Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes. Edward Eager's hilarious and heartwarming Half Magic has been working wizardry on young readers for fifty years. To celebrate the golden anniversary of this enduringly popular story, a deluxe edition of the book has been created. It...

A wish goes overboard in the third book in the series called "truly magic in a reader's hands" (Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt).
If Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha had stopped to think—oh, if they had only stopped to think!—they would have ordered magic by the pound, or by the day, or even by the halves as they had in Half Magic. But no, they asked for magic by the lake—and now they have to deal...

The seventh and concluding volume in the series called "truly magic in a reader's hands" by Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt.

All books are magic, but some are more magical than others.

When Susan opens a strange library book, she discovers it is about her and her friends, leading up to the moment when she opened the book. Beyond that, the pages are blank . . . waiting for the children to wish

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The wishing well is all used up, its magic drained, its enchantment gone dry. Or has it? In a reckless moment, Gordy threatens the old well, telling it to get going with its magic or else! and suddenly he and his friends are plunged into just the sort of adventures they'd longed for. But is it really the well's magic that transforms troublemaker Dicky LeBaron from ne'er-do-well to hero? Or keeps Appledore's orchard in bloom? Or sends James on a daring...

There once was a hunter who disappeared in the woods and was forgotten by his wife and four oldest sons. But not by his youngest son. Learn the value of remembering people, even after they are gone, in this story from West Africa.

Deep in the dark forest, this Scottish tale tells of an old woman who lives alone in a dark house. She's lonely, when along comes a visitor, bit by bit, starting with two big feet. What kind of company did this old woman get?

In this Russian story, a mouse finds a large old clean skull to live in. It's plenty big enough for more, and a frog moves in. Then a rabbit. Next a fox. How many can fit inside? And can the animals turn a bear down?

In the sequel to bestselling author Merriweather Hope's Magical Sweets in Story Time," Jinn, Stefan, and Kaia are joined by two new companions in their quest to save magic!Stefan's best friend Adam has been feeling left out because Stefan's been spending all his time with Kaia (he thinks Kaia is Stefan's girlfriend!) so Stefan and Kaia decide to tell him about all the secret adventures they've been having.Little do they know, but Adam has a magical...

A magical fairground, a curious boy, and a carousel pony with a huge heart. An imaginative page-turning delight for ages 6-11 - now enjoyed by thousands of young readers. When Stargazer, a beautiful carousel pony, meets a curious young boy, he never suspects the great adventure about to unfold. Nobody knows Stargazer dreams of freedom - he's tired of going around in never ending circles, entertaining hordes of excited children at the magical fairground....

This #1 New York Times bestseller is the first book in a new series set in Chris Colfer's Land of Stories universe, perfect for both new and longtime fans! When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom, women are forbidden from...