Magic Tree House: #41-44

by Mary Pope Osborne

Includes:
- Moonlight on the Magic Flute
- A Good Night for Ghosts
- Leprechaun in Late Winter
- A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

Moonlight on the Magic Flute
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to eighteenth-century Austria! At the palace there are many rules, and they have to figure out how to carry out their mission and not get into trouble. Then they meet a funny little boy who wants to follow them everywhere. But the little boy gets into big trouble.

A Good Night for Ghosts
When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1915, they find out that they have arrived on the eve of All Saints’ Day—the spookiest night of the year! Jack and Annie’s mission is to find a musician named Louis Armstrong and help him bring his gift of music to the world.

Leprechaun in Late Winter
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie off to a rainy winter day in Ireland long ago! Their mission: to find a girl named Augusta and inspire her to share her creative talents with the world. But when Jack and Annie meet Augusta, they don’t see how they can inspire her at all—she is the least exciting and imaginative person they’ve ever met!

A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to Victorian England and the foggy streets of London. There they discover that Charles Dickens has everything he could possibly want. It is not until Mr. Dickens rescues them from being thrown in jail that they discover his secret past and the sad memories. They will need all their magic—and help from three ghosts—to keep the great writer from ruining his life!

Genres: Childrens

Audio CD

First published January 11, 2011

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Chase the Fiction Fanatic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 Stars

I loved these books as a kid and I decided I wanted to read them once again and see how they hold up. Jack & Annie go on more adventures helping well know historical figures as Master Librarians. I like how these stories have grown with their audience and that the riddles and missions are more difficult than in the previous books. I thought changing the magic wand into something new each time was a nice touch. These books are always such a joy to read. So happy I decided to pick these up once again.


Happy Reading my Friends.

[Addison Gallup · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was amazing I’m so glad Augusta found what inspires her and I’m glad that the leprechaun was nice.

[Joshua Sweigard · Rating 3 out of 5]

i honestly loved when they went to the future because i thought what would be there and i could predict what could happen

[Maya Orama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story I read today was about a brother and sister named Jack and Annie that are going to save Christmas . It was night time when it started to snow out side. Jack and Annie went into the frog creek woods to find the magic tree house. When they found it, they climbed the ladder that leads inside it. Jack and Annie found a book on the wooden tree house floor that said, save Christmas. Annie and Jack said that they wish they went their. Then, the tree house spun and spun until it stopped. Annie and Jack stopped at a village. They climbed down the ladder then went inside the strange village. A village boy told Annie and Jack to go help the poor kids that want Christmas presents. So, Jack and Annie found broken toys on the streets, then fixed them. Annie, Jack, and the boy helped give out toys to the poor kids inside the village. As they where up to the last house, the door strangely creaked open. It was dark inside the house, when they found a ghost on a chair in the house. The boy told Jack and Annie that this house was haunted and no one lived inside it except a strange man that once passed away. So, Annie, Jack and the boy was frightened of the ghost, but the ghost seemed friendly. The ghost man said that since they are giving poor kids presents, he gave Annie and Jack a Christmas book. So, every child in the village was happy that they got presents. Annie and Jack would put the book inside their collection for Morgan lee fe. They both said good bye to the villagers, then left. The end

[Sharren · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect yet children's book I've ever read. I ran on a lot of thoughts during my time of reading and I so dearly wished to encode them all efficiently just to record my real-time thought processes. that would be so innovative and cool :< This is one book that I bought during high school just for academic purposes but I just skimmed past through it because I don't feel alive and real back then, bored out of my life. And yet reading these again today brings a horde of memories as well as regret and guilt in me of having not the time in those moments when I should've read this peacefully. Nonetheless, it's still a win. I loved learning about Charles Dickens' past and it sure does open more pathways toward literature for me.

[Uma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read "Moonlight on the Magic Flute" and give it a 5 star rating. This book is about Annie and Jack using the magic tree house to go to a party back in time in 1762. They had to go there to find a brilliant artist who none other than a bratty little kid named Wolfie(full name: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. When he grew up, he became a world-wide famous piano player)!I gave this book a 5 star rating because around the ending, Jack learn how to use wits and talents. Plus, you learn a lot about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. And this is why I recommend readers to read this book.

[Konnor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven`t read the last book of the series yet but I bet it will be great.

[Alberto Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girls loved this adventure series in audiobook. And what could be better than fun for the whole family while commuting to uneventful places?