Books with title The Magic Shop

The children of Falls City, Ohio are thrilled when Mrs. Isabella Wright, a former teacher and avid collector, opens a gift shop. Before long they discover the magical quality of the gifts and Mrs. Wright herself. Even the shop with its grandfather clock and resident Burmese cats is special—a real Magic Nation. Does Mrs. Wright really make warm sunny skies in November? Can she provide a snow-day just when you need one? Can she help your pets to speak to you? Just ask the children of Falls City!A vocabulary and discussion section encourages readers to learn analytical and imaginative skills.

Top 25 Finalist in the National Children's Book of the Year Contest (naesp.org): "The Magic Seed" received this honor out of a pool of over 1000 submissions to the National Association of Elementary School Principals in 2012. ABOUT THE BOOK: A modern-day twist on the Jack and the Beanstalk tale, "The Magic Seed" teaches the value of sharing. A mysterious magic seed arrives on the doorstep. It both delights and frustrates a boy and girl until they discover its secret. This secret sparks in them a love of sharing that ripples through their town and the world. GET OUT YOUR PENCILS: Fresh with their knowledge of sharing, your children can join the fun on Imagination Pages in the second half of the book. These pages give children a chance to think about all the things they share everyday: their love, their smiles, and their ideas. Charming activities give children places to draw, dream, and imagine their own version of the tale. BUYING THIS BOOK HELPS STUDENTS: All profits from your purchase of this book and Debbie Newhouse's other children's book, "Flip Doodle", go to TheSchoolFund.org. The School Fund gives educational scholarships to deserving students in Africa and other developing countries through a unique crowdsourcing funding model which won the prestigious Clinton Global Initiative Award. Meet the many students who've already been helped by profits from purchases of Debbie Newhouse's books at debbienewhouse.wordpress.com "The Magic Seed" is a young classic book you will love giving as a gift or enjoying with your own children again and again.

This Audible Exclusive adaptation of Angela Carter's The Magic Toyshop, is brought expertly to life by multi-award winning actress, Fiona Shaw.A coming of age tale which extends the nature and boundaries of love, as seen through the eyes of the youthful and naïve Melanie, The Magic Toyshop was enormously successful and cemented Angela Carter's status as one of England's greatest and most daring writers.About the book'This crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds are mechanical and the few human figures went masked... She was in the night once again, and the doll was herself.'When tragedy strikes, young Melanie and her two siblings are forced to abandon their family home and sent to live in London with their aunt Margaret, a kindly and beautiful mute, and their abusive and highly manipulative uncle, Philip.Standing on the cusp of womanhood and threatened by her perilous new surroundings, this classic gothic novel follows Melanie as she interacts with a host of colourful characters and becomes increasingly aware of her own morality and sexuality.About the authorAngela Carter was born in 1940, in Sussex. She grew up in the shabbily respectable south London district of Balham, the second child of an eccentric journalist father and a neurotic housewife mother.She studied English at Bristol University before travelling extensively, teaching and writing numerous best-selling novels. They have all received considerable critical acclaim and remain firm favourites of modern English literature.Angela was a devout feminist throughout her life, wrote for Spare Rib magazine and voted Labour. Her novels are wholly reflective of her world views and continue to inspire new generations of men and women worldwide.About the narratorFiona Shaw, CBE, is an Irish actress and opera director, best known for her role as Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films.Having graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Fiona has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as the National Theatre. Her most memorable stage credits include The Taming of the Shrew, Hedda Gabler, Medea, As You Like It and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. She has twice been awarded the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performances in Electra and Machinal.

'The Magic Seeds' is an urban fairy tale. It was inspired by a what-if game played by the authors (a mother/son team). What if the toy gemstone the son was playing with was actually real? While riding home every day after school, the authors thought about this question and created a lovely story about a little boy and his mother and how a pack of magic seeds changed their lives.'The Magic Seeds' is a fantastical story about a modern-day urban family that faces the average daily challenges that many people face. However, in this story -- as in all fairy tales -- there's a very happy ending.'The Magic Seeds' does not have goblins, giants, or evil stepmothers in it. What it does touch on are real-life situations such as finding good childcare, spending quality time with your children as a single parent and making the best of your situation.By reading 'The Magic Seeds' you and your family will smile and laugh at the way little Johnny creates fun in his life and recognizes his mother's determination to do her best to give her son a great childhood -- on a budget!This is a feel-good story that will remind you that it's the small things that truly matter most.

When Matthew sits down to read his favourite story “the Magic Book”, he is magically transported into a land of castles, trolls, beanstalks and the three bears. Can Matthew find his way back home in time for tea?Our other Kindle books now available:The Magic Porridge PotPuss in BootsHansel and GretelThe Little Red HenThe Prince and the PauperRumpelstiltskinThe Elves and the ShoemakerThe Enormous TurnipSleeping BeautyThe Emperor’s New ClothesCinderellaThe Princess and the PeaThe Magic StoryThe Reluctant DragonLittle Red Riding HoodThe Boy who cried wolfJack and the BeanstalkGoldilocks and the Three BearsThe Tortoise and the HareThe Three Billy Goats GruffThe Three Little PigsOld MacDonald had a farmThe “REAL” story of Humpty Dumpty (Also includes The “REAL” story of Little Bo Peep)The “REAL” story of Rapunzel

The Magic Shop is the story of a boy named Gip and his mystical experience in a certain magic shop, as told by his father.This magic shop seems to be a little different than all the others, which is just fine, because this little boy seems to be a little different than all the others as well.The shop owner, with one ear larger than the other, entertains the boy and the father with magic tricks, pulling baubles out of thin air.The shopkeeper reminds the father, repeatedly, that this is not just any magic shop, this is “The Genuine Magic Shop”, making sure to emphasize the “Genuine” in the title.The magic tricks and illusions increase in complexity until the father is no longer comfortable with what he’s seeing, given the shopkeeper’s frequent reminders, but the boy is rapt with excitement.This short story comes to a rather abrupt end, and would make a great start for a script for a Twilight Zone episode. In fact, I think it might have been inspiration for one or two such scripts.Wells is one of those writers who can really exercise a language in his writing. He uses his vocabulary as a palette with which he paints a scene. If I were to describe his writing style as a painting technique, it would be as much impressionist as realist. Sometimes he describes things in a literal detail and other times he hints at details in the descriptions, letting your mind fill in the rest.That said, there are a few times where I tripped up reading it, some of the turn-of-the-century vernacular escaped me. For example;“It was being borne in upon me just how tremendously rum this place was; it was, so to speak, inundated by a sense of rumness. There was something a little rum about the fixtures even, about the ceiling, about the floor, about the casually distributed chairs.”