I read the first two books of this series when I was at home, sick, unable to do anything else. (I mean, I could have read something else, but these had been recommended as pretty sweet and comforting, which they very much were.) It's a GREAT series for a sick day at home--maybe not if you're sick to your stomach, given how much time the characters spend eating, but if you've got a cold or something, this will help you feel better.

Really, what's not to like? Some people have magic powers. They use them to do cool stuff--not fighting bad guys, or anything like that, just fixing things and making people's days better. There's a strong sense of family and community. There's a lot of ice cream.

It was a pretty big departure from most of my reading, but I liked it.