| Author: | Danielle Star |
| Translator: | Chris Turner |
| Illustrator: | Erika De Pieri |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
| Discipline: | Children's, Fantasy |
| Publisher: | Fabbri Editori, Atlantyca Dreamfarm, Scholastic |
| Pub Date: | 2016-2018 |
| English Pub Date: | 2018-2021 |
| Number 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.
| Ongoing: | Y |
| 1Shot: | N |
| Genre: | Children's, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Publisher: | Papercutz |
| Startmo: | May |
| Startyr: | 2018 |
| Endyr: | present |
| Issues: | 6 |
| Writers: | Cortney Faye Powell |
| Artists: | Ryan Jampole |
| Letterers: | Wilson Ramos Jr[9] |
| Colorists: | Laurie Smitch[10] |
| Number | Title | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Test of Magic | 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[11] |
A one-wave, 12-figure[12] toyline was released in Italy in 2015 that predated both the books and the comics.[13] [14]
The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) wrote about Dreams Come True that "With bright coloured illustrations", "the Melowy series will appeal to new independent readers.",[15] while Kirkus Reviews wrote that while formulaic, "the audience it’s carefully calculated to appeal to will probably adore it."[16] 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",[17] Booklist wrote that it would appeal to "Fans of whimsical, effervescent comics",[18] while BSCKids wrote that "The characters are fun" and that the "coloring and artwork really bring out their personalities".[19] Cairns Post listed The Night of Courage as a "Good Reads" in its Northern Family section.[20] [21]
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.[22] The following week, it was placed 4th in Corriere della Sera's kids literature sales charts for 11–17 April 2016.[23]
In addition to Italian and English, the books have been translated to French,[24] Spanish, Catalan,[25] Basque,[26] Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Greek. However, only the Italian version received all 15 books.