A powerfully delightful picture book about childhood play and the enduring magic of our natural world. To make a magic potion, you will need these things: A friend (or two or three) A bucket or a pot Or a hole And – ingredients. This dazzling story may seem like a set of instructions on how to brew a magic potion, the ingredients of which are familiar – mud, a leaf, some sand. But as the story unfolds, two children let their imaginations run wild as they take the reader on a glorious, lyrical journey outside.