Edward Eager
Eager was born in and grew up in Toledo, Ohio and attended Harvard University, class of 1935. After graduation, he moved to New York City, where he lived for 14 years before moving to Connecticut. He married Jane Eberly in 1938 and they had a son, Fritz. Eager was a childhood fan of L. Frank Baum's Oz series, and started writing children's books when he could not find stories he wanted to read to his own young son. In his books, Eager often acknowledges his debt to E. Nesbit, whom he thought of as the best children's author of all time. A well-known lyricist and playwright, Eager died on October 23, 1964 in Stamford, Connecticut, at the age of fifty-three.
23 Books Written
This gift-ready set includes the first four books in Edward Eager's classic Tales of Magic series The four most popular stories— Half Magic, Knight's Castle, Magic by the Lake, and The Time Garden— are ready for middle grade reading pleasure. This set is perfect for gift-giving and for introducing eager new readers to a whole world of wit and magic, This funny and gentle classic series is an enjoyable read-aloud and also a strong choice for independent reading. For fans of such favorite series as The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers, the books were called "truly magic in a reader's hands" by Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt.
Four children wish on a Half Magic coin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr Smith. Mark's wish zaps them to a desert without island, where half-talking cat Carrie gabbles to a camel. Romantic Katherine battles Launcelot. Eldest Jane rejects siblings for another family. Stubborn youngest, Martha, causes a riot downtown.
When the ancient toy soldier comes alive, the Old One grants Roger's wish to adventure in "yeomanly" Sherwood Forest. Will Roger earn his second wish, to save his father? Need for an operation brings Roger 11 and younger Ann to stay with bossy cousin Eliza and Jack. Can the children convince Ivanhoe to marry Rebecca over Rowena, and conquer the castle - in pjs?
If Jane and Mark and Katharine and Martha had stopped to think, they might have ordered magic by the pound, or by the day, but a lakeful of magic causes extraordinary and unexpected events. By the end of vacation, with an unwilling sly old turtle, and Ali Baba's forty thieves, they help stepfather Mr. Smith save his failing bookstore in a most surprising way.
A seven-day book of magic proves to be fractious for five children, who must learn the book's rules and tame its magic.
"Anything can happen when you have all the time in the world" says the frog-like Natterjack in old relative Mrs Whiton's thyme garden. Cousins Roger, Ann, Eliza and girl-crazy Jack ride for American rebels, bow to Queen Elizabeth I, and even rescue their own parents when they were children.
The magic begins when Laura and her family--brothers James, baby Deborah, and her parents--move to a country house in Connecticut. There is a well in the yard, and Laura is the kind of girl who believes in making wishes. Her first wish comes true, and this sets off a round of adventures for Laura, James and two neighbors, Kip and Lydia, who mix what seems to be genuine magic with good deeds: saving old Miss Isabella King's house from a mortgage foreclosure, rescuing the "long-lost heir," persuading snobbish Mrs. Witherspoon to support the new school proposal, and discovering the secret of the antique desk. And as for the magic, is it or not?
Just when the children thought the magic in the old well was all played out (that is, if it was magic!) and had sworn an oath in blood not to make any more wishes until the well gave them a sign, Gordy—in a reckless moment—told it to get going with its magic, or else! Something certainly did begin to happen then, whether it was magic or not, for a strange, witchlike old woman came to the children's secret house in the wood soon after and led Gordy away. The most unexpected things kept on happening all through that eventful autumn, just the sort of things an unpredictable wishing well might involve them in, from reforming a nearly delinquent juvenile at school, keeping apple trees and romance in bloom, and rescuing a damsel in distress, to helping a new family settle in the community.
7 trade size paperback books in box. Half MagicKnight's CastleMagic by the LakeThe Time GardenMagic or Not?The Well-WishersSeven-Day Magic
STATED FIRST EDITION. OUR COPY HAS THE SAME COVER AS STOCK PHOTO SHOWN. EDGE WEAR, SCUFFING & SOME DISCOLORATION ON COVERS AND SPINE. LABEL RESIDUE ON FIRST PAGE. OTHERWISE PAGES CLEAN AND INTACT. VERY NICE COPY FOR THE AGE OF THE BOOK. GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT!
"Copyright 1955 by Edward Eager. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. Pictures by Paul Galdone. LCCCN 55 5784." "How the possum got into the barrel in the first place no one will ever know, least of all the possum himself. It was a cold and stormy night, and the possum was up a tree near the Big House. He looked down and saw the barrel, where the New Folks had put it for the trash men to take away. There was something shiny in the bottom of the barrel..." (from book)
Edward Eager Set of 4 Paperbacks
by Edward Eager
Miranda and the Dark Young Man
by Edward Eager
Edward Eager's Magic Tales Boxed Set: Half Magic / Knight's Castle / Magic by the Lake / The Time Garden
by Edward Eager
Half magic
by Edward Eager
Seven-Day Magic 1st (first) edition by Edward Eager published by Harcourt, Brace & World (1962) [Hardcover]
by Edward Eager
More Magic 3 volumes
by Edward Eager
Three more tales of Magic from Edward Eager in one set. 3 books - Magic or Not?, The Well-Wishers, Seven-Day Magic all continue the magical children's adventures in these well loved tales. Brilliant new cover art by Quentin Blake.
Tales of Magic
by Edward Eager
The magic begins when Laura and her family--brothers James, baby Deborah, and her parents--move to a country house in Connecticut. There is a well in the yard, and Laura is the kind of girl who believes in making wishes. Her first wish comes true, and this sets off a round of adventures for Laura, James and two neighbors, Kip and Lydia, who mix what seems to be genuine magic with good saving old Miss Isabella King's house from a mortgage foreclosure, rescuing the "long-lost heir," persuading snobbish Mrs. Witherspoon to support the new school proposal, and discovering the secret of the antique desk. And as for the magic, is it or not?