Simple magic tricks are what a little boy is looking for when he drags his father into a quaint, old shop. The proprietor seems to be a master of illusion - a genius at slight of hand. But, as the son becomes mesmerized, the father feels an icy hand grip his heart. Running Time: 26 minutes "This is one of those stories that will feel very familiar even if you've never read it: it's an ancestor of every story with a queer little shop in it, from "Gremlins" to the Harry Potter books. And as is often the case, when Wells invents a genre he establishes the mark to aim at. It's lighter and more whimsical than many of Wells's stories, but with the usual demons lurking beneath the fairy-tale surface. The spirited narration gets the tone of the story just right."- Audible Review