5.0 out of 5 stars
By
Lisa M.
on August 31, 2013
Format: Paperback
I liked Magical Mea, even though she is playing tricks on people in
the beginning of the story. When she hides things and then finds them,
she gets a lot of praise and she likes that. Mea wants to be
appreciated. She's not like her older brother Matthew, who fixed things
secretly. I think she plays tricks just to see what happens. But in the
end of the story, she learns her lesson. She finally sees that it's
better to help people than play tricks on them. I think it's a fun
story that kids can learn from. I definitely recommend this book!
Format: Paperback
This is the second book in a series, beginning with Magical Matthew.
Near the ending of Magical Matthew, we learn that Matthew suspects his
younger sister, Mea, of having the gift of magic. In this story of
Magical Mea, we see immediately that she does not like being told what
to do by her older brother. So much so, that to be unlike Matthew, she
uses her magic to create mischief, rather than good. Having this much
power at a very young age can be overwhelming. But, Mea is stubborn,
and advice from her brother on how to use her magic, is unwelcome. One
morning Mea leaves the safety of her home, unaccompanied, and plays her
tricks of hiding things on the people she happens upon along her way.
Seeing her power at work is great fun and she does it over and over
again. Without telling you the ending of the story, all ends well and
Mea learns a valuable life lesson--that it is even more fun to do good
things with her magic, resulting in her feeling proud and capable. Ms.
Cole's stories allow children to learn from her characters, in a fun and
enjoyable way, important life lessons. My children our looking forward
to Ms. Cole's next book, and I am wondering what lesson she will teach.
