The Magic Book by KT Hao and Giuliano Ferri (Purple Bear Books) Wise monkey gives Ellie the baby elephant a magical book that helps her fall asleep. When she loses the book she is sad, but then she begins to see what the magic really is.
Beany and the Magic Crystal by Susan Wojciechowski and S Natti (Walker Books) As Beany's magic wishing crystal will grant only one wish, she waits for the perfect moment to use it.
The Magic Sky by Lucy Richards (Egmont Books) The night that Rory, the polar bear, can finally see the 'magic sky', he gets lost in a snowstorm. Mum comes to the rescue and together they watch the Northern Lights.
Wish by Thong Kleven (Chronicle Books) A compilation of wishing customs from around the world.
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Theo LeSieg (Dr Seuss) and B Tobey (Collins) A little boy imagines what life would be like with duck feet, or deer horns, or a whale's spout.
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Macmillan Children's Books) The witch and her cat make room on the broom for more and more animals. Then, the broom breaks...
The Magic Hat by Mem Fox and Tricia Tusa (Voyager Books) One day a magic hat appears and tumbles through the air, making magic wherever it lands. Everyone is delighted as, one by one, the townspeople are transformed into giant playful animals. And then a wizard arrives...
Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini by Kim Kennedy and Doug Kennedy (Harry N Abrams) The other farm animals don't share Hee-Haw and Chester's love of magic, nor do they believe that they can be real magicians, until one day a magician's trunk falls off a passing train.
The Magic Porridge Pot, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Thumbelina, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and other nursery, folk and fairy stories.
