Imagine the results emerging from inaccurate efforts: half invisible, half rescued, half everything! Half Magic is never too cute, and with just enough emotion to complement the magic, this classic is sure to hold a special place in any child's library. That means there's a certain logic to the wishes one must make to generate a desired outcome. Well, it's not totally magic-it's only (you guessed it) half magic. Through a comical series of coincidences, they discover that the coin is magic. The title refers to a coin that the children find. 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. Bodecker have been retained, but eye-catching new cover art by Kate Greenaway Medalist Quentin Blake gives these classics a fresh, contemporary look for a whole new generation.Įdward Eager has been delighting young readers for more than 40 years with stories that mix magic and reality. Now four cherished stories by Edward Eager about vacationing cousins who stumble into magical doings and whimsical adventures are available in updated hardcover and paperback formats.
For fans of such favorite series as The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.Since Half Magic first hit bookshelves in 1954, Edward Eager's tales of magic have become beloved classics. This funny and gentle classic series is an enjoyable read-aloud and also a strong choice for independent reading.
What is half of twice a talking cat? Or to be half-again twice not-here? And how do you double your most heartfelt wish, the one you care about so much it has to be perfect?
Wishing for two times some things is a cinch, but other doubled wishes only cause twice as much trouble. It turns out the coin grants wishes-but only by half, so that you must wish for twice as much as you want. Jane finds the coin, and because she and her siblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen.Īnd something does: Her wish is granted. It all begins with a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. Book one in the series called "truly magic in a reader's hands" by Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt.
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