Half Magic is her favorite book for children and Edward Eager is her favorite children's book author.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought. Her books for adults include Practical Magic, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Dovekeepers and The Marriage of Opposites. Nesbit, whom he considered the best children's writer of all time-'so that any child who likes my books and doesn't know hers may be led back to the master of us all.' Hoffman, Alice: - Alice Hoffman is the author of many books for children including Aquamarine, Green Angel, and Nightbird. In each of his books he carefully acknowledges his indebtedness to E. His classic Tales of Magic series started with the best-selling Half Magic, published in 1954. It wasn't until 1951, while searching for books to read to his young son, Fritz, that he began writing children's stories. 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?Ĭontributor Bio(s): Eager, Edward: - Edward Eager (1911-1964) worked primarily as a playwright and lyricist. 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. It all begins with a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. Well, nothe series will stagger on through at least one more scheduled sequel.

Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 Physical Information: 0.8' H x 5.1' W x 7.6' (0.40 lbs) 224 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents

WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĬlick for more in this series: Tales of Magic (Illustrator), Hoffman, Alice (Introduction by) Contributor(s): Eager, Edward (Author), Bodecker, N.

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