It is the sort of damp, dreary day that often darkens winter in my part of the world. Yet, it is St. Nicholas' Day, a very festive time in Europe when children are particularly celebrated. So I have decided to register this book in bookcrossing in celebration of children and their patron St. Nicholas.

Amazon Editorial Review

Mallory notices there's something funny about an old oak tree, takes a closer look, and before she knows it, she's broken a magical spell. Arbican the wizard has been trapped in the oak for thousands of years, and his powers are gone. Will he get them back in time to save Mallory's village from greedy Squire Scrupner? Deft storytelling.[Full of] quotable bits of wisdom about the real nature of magic. --Booklist, starred review

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This book is traveling. Someone took it from the Oak Grove Elementary Little Free Library. This is wonderful news! The book is living its destiny--to be read.