The Magic Callaloo

This colourful, fabulous Rapunzel retelling features a magic wishing callaloo plant, a selfish thief and a dauntless girl with huge beautiful curls, inspired by stories of enslaved Africans who wove patterns and escape maps into their cornrowed hair. A wonderful text-rich picture book for readers of 5+. ~Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian

A wonderful and enchanting book that will keep the reader enthralled… With extremely colourful illustrations, this book is a delight to read. ~PA Media, syndicated via NewsChain to Northern Echo, Breakingnews.ie, Offaly Live, Liverpool Echo, Bristol Post, Hull Daily Mail

This book is truly magical. ~Juno

In prose as rich and vivid as the glorious technicolour illustrations, Trish Cooke has given us an Afro-Caribbean homage to the traditional Rapunzel tale, with its themes of captivity and escape. ~LoveReading4Kids Star Book

This fairy-tale, set-in Bass’ vibrant, technicolour landscape, is a captivating celebration of family, community, love and Black hair from the author of the beloved picture book So Much. While The Magic Callaloo will still appeal to Cooke’s youngest fans, this text-heavy story will also be read by independent readers aged five and up. Simply gorgeous. ~The Bookseller