Reading is Magic (WPL-Youth)

"Wizard Whitebeard has lost his magic staff, and it's stirring up mischief everywhere. Dragons are making a spectacle at the seaside, robots have crash-landed in the Stone Age, dinosaurs are wandering in the Wild West, there's a sticky situation at a castle made of cake . . . The magical mayhem seems unstoppable! Follow Waldo and his friends on a quest to find the sneaky staff and unravel this mighty mess. With twelve . . . mixed-up scenes and hundreds...

"Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectaular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous. Now, in this nonfiction narrative of magic through the ages, HP Newquist explains how the world's most famous tricks were created. From the oracles of ancient Egypt and the wizards of medieval Europe on to...

When war threatens her city, Rowan and her mother flee to the Dark Forest. There, she meets a grandfather she didn't know existed and his wolf, Arto. Rowan is homesick but soon makes new friends, including a trio of powerful witches. When Rowan rescues a baby dragon from poachers, she discovers the secret of her own identity. Like her grandfather, she's a wildsmith, who cares for and can speak to magical animals. But the poachers are relentless and...

In this interactive book Lady Rabbit the Magician offers to read your mind, if you pick a member from the magician's audience.

Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.

A little girl is tired of dressing up as something adorable for Halloween, so this year she plans to be a scary witch and frighten everyone, even herself.

"When Milo, Tilly, Oskar, and Alessia venture into Arthurian legend to find the first bookwanderer--the wizard Merlin--they discover that the magic of bookwandering is not at all what they thought. Together, they must journey into Greek and Roman mythology to bargain with the trickster Loki and find a way to untangle the Alchemist's grip on the world's imagination. And to save Pages & Co. and protect the very foundations of bookwandering, the friends...

"A picture book in which the magician's assistant, a talented rabbit, reverses their roles so that the magician becomes a rabbit and the existing rabbit gets to run the show"-- Provided by publisher.

"Professional magician Flom teaches kids how to perform 30 amazing magic tricks at the turn of a hat. Featuring step-by-step instructions and illustrations, this guide gives budding magicians all the tips they need in order to wow their friends and family." -- Provided by publisher.

What if you found a genie's magic lamp, and rubbed it only to discover that YOU were the genie? Avery McLean is just your normal ten-year-old tomboy, helping her dad run a tiny, run-down gas station in the middle of the desert. With no friends and no fun to be had, Avery has been teaching herself to do card tricks to entertain passing motorists, figuring that her lonely life could use a little magic. Little does she know how much magic is about to...