Ig Oliver books

Ig Oliver is a British children's author and illustrator who worked as a professional chef before turning to writing, known for the illustrated Butterfly Bee Lady series and its expanded continuation as the It's A Kind of Maragic series.

Butterfly Bee Lady Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Butterfly Bee Lady and the Bee 2017 N/A
The Butterfly Bee Lady - Part 2 2019 N/A

It’s A Kind of Maragic Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
It’s A Kind Of Maragic: Part 1 2017 Buy
It’s A Kind Of Maragic: Part 2 2025 Buy
It’s A Kind Of Maragic: Part 3 2025 Buy

Ig Oliver grew up in rural Northamptonshire and worked as a professional chef in kitchens across several countries before shifting to children’s writing and illustration. The Butterfly Bee Lady and the Bee (2017) introduced Belliza, a bee-keeping character, and her companion Bramley-Bee, in an illustrated story aimed at younger children.

The second Butterfly Bee Lady book followed in 2019, and Oliver later expanded the series into the It’s A Kind of Maragic umbrella, with additional parts arriving in 2025. The books are self-illustrated, with Oliver’s visual style being as distinctive as the stories’ imaginative logic.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Ig Oliver written?

Ig Oliver has written five books across two series.

What was Ig Oliver's first book?

Ig Oliver’s first book is It’s A Kind Of Maragic: Part 1, published in 2017.

What is the connection between the Butterfly Bee Lady series and It's A Kind of Maragic?

The It’s A Kind of Maragic series is an expansion and continuation of the Butterfly Bee Lady books. Oliver retitled and expanded the broader ARC series under the Maragic title, with the Butterfly Bee Lady books becoming the first entries in that larger series.

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