I am looking for a series of books about a boy wizard that goes off to wizard's school to learn about magic, and no I'm not looking for Harry Potter. From what I remember about the first book in the series the boy has a hard time learning to use magic to light a candle. After he learns magic to a certain point he goes out on his own(possibly with companions) to learn more about magic and go on some adventure. I remember the colors of the books being pastel, the first book I think was colored ...