N. M. Bodecker
(1922 - 1988)
Niels Mogens Bodecker is best-known as the illustrator of Edward Eager’s wildly entertaining ‘magic’ novels (including Magic or Not, Half Magic, The Time Garden, Magic by the Lake, Knight’s Castle and others).
Bibliography
Lizzie’s Twins (1964)
Lizzie has twin dolls, but one is her favorite.
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The Lost String Quartet (1981)
The members of the Daffodil string quartet take a wrong turn on their way to a concert.
Magic by the Lake (1957)
On a vacation with their mother and stepfather, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha find themselves overwhelmed with a lakeful of magical adventures after Mark captures an ancient turtle that seems to have extraordinary powers.
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Magic or Not? (1959)
When Laura learns the well at her new house is a wishing well, she plunges right in.
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Mattie Fritts and the Flying Mushroom (1973)
When Mattie Fritts buys the biggest mushroom in the store, she embarks on a cross country adventure with an octopus, turtle and dog.
Mice are Nice (1990)
An anthology of poems about mice.
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Edward Lear
A. A. Milne
Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Et al
Miss Jaster’s Garden (1971)
Hedgie the hedgehog and Miss Jaster share the garden of Villa Pax.
The Mushroom Center Disaster (1974)
When a pile of garbage lands on Mushroom Center the inhabitants get to work to clean it up and put it to use.
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A New Treasury of Children’s Poetry (1984)
An anthology of children’s poetry both new and old.
Et al
The Night-Lite Storybook (1975)
A collection of short stories about the Night-Lite Kids.
Oh, What a Wonderful Wedding (1953)
A satirical look at 1950’s American suburban society.
A Person from Britain Whose Head Was the Shape of a Mitten (1980)
A collection of limericks.
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Pigeon Cubes and Other Verse (1982)
A collection of light verse.
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Quimble Wood (1981)
When four quimbles, people no bigger than your thumb, find themselves lost in a wood, they must quickly prepare to survive the winter.
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The S-Man: A Grammar of Success (1961)
A guide to business success from the 60’s.
Seven-Day Magic (1962)
When Barnaby, John, Susan, Abbie and Fredericka open the red book, they discover it is all about themselves and the magical adventures they are about to have.
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Shoe Full of Shamrock (1965)
Davie O’Sullivan gets his wish with the aid of an odd little man, a robin’s feather and a small green plant.
The Snake in the Carpool (1963)
When Betsy’s snake escapes, it ends up in a boy’s birthday present box.
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Snowman Sniffles and Other Verse (1983)
A collection of light verse.
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Snowy Day: Stories and Poems (1986)
An anthology of poems and stories about snow.
Et al