Lark's Magic

by Michael Pastore

Lark’s Magic is the story of the four wildest and cleverest kids to romp through the pages of a book since Tom Sawyer, Tom Brown, Alice (of Wonderland), and Huckleberry Finn. Here you will meet Brains, the eloquent boy-genius; the rambunctious Zerp, who’s been to the principal’s office so many times, they had to put in a revolving door; Larquest Nova, who wears a mask to hide a shocking secret; and PDQ, who lives in his unique and hilarious imagination. Mingled with the fun, games, riddles, stories, and songs are great friendship, reading good books, the joy of nature, the power of play and creativity, and finding the courage to follow your own true heart. Published by Zorba Press.

113 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1990

About the author

Michael Pastore, is a novelist, a non-fiction author, and a poet who lives in the counter-cultured city of Ithaca, New York. He has traveled extensively -- always by bicycle, often sleeping under the stars -- in the USA, Europe, Turkey, and Greece. His more than 20 books include Thoreau Bound: a Utopian Romance in the Isles of Greece; Lark's Magic (a funny novel for children); Zen in the Art of Child Maintenance (novel); Zenlightenment; The Zorba Anthology of Love Stories; New Techniques in Child Maintenance; The Ithaca Manual of Style; and Teaching Kindness and Peace. His book of poems is Sappho at the Edge of Love: 100 poems by Michael Pastore.
Pastore's articles, essays, and interviews -- about literature, sustainable living, children and childhood, humanizing technology, and creativity -- have appeared in more than two dozen print publications nationwide. He lives in the small city of Ithaca (New York, USA) with his library of more than 8,000 of the world's best books. About the importance of literature he writes: "Why read? ... The best books give us timeless hours of portable joy, expand our empathy and imagination, remind us of our past, bring hope to our future, caution us to live wisely, empassion us to seize the moment, show us ideals embodied in heroes and heroines, inspire us to be great lovers and rebels, give us courage to dare to be ourselves, corroborate our most sublime feelings, and point the way to deeper meaning in our everyday lives."