![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They engage in a variety of wild and funny adventures as each makes a wish, carefully worded to allow for the feature of half fulfillment. The plot, as American Writers for Children, 1900-1960 puts it is that, “four siblings find a magic talisman that grants their wishes, but only by halves. They were new and very receptive fans and I doubt very much that they are alone. Turned out that their teacher had been reading them Mr. Suddenly they swarmed like fireants over the child who had said loudly from the fiction section, “Oh, SNAP! Edward Eager!” I am confident that this was the only time in history that those particular words were put in that order. After I did my usual intro and such the kids were allowed to look for books. A couple years ago we had a classroom of kids come into the children’s room. And I’m happy to report that it remains popular to this day. This is one of my own childhood favorites as well. This one has a classic concept and brilliant working out. Edward Eager writes the essential books about four children having a magical adventure. ![]()
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