The Magic Shop

3.5* "Tal vez conozcan esa cosa siniestra que surge como una mano de la nada y oprime el corazón. Saben que destruye el yo habitual y le deja a uno tenso y cauto, ni lento ni precipitado, ni enfadado ni temeroso. Eso me sucedió a mí" "Dijo muy poco, pero sus ojos eran elocuentes ... Era el patio de re......more

Wow! A fantastic tale reminiscent of Harry Potter's first trip to Diagon Alley... but so, so much more. Here, the shopkeeper's the star of the show... "prestidigital", as Wells calls him (!) Writing wizardry doesn't get any better than this; I mean it. Just added to my all-time faves shelf. Wow. Cree......more

Story 3 stars** Audio 3.5 stars** Narrator James Gillies......more

One of my favourite manifestations of the children's book is the turning of classic stories -- either short stories or fables -- into picture books. The marriage of artists to established stories is often inspired and/or illuminating (play on words fully intended since these books truly are modern i......more