The Magician's Hat - by Malcolm Mitchell (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This is not your typical afternoon at the library--a magician invites kids to reach into his hat to pull out whatever they find when they dig down deep. Soon--poof!--each child comes away with something better than they could've imagined--a book that helps them become whatever they want to be, and makes their dreams come true through pages and words, and the adventures that follow. But each child can't help but wonder, What's really making the magic happen?"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Super Bowl champion and literacy crusader Malcolm Mitchell presents the story of a magician who reveals an awe-inspiring treasure from his bag of tricks -- books that make every kid's dream come true!

Super Bowl champion and literacy crusader Malcolm Mitchell presents the story of a magician who reveals an awe-inspiring treasure from his bag of tricks -- books that make every kid's dream come true!This is not your typical afternoon at the library -- a magician invites kids to reach into his hat to pull out whatever they find when they dig down deep. Soon -- poof! -- each child comes away with something better than they could've imagined -- a book that helps them become whatever they want to be, and makes their dreams come true through pages and words, and the adventures that follow. But each child can't help but wonder, What's really making the magic happen?"Malcolm Mitchell is changing the world through the power of reading." -- Dav Pilkey, bestselling creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series"The Magician's Hat will cast its spell on you!" -- Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Review Quotes

Praise for The Magician's Hat:

"Malcolm Mitchell is changing the world through the power of reading." -- Dav Pilkey

"the Magician's Hat will cast its spell on you!" -- Jeff Kinney

About the Author

Malcolm Mitchell is a Super Bowl champion, literacy crusader, and the author of several acclaimed books for young readers, including The Magician's Hat, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, and My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, illustrated by Michael Robertson, winner of the Judy Newman Book Award. Malcolm is the founder of an initiative called Read with Malcolm, which introduces book ownership to students and works to improve literacy in schools. Malcolm's Share the Magic Foundation promotes the benefits of reading to transform lives. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and two children. To learn more, visit malcolmmitchell.com.

JOANNE LEW-VRIETHOFF is the acclaimed illustrator of many picture books, including Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty, named among School Library Journal's 2016 Books with a Message. She is a Mom's Choice Gold Award medal winner whose illustrations can be found in The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli and Peace, Baby! by Linda Ashman. Joanne also is the illustrator of the Hilde Cracks the Case series by Hilde Lysiak. She lives in Amsterdam with her husband and two children.