Magic by the Lake - Tales of Magic Author:Edward Eager, N. M. Bodecker (Illustrator) 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 la... more »ke -- and now they have to deal with a whole lakeful of enchantment!
Soon the children are awash in magic. They 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. « less