Arcadia Public Library

A blast of wind, a house-rattling bang, and Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane. Quicker than she can close her umbrella, she takes charge of the Banks children--Jane, Michael, and the twins--and she changes their lives forever.

Plinka has a surprise for her sister Tinka when Tinka refuses to help Plinka make a magic brew.

Anton uses his red hat to perform magic tricks for his friends.

A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.

A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic brush that brings to life whatever he pictures.

The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.

When the two older witch's children use their magic to create trouble in the park, the Little One knows how to fix the problem.

Fascinated by the fact that humans are made mostly of water, a boy develops an unusual relationship with it once he stops being afraid.

A poor young boy in China yearns for wealth and power, until a magician gives him a magic pillow that brings dreams of what would happen if his wishes came true.

While watching a house for five menacing moths, Jaz, an industrious young bug, teaches himself how to transform into various other things and then must use this talent to save himself.