Magic by the Lake

further Adventures Of Mark, Katherine, Jane, And Martha, Who Find Their Source Of Magic In A Lake Near Which They Are Spending The Summer.

children's Literature

this Re-release Of A Forty-year-old Fantasy Brings Eager's Imaginative Time Travel Tale To A New Audience. The Magical Thyme Garden Transports Two Sets Of Sibling Cousins To Far Away Places And Real And Mythical Eras. Escorted By The Toadlike Natterjack, The Children Visit Salem; Elizabethan England; A Cannibal Island; And The March's Home In Concord, Massachusetts. The Adventures Seem Surprisingly Fresh And Are Less Politically Incorrect Than Expected, Having Originated In The Fifties. The Bodecker Illustrations Retain Their Original Charm, And Are Supplemented With Cover Art By Quentin Blake. A Delightful Diversion For Adults To Revisit With Their Favorite Young Reader.