This is a fascinating story of four children who come across a magical coin. Of course, there is a catch. The coin only grants half wishes. For example, when the children's mother wishes she was home, she is transported just halfway there. The book is one in a series of seven magical tales by Edward Eager, the covers of which are illustrated by the talented Quentin Blake. The different stories in the series have unrelated characters. This is one criticism I have. After reading the first book, I was eager to read more about the characters from Half Magic, but the next in the series had different characters entirely. That said, each story in the Tales of Magic series brings something different to the table and is wonderful in its own way.
I think that this story could be interesting to reference in relation to math. It could be used to review fractions and why two halves equal a whole. While I may not center a whole math lesson around the book, it would certainly be helpful to reference it.
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