Magic Trixie (Paperback)

by Jill Thompson (Author, Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 3–5—With a charming amount of sass, Magic Trixie starts her week on the wrong side of the bed. First, her baby sister ruins her chance for cloudberry pancakes. Then she finds out she has to do show-and-tell at the end of the week. As time goes on, Trixie frets about what to take to school. Finally, she decides to take her sister and show everyone a neat disappearing spell. That would solve two problems at once. Frantic, silly, and earnest, Trixie is a delightful little witch. Her dead-on expressions will leave all kids laughing in the aisles, quick to share her stories. The playful art and bright colors splashed on the page bring the child and her supernatural friends to life.—Sadie Mattox, DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur, GA
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From Booklist
Magic Trixie may be the big sister, but her family pays more attention to baby Abby Cadabra and, she’s convinced, doesn’t let her have any fun. At Monstersorri School, everyone is going to be doing something special for show-and-tell, but they’ve already seen all the magic spells that Trixie knows. She feels she has to do something that will make everyone go Wow! but none of the adults will allow her to touch the big magic wand, the magic cauldron, or the spell book. What can she do? Finally, she remembers she knows one more spell: making something disappear. In this graphic novel, Thompson has created a loving, close family and a great group of friends and classmates of Trixie’s that also happen to be witches, monsters, vampires, mummies, werewolves, and ghosts. Bright colors and a whimsical style make everything friendly rather than scary. Underneath the supernatural trappings lies a classic story of sibling envy to which every big sister and big brother can relate. Grades 3-5. --Kat Kan

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; illustrated edition edition (July 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061170453
• ISBN-13: 978-0061170454
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #331,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Trixie is amazing!!, July 28, 2008

By	A. Sheldon "Uncle Toto" (Chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The artwork is spell-binding, grabbing your attention right off the bat. But it is the story that is truly great. The set of characters that Jill Thompson has created is unique and wonderful. The story <lesson> is geared for children but is enjoyable to adults, too, because of Trixie, her family and friends. I can't wait to see what other adventures this young witch gets in to. A definite gift giving book for the nieces and nephews.

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm the author and artist..., May 19, 2009

By	Jill Thompson "creator of Scary Godmother" (Chicago, Il USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To answer the lettering and coloring questions... Jason Arthur was hired by me to create a font from my own hand lettering and then letter the Magic Trixie books.
I paint all the illustrations on the page myself. The process goes from pencil drawing to color with no actual 'inking' at all. By that I mean there is no india ink used. It is all watercolor with a watercolor painted line in lieu of the traditional comic book 'inking'.
I hope that helps fill in the gaps as far as color and technique.

4.0 out of 5 stars Magic Trixie learns a lesson, October 9, 2008

By	Reader Views "www.readerviews.com" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

Reviewed by Genevieve Chatel (age 8) for Reader Views (10/08)

This story is about a little witch named Magic Trixie. She wants to find something "Wow!" to impress her classmates at show and tell. At the same time, at home she is bothered by her baby sister because Magic Trixie wants to use every big kid thing. Her baby sister, Abby Cadabra, gets to use all of them, and she doesn't. At the end of the book, Magic Trixie learns a lesson about family and friends.

My favorite part in this book was how many show and tells there were. At Magic Trixie's school the students are two vampires, one werewolf, one Frankenstein and one mummy, and Magic Trixie who is a witch. Her teacher is a ghost. I thought it was pretty cool.

My favorite character is the kitten, Scratches, because he is so cute. My three favorite parts that are: the cutest parts where he is licking the icing off her pancakes and where Magic Trixie scratches the top of his head. The last one is at the end where she is grounded and Scratches has big eyes and his ears are back. So cute!

This book is a graphic novel, which means it's like a cartoon. I think the pictures are funny and creepy. Sometimes the pictures were difficult to follow, but I like them a lot because they were magical.

I would recommend "Magic Trixie" by Jill Thompson to my friends because it is a graphic novel and it's very funny. I would also recommend this book to kids who like cartoons or comic books.