced his intense devotion has finally manifested a real-life superhero. The two embark on a reciprocal journey. Lenny, it turns out is afraid of people and Marigold can’t fly because she’s afraid she’ll fall. Using his superhero knowledge of lore Lenny succeeds in helping Marigold to overcome over her fears enabling her to fly, and Marigold shows Lenny that having real-world friends is the ultimate superpower.
Episode 3: Marigold and Run-a-way girl Priscilla: After complaining about her family to her lonely troll friend Baddy Longlegs, Marigold’s star blinks, sending her to the Human World. There she finds Priscilla and her cat, Boing-Boing, under a picnic table in a rainstorm because a new baby’s allergies mean parting with her pet. Marigold springs into action to help Priscilla but the two girls soon get lost and take shelter under a bridge where they find Willa, who is grieving the loss of her hometown and best friend. In a happy twist of fate, the girls realize they are next door neighbors. Having learned to appreciate her own family Marigold brings Boing-Boing back to Bramblycrumbly as a companion for solitary troll Baddy Longlegs—healing his loneliness while creating a magical bridge so Priscilla can visit her beloved cat anytime.
Episode 4: Marigold and Crumble-Eating girl Penny: After an argument with her pet dragon, Lightning, who is coming down with a cold but still insists going with Marigold on her next case, Marigold’s star starts to blink. It’s Penny, who is sitting on a curb and crying because she couldn’t resist eating all the crumble off the apple crumble she’s about to take to her grandmother. Desperate to fix the ruined dessert, Marigold takes Penny on a rare high-stakes crossover to her magical town of Bramblycrumbly—famous for its literally out-of-this-world apple crumble. But as soon as Marigold has her back turned Penny eats the toppings off the new crumble, and then another, and another, until the two have a massive falling out. Marigold is about to chalk this mission up as a total failure when a bad bellyache leaves Penny stranded, it takes a dramatic rescue from a forgiving Lightning to save the day—proving to both Penny, Marigold, and Lightning that a true friend is someone who has your back but who might not always agree with you.