By Annie Barrows (author) , Sophie Blackall (illustrator) Part of the Stella and Marigold series
"A fresh, funny illustrated story that captures sisterly love."
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September 2025 Book of the Month
A gift from Cousin Judy sets all sorts of adventures in train for sisters Stella and Marigold.
Cousin Judy’s presents have not always gone down well but this one seems uncontroversial – a journal in which to record facts about yourself. The page that asks you to list your besties proves problematic, however. Neither sister has enough ‘besties’ to fill the page and their efforts to recruit more, little Marigold’s in particular, have unexpected repercussions.
These sisters are very special literary creations, funny, individual and wonderfully quirky, and their approach to the different situations they find themselves in is the same – fresh, funny and totally credible.
If you’re lucky enough to have a sister, their relationship will ring very true; they’re best friends, even when they fall out, and if you’re going to run away, who else would you want with you but your sister? This is the second book about Stella and Marigold and while you don’t need to have read the first to appreciate it, readers will definitely seek it out once they’ve read this one.
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.
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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.
This charming and critically acclaimed early chapter book series follows the everyday adventures of siblings Stella and Marigold. In this second book, Stella and Marigold receive a purple present - a book for them to list all their friends. That's when they discover they need to make more friends!
But how? With magical recipes to make snow fall? With lots of nice Band-Aids? How about a mermaid candleholder? The two sisters are full of ideas and plans. Maybe they turn out, or maybe they don't, but one thing is for sure: By the end of this book, readers will be the best of friends with Stella and Marigold.
The sequel to Stella & Marigold
Praise for the series:
“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
Annie Barrows is the bestselling author of books for both children and adults, including the New York Times bestselling Ivy + Beanseries, The Best of Iggyseries, the YA novel Nothing , and the adult bestselling novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society .
She lives in Northern California.
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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.This charming and critically acclaimed early chapter book series follows the everyday adventures of siblings Stella and Marigold. In this second book, Stella and Marigold receive a purple present - a book for them to list all their friends. That's when they discover they need to make more friends!But how?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Stella and Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Stella and Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Romance / Relationship Stories, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups)
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Stella and Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups was written by Annie Barrows and published by Chronicle Books
Stella and Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups has 116 pages
Yes it is part of Stella and Marigold series
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