Magic By the Lake

Quentin Blakes charming art gets an updated look in this new edition of Edward Eagers beloved classic, featuring the original interior illustrations by N. M. Bodecker.

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When wishing for magic, its hard not to wish for too much.

If Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha had stopped to thinkoh, 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 inHalf Magic.

But no, they asked for magic by the lakeand now they have to deal with a whole lakeful of enchantment!

Soon the children find themselves cavorting with mermaids, outwitting pirates, andwith the help of a cranky old turtlegranting a little magical help to the one person who needs it most.