by Margaret Mahy (1984)
Six short stories about not-so-wicked stepmothers, magic leaves, a measle-y birthday party, and other not-so-ordinary things.
Jenny Nimmo
Gifts from Gwyn's grandmother on his tenth birthday open up a whole new world to him, as he discovers he has magical powers that help him heal the breach with his father that has existed ever since his sister's mysterious disappearance four years before.
retold by Harriet Ziefert
A poor family with a magic pot soon discover that getting the pot to cook is easy--the tricky part is getting it to stop.
Jasper Fforde
King Snodd IV of the Kingdom of Hereford has realized that the power of magic has untold financial possibilities, and the man who controls magic controls almost anything. To this end, he has appointed as Official Court Sorcerer the odious Blix at Industrial Magic, one of only two Houses of Enchantment left in the world. With Blix's willing assistance, only one person stands between King Snodd and his plans for power and riches.
Diane Wolkstein
A strange event occurs across the land when a little Chinese goose girl sprinkles her shoulders with water and begins to wave her arms, believing that she will sprout wings, fly, and enjoy all the beautiful flowers of spring.