Magic

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Fiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Magical Animal Adoption Agency: Clover’s Luck

Author: Kallie George Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger © Date: 2015 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Pages: 128 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Despite her name, Clover has always felt decidedly unlucky. So when she stumbles upon a mysterious […]

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Half Magic

Author: Edward Eager Illustrator: N.M. Bodecker (cover illustration by Quentin Blake in the copy that I read) © Date: 1954, renewed 1982 Publisher: Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic Pages: 192 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a few illustrations are sprinkled throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: It all

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

Bob

Author: Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead Illustrator: Nicholas Gannon © Date: 2018 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Pages: 203 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a few well placed illustrations are included Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Impossible Creatures

Author: Katherine Rundell Illustrator: Ashley Mackenzie © Date: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 334 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some illustrations are included, but mostly text based pages Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a guide to some of the mystical creatures is included Summary from Book: The

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum Illustrator: Michael Sieben © Date: 2013 (story originally published in 1900) Publisher: Harper Design Pages: 222 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Original no, this version yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-11 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this dazzling full-color gift edition,

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Nibbles, Picture Book

The Houdini Box

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 1991 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc Pages: 56 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, almost all page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the Interesting Note from the author is worth reading, it explains some of the history

8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

Wings & Co: Operation Bunny

Author: Sally Gardner Illustrator: David Roberts © Date: 2012 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC Pages: 176 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of page layouts have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: A charming new series about a fairy detective agendcy. When Emily Vole

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