I liked the book about 3 million times more than I liked the cover. What were they thinking with that cover?

The story itself is gentle and sweet and reminiscent of Edward Eager by design. It's got moments of fun and quarter-moments of suspense. I like my fiction, even my middle-grade fiction, considerably darker. But this was a nice story with which to while away a rainy hour. ( )

So much fun! I'm completely in love with Laurel Snyder's sweet, fresh stories. They remind me of being a kid and spending my summers in the back yard hammock, reading. What I love most is Ms. Snyder treats her readers like the smart, savvy kids they are. ( )

I was amused that this openly derivative (not a bad thing) fantasy often mentioned Edward Eager, but failed to mention E. Nesbit.
Children find a magic wall that can transport them to any other wall they choose - and each kid takes it in turn to wish for a wall. Adventures ensue.
I'd give this to younger kids who have outgrown the Magic Treehouse books. ( )

A gentle fantasy in the manner of Edward Eager, who is qyuoted in the frontispiece. Four neighbor children discover a wall that will transport them to other times and places, with some complications. ( )

Four children discover a magic, wish-granting wall in the middle of an Iowa cornfield.