As we grow, we learn that the magicians we see on television are only performing tricks, so the magic of watching them somehow fades. Mr Majeika can behave just like any ordinary teacher if he wants to, but something has to be done about Hamish Bigmore, the class nuisance, and so he uses a little magic to turn him into a frog.

Mr Majeika uses a little magic to make the evening memorable but nasty Hamish Bigmore tells the local press and gets the wizard-teacher the sack. With Mr Majeika in charge, suddenly life at school become much more exciting there's even a magic-carpet ride to Buckingham Palace! Children will delight in these little moments and the glimpses of magic this amiable teacher offers us.Mr Majeika is a wizard, sent to "Britland" from the planet Walpurgis because he failed his O-level sorcery exam for the seventeenth time. A recurring character is Wilhelmina Worlock, a witch who first appeared as a music teacher and has turned up regularly since in various disguises.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.He then proceeds to turn the class nuisance, Hamish Bigmore, into a frog and conveniently forgets what the reversing spell is. I think children would enjoy listening to this story and could be used as an introduction to imaginative story writing. More amazing adventures with Mr Majeika, the ex-wizard, turned teacher, and his class at St Barty's School. But rules are made to be broken, and that’s exactly what happens when Class Three’s new teacher flies in through the classroom window and lands on the floor with a bump! But Mr Majeika's magic saves the day, Class Three and the circus end up on the news and once again Mr Potter, the headmaster, misses it all!