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Edward Eager

Born

in Toledo, Ohio, The United States

June 20, 1911

Died

October 23, 1964

Genre

Children's Books

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Eager was born in and grew up in Toledo, Ohio and attended Harvard University, class of 1935. After graduation, he moved to New York City, where he lived for 14 years before moving to Connecticut. He married Jane Eberly in 1938 and they had a son, Fritz.

Eager was a childhood fan of L. Frank Baum's Oz series, and started writing children's books when he could not find stories he wanted to read to his own young son. In his books, Eager often acknowledges his debt to E. Nesbit, whom he thought of as the best children's author of all time.

A well-known lyricist and playwright, Eager died on October 23, 1964 in Stamford, Connecticut, at the age of fifty-three. ...more

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	Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 38,150 ratings — published 1954 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knight's Castle (Tales of Magic, #2) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 5,532 ratings — published 1956 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic by the Lake (Tales of Magic, #3) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker 4.08 avg rating — 5,435 ratings — published 1957 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven-Day Magic (Tales of Magic, #7) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 5,019 ratings — published 1962 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Garden (Tales of Magic, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 4,397 ratings — published 1958 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic or Not? (Tales of Magic, #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,709 ratings — published 1959 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well-Wishers (Tales of Magic, #6) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 2,156 ratings — published 1960 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edward Eager's Tales of Magic (Tales of Magic #1 - 7) 4.50 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Magic Boxed Set (Tales of Magic #1-4) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 143 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half Magic / Five Children and It / The Egypt Game by Edward Eager, E. Nesbit, Zilpha Keatley Snyder 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tales of Magic (7 books)
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Edward Eager,

N.M. Bodecker (Illustrator)

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“The best kind of book," said Barnaby, "is a magic book."

"Naturally," said John.”
― Edward Eager, Seven-Day Magic

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“Still, even without the country or a lake, the summer was a fine thing, particularly when you were at the beginning of it, looking ahead into it. There would be months of beautifully long, empty days, and each other to play with, and the books from the library.”
― Edward Eager, Half Magic

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“But in the garden the sun still shone. The innumerable bees hummed. The scent of thyme hung on the air. But only the Natterjack was there to breathe the fragrant essence of it.

He and the garden were waiting. They were waiting for more children. They didn't care how long they waited. They had all the time in the world.

-The Time Garden, Edward Eager”
― Edward Eager, The Time Garden

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