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Magic Genre
Books in the Magic genre:
Sun Slower Sun Faster (1955)
Cecilia and Rickie discover a time warp.
Author(s):
Meriol Trevor
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Wicked Enchantment (1955)
Author(s):
Margot Benary-Isbert
Illustrator(s):
Enrico Arno
The Amazing Vacation (1956)
Joanna and Ricky travel through a magic window to the Country Without a Name.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Dan Wickenden
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Enchanted Castle (1956)
Jerry and Jimmy and Kathleen (who was never called that, but often simply Cat) are playing in the woods when they come on the castle and are soon caught in the toils of the magic.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
Knight’s Castle (1956)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
The Last Battle (1956)
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1956)
The five children who discovered ‘It’ find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
Winky Dink (1956)
Winky feels lonely during his visit to the zoo, but a friendly balloon helps him make friends.
Author(s):
Ann McGovern
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Bedknob and Broomstick (1957)
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Cat in the Hat (1957)
A cat in a hat comes calling and makes a mess.
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Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Magic by the Lake (1957)
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
N. M. Bodecker
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back! (1958)
The Cat in the Hat is up to more mischief.
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The Curious Tale of Cloud City (1958)
Colin and Pam are snatched away to Cloud City, after eating an enchanted sweet, where they help free the people from enslavement to the animals.
Author(s):
Joan Mary Bate
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Five of Us – and Madeline (1958)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Peter Freeman
Hassan of Basorah (1958)
When the cruel magician strands Hassan on the mountain top he fears he is lost. The seven little sisters take him in and he meets the swan maiden, but his adventures are just beginning.
Author(s):
Monica Backway
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The House of Arden (1958)
Edred and Elfrida travel into the past to search for the lost treasure of the House of Arden and succeed in finding their lost father.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Magic City (1958)
Philip builds a model city using his blocks and things about the house. When he and his sister Lucy shrink to the size of the inhabitants, they must fight for the throne.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar