This is VERY cute and I think would be a good read-aloud for a family or maybe classroom--there's a lot of wordplay and savoring of words that I think would do well in that format.

For me as a grumpy adult reader it was a liiittle bit like, "god I GET IT, THE REAL MAGIC IS FAMILY" but I think the intended audience probably has not seen as many Hallmark movies as me and would likely find it much more moving ;)

This reminded me a bit of [b:Savvy|2133795|Savvy (Savvy, #1)|Ingrid Law|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440107238s/2133795.jpg|2596626] for its quirky family, magic, and made-up words.