Edward Eager was a playwright and lyricist who turned his hand to children's books after reading the stories of the great British fantasist E. Nesbit. His seven books remain among the most popular children's fantasies ever written by an American.
N. M Bodecker has illustrated many childrens books written by Edward Eager such as "Time Garden", "Seven Day Magic", "Magic by the Lake", and many more.
Edward Eager 生于1911年,1935年進(jìn)入哈佛大學(xué)學(xué)習。之后移居紐約并在那里生活了14年。當他找不到一本適合給兒子閱讀的故事書(shū)時(shí),便開(kāi)始了自己的創(chuàng )作。他作品的獨特之處在于描述普通兒童的生活背景下的魔法故事。