Edward Eager (1911–1964)
Teoksen Half Magic tekijä
About the Author
Edward Eager (1911-1964) worked primarily as a playwright and lyricist. It wasn't until 1951, while searching for books to read to his young son, that he began writing children's stories. In each of his books, he carefully acknowledges his indebtedness to E. Nesbit, whom he considered the best näytä lisää 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" näytä vähemmän
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Sarjat
Tekijän teokset
The Mouse Manor 1 kappale
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Eager, Edward McMaken
- Syntymäaika
- 1911-06-20
- Kuolinaika
- 1964-10-23
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA (birth)
- Syntymäpaikka
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- lung cancer
- Asuinpaikat
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
New York, New York, USA
New Canaan, Connecticut, USA - Koulutus
- Harvard University
- Ammatit
- playwright
novelist
lyricist
children's book author - Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Began writing children's books after searching for books to read to his son. His popular "magic" stories are heavily influenced by the works of E. Nesbit.
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
When wishing for magic, it's hard not to wish for too much.
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 with a whole lakeful of enchantment!
Soon the children find themselves cavorting with mermaids, outwitting pirates, and--with the help of a cranky old turtle--granting a little magical help to the one person who needs it most.… (lisätietoja)
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 with a whole lakeful of enchantment!
Soon the children find themselves cavorting with mermaids, outwitting pirates, and--with the help of a cranky old turtle--granting a little magical help to the one person who needs it most.… (lisätietoja)
Somehow I missed Edward Eager in my childhood sprint through classic fantasy. There are some dated elements, but nothing that endangers the story or would make me hesitate to give it a child today.
A fun and silly romp about children and magic, very much indebted to Edith Nesbit.
Magic Books
Next: 'Magic by the Lake'
A fun and silly romp about children and magic, very much indebted to Edith Nesbit.
Magic Books
Next: 'Magic by the Lake'
Review from my daughter, age 9.
“I liked Half-Magic. I don’t think it’s a good read aloud but good to read yourself. It has an interesting plot twist. If you like magic, funniness, or unusual things that happen you’ll like Half-Magic.”
“I liked Half-Magic. I don’t think it’s a good read aloud but good to read yourself. It has an interesting plot twist. If you like magic, funniness, or unusual things that happen you’ll like Half-Magic.”
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And that would never have happened if he and his sister, Ann, hadn't been sent to stay with their bossy cousins for the summer. And that wouldn't have happened at all if their father hadn't gotten sick and gone into the hospital.
But all of that did happen, and now Roger, his sister, and their cousins find themselves in a bygone world of chivalry and knighthood, of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe. In this knightly realm they can make a difference--and perhaps even save the person they most need to save--if only they are smart and brave enough, if only they are true to their hearts.… (lisätietoja)