helena Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 My 10yo loves books with magic, Half Magic being her all time favorite. Can you help me make a list? I'd like to display a little selection in our class. Thanks! The Witch Family by Eleanor Estes No Flying in the House by Betty Brock Half Magic series by by Edward Eager :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Five Children and It Any in the Oz series The Hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Bed-knobs and Broomsticks Mary Poppins (but it is not overt) Harry Potter The Once and Future King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) The Dealing with Dragons series (Called the enchanted forest series) ETA: Witches by Roald Dahl The Indian in the cupboard Moongobbles series by Bruce Coville (Easy to read chapter book) Greek Myths, Norse Myths (My son is sitting beside me calling out things to add) Edited March 28, 2012 by Julie Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Any of E. Nesbit's books Harry Potter series Artemis Fowl series Sisters Grimm series Indian in the Cupbord Bedknobs and Broomsticks Mary Poppins series Green Knowe series by L.M. Boston Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper Matilda by Roald Dahl The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Justor The Magic Half by Annie Barrows She might also enjoy books by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 My daughter just finished Edward Eager's The Well-Wishers, and she loved it. Your daughter may have already read it, but I wanted to put it out there because my dd highly recommends it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 100 Cupboards (and 2 sequels) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Harry Potter Liesl and Po The Witches (Dahl) James and the Giant Peach Pinocchio (not as the main theme, but still, a magically talking puppet) The Enchanted Castle Five Children and It Nurse Matilda The Light Princess Peter Pan and Wendy The Velveteen Rabbit Chronicles of Narnia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Highly recommend this book http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Child-Monica-Furlong/dp/0394891058/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332960501&sr=1-1 I am reading it aloud to the kids right now and we are loving it. There are a few other books in the series as well. The author was very talented. I think they are out of print right now, but I have had good luck at my libraries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks everyone! I'm pulling all the books you listed that we have (thank goodness for Delicious Library :001_smile:) and making a list of titles to look for at book sales. Five Children and ItAny in the Oz series The Hobbit All this time I thought we had Five Children and it on the shelf! Adding it to my list now. Bed-knobs and BroomsticksMary Poppins (but it is not overt) Harry Potter The Once and Future King The Once and Future King, adding to list. The Dealing with Dragons series (Called the enchanted forest series) ETA: Witches by Roald Dahl The Indian in the cupboard Moongobbles series by Bruce Coville (Easy to read chapter book) Greek Myths, Norse Myths (My son is sitting beside me calling out things to add) I think our library book store has Dealing with Dragons on the shelf, I'll have to go look. She's reading D'Aulaire's Norse Gods and Giants right now. Any of E. Nesbit's booksHarry Potter series Artemis Fowl series Sisters Grimm series Indian in the Cupbord Bedknobs and Broomsticks Mary Poppins series Green Knowe series by L.M. Boston Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper Matilda by Roald Dahl The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Justor The Magic Half by Annie Barrows She might also enjoy books by Zilpha Keatley Snyder I'd never heard of The Magic Half, it looks like something she'd enjoy. Phantom Tollbooth is next on our read aloud list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 My daughter just finished Edward Eager's The Well-Wishers, and she loved it. Your daughter may have already read it, but I wanted to put it out there because my dd highly recommends it. I went upstairs to ask if she's read it and it was sitting on the bed next to her. :001_smile: She hasn't read it yet. 100 Cupboards (and 2 sequels) We have this, but I think the audio book scared them. :tongue_smilie: Harry PotterLiesl and Po The Witches (Dahl) James and the Giant Peach Pinocchio (not as the main theme, but still, a magically talking puppet) The Enchanted Castle Five Children and It Nurse Matilda The Light Princess Peter Pan and Wendy The Velveteen Rabbit Chronicles of Narnia I just put Liesl and Po on hold at the library. You know, I was just looking at the Light Princess on Amazon. I ought to just order it. I love this particular series of books illustrated by Maurice Sendak: http://www.amazon.com/The-Light-Princess-Sunburst-Book/dp/0374444587/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332963200&sr=1-1. We have the Bat Poet and The Animal Family done in the same style. Last week I scored on At the Back of the North Wind, also by G. MacDonald. I wonder if that has a magic theme? I'll have to check! Highly recommend this book http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Child-Monica-Furlong/dp/0394891058/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332960501&sr=1-1 I am reading it aloud to the kids right now and we are loving it. There are a few other books in the series as well. The author was very talented. I think they are out of print right now, but I have had good luck at my libraries. Thanks! I found it at our library, I'm going to pick it up in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The Book of Three (Black Cauldron series) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sctigermom Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 No Such Thing As Dragons Charlie Bone Series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey -these three are great kids' books, but her other literature is generally inappropriate for children series by Tamora Pierce: the Song of the Lioness (Alanna books) & the Immortals (starts with Wild Mage) & the Circle of Magic -be careful about these, as some of the later books in some series may have sexual references Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) FIRST -- PLEASE PREVIEW The Once and Future King! It is an adult book with adult themes!! (Lancelot and Geneviere's adultery; Morgana's black sorcery and seduction of Arthur; the slide of King Arthur's court into lust and lasciviousness; etc.) It was written as 4 "books" and each can be found separately under its own title, or all 4 together is "The Once and Future King". A 10yo *might* enjoy the first book, "The Sword in the Stone", which has the magic of Merlin changing Wart (the boy Arthur) into animals -- but much of those scenes are political commentary through the animal voices, which, again is really intended for adults. The adult themes and topics I listed above take place in the 3 books after "Sword in the Stone". Also, just for what it's worth -- I LOVED the first 5 books of Edward Eager's "Half Magic" series, but, as a child, I found "The Well Wishers" and "Magic or Not" to be extremely disappointing -- the children spend the whole time in each of those two books wondering "was it magic or just coincidence" -- and, honestly, as a 10-12yo, you WANT ACTUAL MAGIC! At least I did. :) And, I am listing this author separately with a big alert: I would approach these with some care: The Hall Family Chronicles by Jane Langton are magic adventures and very creative, but I really don't appreciate the increasingly blatant anti-traditional Christian Church point of view as the series goes on, and the heavily fawning on Emerson and Existentialism in these books. All of that will go over the head of a child, BUT, it does potentially "plant seeds" that I would want to know about in advance... JMO! :) I have read the first 3 books -- Diamond in the Window; Swing in the Summerhouse; and The Astonishing Stereoscope. Apparently, a later book in the series ends with a tragic thing happening to a main character who believes she can fly... So, go forewarned. Below are some more ideas. BEST of luck! Warmly, Lori D. MAGIC / MAGICAL LAND - Wizard of Oz series (Baum) - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series (Betty MacDonald) - Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis) - Moongobbles series (Coville) - Enchanted Forest series (Wrede) - Peter and the Starcatchers (and sequels) (Barrie) - Sea of Trolls (and sequels) (Farmer) - Dragon Keeper series (Paul) - Inkheart trilogy (Funke) - Moomintroll series (Jansson) - Half Magic; Magic by the Lake, Knight's Castle; Time Garden; Seven Day Magic (Eager) - Five Children and It; The Phoenix and the Carpet; The Amulet; The Book of Dragons (Nesbit) - The Secret of Platform 13 (Ibbotson) -- sweet; a gentler, kinder sort of Harry Potter - The Shades (Brock) -- OOP, and extremely hard to find, but a very creative premise and world! - The Princess & the Goblins; The Princess & Curdie (MacDonald) - The Never Ending Story (Ende) - The Hobbit (Tolkien) FAIRYTALE - Sisters Grimm/The Fairytale Detectives series (Buckley) - Book of …. series (Ruth Manning Sanders) -- Book of Fairies, Book of Mermaids, Book of Wizards, Book of Dragons, etc.; OOP, but WELL worth looking for; your DD is at the perfect age for these collections - Ella Enchanted (Levine) - The Rumplestiltskin Problem (Velde) - The Princess Academy (Hale) -- looks like this author has other well-liked titles, too - Mermaid Tales from Around the World (Osborne) - Beauty and the Beast (Osborne) - The Moon Princess (McCarthy) -- picture book of a Japanese fairytale - Tenggren's Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights (Tenggren) - The Golden Fairytale Book (Sequr) - The World's Best Fairy Tales (Sideman) -- a Reader's Digest Anthology - Andrew Lang's fairytale collections - Magic Tales from Many Lands (Mayo) - The Bronze Cauldron Myths And Legends Of The World (McCaughrean) FANTASY - Land of Oz; Ozma of Oz (Baum) -- lively sequels; skip Wizard of Oz (dull/long) - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series (Betty MacDonald) - The Ordinary Princess (Kaye) -- so delightful!! - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) - My Father's Dragon (Gannett) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass (Carroll) - The Father Christmas Letters (Tolkien) - The Ordinary Princess (Kaye) -- VERY fun and funny! - The Borrowers (series) (Norton) - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; Great Glass Elevator (Dahl) - Pippi Longstockings; Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid) TALKING ANIMALS - Catwings series (Leguin) -- flying cat family! - Mr. Popper's Penguins (Atwater) - The Cricket in Times Square (Selden) - Trumpet of the Swan (White) - The Mouse and the Motorcycle (McCleary) - The Story of Dr. Dolittle (Lofting) - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, The Turret, Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharpe) -- another OOP series that is SO enjoyable and worth looking for! - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (O'Brien) - Wind in the Willows (Grahame) - Redwall series (Jacques) - The Reluctant Dragon (Grahame) - Rabbit Hill (Lawson) - The Tale of Despereaux (DiCamillo) Edited March 28, 2012 by Lori D. 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Lori D. Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 At the Back of the North Wind, also by G. MacDonald. I wonder if that has a magic theme? I'll have to check! I really enjoy MacDonald, and that his Christian faith comes through in most of his works. That is especially prominent here in "At the Back of the North Wind" -- the North Wind takes the little boy on journeys to see all kinds of things (spiritual truths), and at the end, takes him on his "last journey" (in other words, the little boy dies). In Christian terms, while this is a grief for his family, it is a joy to the little boy, because he enters heaven. But for a child reading the book, this may be very upsetting, esp. if the reader was expecting straight-up magic adventures. Just an FYI. :) Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Missing Magic by Emma Laybourn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 The Chronicles of Chrestomanci by Diana Wynne Jones (note-some of Wynne-Jones' books are more "Adult" and include sexual content, and libraries don't always shelve the YA books separate from the other fantasy/sci-fi). The Young Wizards series by Diane Duane (note-the last are a little intense in places-the 2nd book has the young protagonist deciding to give her life to save the world-and has another character sacrifice himself in her place). Duane also has two books of Animal fantasy with cats who are themselves Wizards that parallel this series-the second has a lot of Egyptian mythological references imbedded within that my daughter loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Loving these lists!! Adding a few to our collection. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I thought of more, now that I'm home and looking at some of the books I have: Inkheart Stardust (does have one use of the F-word, though) The Wizard of Earthsea Alice in Wonderland A Thousand and One Arabian Nights (McCaughrean) Charlotte Sometimes (a bed causes 2 girls from different times to switch places) Raggedy Ann books The King of the Golden River The Lost Flower Children The Seven Year Old Wonder Book (better suited for reading to 6 year olds) Ozma of Oz (my favorite Oz book) The Night Fairy Igraine the Brave The Little Lame Prince The Princess Bride The Silmarillion (Tolkien's book about the Elves of Middle Earth, might be dense for a 10 year old, though) Peter Pan in Scarlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 The Book of Three (Black Cauldron series) I have this book! And a few others from him. I think I have a lot more books on the subject than I realized. :001_smile: No Such Thing As DragonsCharlie Bone Series I have a Charlie Bone book but now I can see it's not the first one. :glare: I'm going to look for this one. Amazon says it's an easy to read books about a 10 year old. Sometimes those are the exact things she's looking for. :D The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey -these three are great kids' books, but her other literature is generally inappropriate for children series by Tamora Pierce: the Song of the Lioness (Alanna books) & the Immortals (starts with Wild Mage) & the Circle of Magic -be careful about these, as some of the later books in some series may have sexual references Just put The Princess and the Goblin on hold. :001_smile: I have a nice little collection of Nesbit, I just found this one Wet Magic: http://www.amazon.com/Wet-Magic-Edith-Nesbit/dp/1161485155/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333061516&sr=1-1 and i do have The Phoenix and the Carpet. I think we're going to have a Nesbit summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Lori, we are so lucky to have you here. :001_smile: Thank you for being such a generous poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Missing Magic by Emma Laybourn Just added it to my list! :001_smile: The Chronicles of Chrestomanci by Diana Wynne Jones (note-some of Wynne-Jones' books are more "Adult" and include sexual content, and libraries don't always shelve the YA books separate from the other fantasy/sci-fi). The Young Wizards series by Diane Duane (note-the last are a little intense in places-the 2nd book has the young protagonist deciding to give her life to save the world-and has another character sacrifice himself in her place). Duane also has two books of Animal fantasy with cats who are themselves Wizards that parallel this series-the second has a lot of Egyptian mythological references imbedded within that my daughter loved. I forgot that I recently scored on the Howls Moving Castle series. I'm looking through Delicious Library and seeing we have a handful of her books but haven't read any. Maybe I should figure out which are for the younger crowd. Loving these lists!! Adding a few to our collection. :) YAY! I'm glad you're finding new title too. There's been so many books recommended to me here that have become family favorites. I thought of more, now that I'm home and looking at some of the books I have: Inkheart Stardust (does have one use of the F-word, though) The Wizard of Earthsea Alice in Wonderland A Thousand and One Arabian Nights (McCaughrean) Charlotte Sometimes (a bed causes 2 girls from different times to switch places) Raggedy Ann books The King of the Golden River The Lost Flower Children The Seven Year Old Wonder Book (better suited for reading to 6 year olds) Ozma of Oz (my favorite Oz book) The Night Fairy Igraine the Brave The Little Lame Prince The Princess Bride The Silmarillion (Tolkien's book about the Elves of Middle Earth, might be dense for a 10 year old, though) Peter Pan in Scarlet So many great suggestions here! Check out all the interesting books that come up with Charlotte Sometimes(in the customers who bought this, also like this...): http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Sometimes-Review-Childrens-Collection/dp/1590172213/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333063268&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks again to everyone. :001_smile: I have a nice little collection ready for her now. I'd also like to recommend Twig. http://www.amazon.com/Twig-Elizabeth-Orton-Jones/dp/1930900457/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333063997&sr=1-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkid Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I didn't check to see what ages your kids are, but I didn't see anyone mention The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch. http://thenameofthiswebsiteissecret.com/ My dd and I have been thoroughly enjoying it so far. We just finished Book 4. There have been a couple things that were gruesome and intense in the series but it's never felt dark like Harry Potter's later books are. (I won't let her read those until she's a bit older and not so anxious.) I guess I should clarify this series might not seem like a magic series at first, but it becomes obvious in the later books. I love that we're learning all kinds of new vocab, and often times the author tells you in fun footnotes what the words mean so I don't have to look them up separately. Highly recommend if your child is a strong reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The Castle In The Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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