Quiet Magic: A Fantasy

by Pauline McKinnon

Jimmy Candlestick is a modern boy whose life is fast and filled with gadgets. It is only when Jimmy falls ill and is whisked away to the country to stay with Mrs Fender that he begins to really live. When he learns to leave behind the tensions that he has grown used to, adventure comes his way, along with a new sense of freedom and happiness.
Here is a story that will not only intrigue young readers but it will show them the value of relaxation and meditation and offer them some ways to begin to practise these skills themselves.

115 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

Reviews

[Sharni · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well. That was different. Kind of a story that you’d write for a school assignment to a theme - in this case meditation. Not exactly great or even good writing - it did deliver the weirdness that the cover promised. The boy did mediate, the giant duck did talk and show the boy the wonder of nature and those dancing dogs in the background - well they were from another planet and were soon shown how to better their self destructive ways...