When the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to Hawaiiit’s for more than a vacation–they’re in search of a fourth kind ofmagic for Morgan! On the way they help an island community survivea tidal wave and, of course, take some time out to surf!Ultimately, they discover that the magic that they have found inthis set of four books are everyday magics: the magic of the arts,the magic of the natural world, the magic of community; and themagic of fun.

  Mary Pope Osborne grew up in the military, and by the time shewas fifteen had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida and fourdifferent army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. Aftergraduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill inthe early 1970's, Mary traveled all over Europe, and spent thefirst six weeks of her trip living in a cave on the island ofCrete. She then joined up with a group of European young people andtraveled in rickety vans through sixteen Asian countries, includingIraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. She was abartender, an acting teacher, a waitress, a travel agent, a windowdresser, and a medical assistant -- all before becoming an author!Now she is the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, earlychapter books, middle-grade biographies, and young adult novels. InFebruary 1993, Mary was elected the 27th president of the Author'sGuild, the oldest, most established organization for writers in theUnited States.
　　Mary her husband Will spilt their time between an apartment inGreenwich Village, New York and a cabin in Pennsylvania. They own aterrier named Bailey, who sleeps on the top of Mary's desk everyday while she writes!