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Half Magic

SarahKate's Notes:

This book is timeless and hilarious. One of the most wonderful parts of my life is laughing out loud with my children and we did that many, many times throughout this book. Four children find a magic charm that will grant wishes, and how they handle it and the lessons they learn is fascinating. The imagination in this book is inspiring.

cover of Half Magicauthor: Edward Eager
rating:
asin: 0152020683
binding: Paperback
list price: $6.00 USD
amazon price: $6.00 USD


Edward Eager has been delighting young readers for more than 40 years with stories that mix magic and reality. Half Magic, the most popular of his tales about four children who encounter magical coins, time-travel herb gardens, and other unlikely devices, is a warm, funny, original adventure. The title refers to a coin that the children find. Through a comical series of coincidences, they discover that the coin is magic. Well, it's not totally magic--it's only (you guessed it) half magic. That means there's a certain logic to the wishes one must make to generate a desired outcome.

Fairy Tales for the New Age

SarahKate's Notes:

In my opinion this is one of the finest collections of fairy tales
I've read. They aren't syrupy and super-positive. They are gentle,
original stories of children overcoming their fears, learning powerful
lessons, and meeting magical spirits. We savor this book and I read
the a story from it every few weeks and it is a real treat the whole
family enjoys.

cover of Fairy Tales for the New Ageauthor: Arlene Williams
rating:
asin: 0960544445
binding: Paperback
list price: $12.95 USD
amazon price: $12.95


A collection of twelve original fairy tales with a gentle, sensitive flavor. There are no wicked witches threatening to cook and eat small children, no big, bad wolves devouring your grandma. You will find instead, stories in which good things happen to characters who work at making their lives and relationships better--with and without magic.

Knight's Castle

cover of Knight's Castleauthor: Edward Eager
rating:
asin: 015202073X
binding: Paperback
list price: $6.00 USD
amazon price: $6.00 USD


Roger, Anne, Eliza, and Jack find a magic way to go back into the time of Robin Hood, Rebecca, and Ivanhoe.

Seven-Day Magic (Books for Young Readers)

SarahKate's Notes:

The first book in the series, which I recommend you read first, is Half Magic.

cover of Seven-Day Magic (Books for Young Readers)author: Edward Eager
rating:
asin: 0152020780
binding: Paperback
list price: $6.00 USD
amazon price: $6.00 USD


“Luckily for Edward Eager’s fans, the children in his latest book are just as lively and literary as those in Half Magic.”--The New York Times Book Review