Books with title The Three Wishes

Olivia LOVED the outdoors. Spring, summer, fall or winter, she could be found playing outside. But since her family moved, the best part of winter was GONE! Read along as Olivia and her mother wish for two very different things, but both get their wish in The Two Wishes. Colorful pictures on almost every page help illustrate this cheerful story.This book is perfect for bedtime, or a short story to share with your young reader.

A little boy who's about to turn six years old is thinking about cake and toys and the best birthday gift of all, a puppy. Daddy tells him to look for a Wish-Tree, on the bark of which is engraved TAKECAREOFYOURWISH. The boy falls asleep as he ponders his father's advice, and he dreams of a Wish-Tree, with a trunk as big as a house and so tall that the sky had to bump up to get over the top of it.A remarkable adventure follows, involving the limitless nature of wishing and responsibility. Written by the noted teacher and poet John Ciardi, this fanciful tale is filled with inventive, dreamlike drawings by Louis S. Glanzman, illustrator of the Pippi Longstocking books.

Three Wishes is a classic collection of bedtime or any-time stories for children of all ages. Young readers will be enchanted with the characters they'll meet in Three Wishes: the unforgettable Magee, who turns blarney into magic to help a young girl; Bonny and Johnny, the twilight twins, who chase away fears of darkness; and the wickedly funny Sasperilda and her family, who accidentally help humanity. The three original tales showcased in Three Wishes are published nearly thirty years after the author's death. His daughters, for whom the stories were written, proudly share his legacy with you. They will share proceeds from the sale of this book to help make children's wishes come true.

This book is about the children of the war-torn Middle East. Deborah Ellis, author of the enormously popular Parvana, turns her attention to the children of Israel and Palestine, presenting their stories based on interviews done in the winter of 2002 while in Israel and Palestine. In a rehabilitation center for disabled children, twelve-year-old Nora says she loves the colour pink and chewing gum and explains that the wheels of her wheelchair are like her legs. Eleven-year-old Mohammad describes how his house was demolished by soldiers. And we meet twelve-year-old Salam, whose older sister walked into a shop in Jerusalem and blew herself up, killing herself and two people, and injuring twenty others. This simple and telling book allows children everywhere to see those caught in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as children just like themselves, but who are living far more difficult, dangerous lives. The text includes brief background information, black-and-white photographs taken by the author, a map, a glossary and suggestions for further reading.

Hoku the little Hawaiian monk seal makes three wishes that come true, with dire consequences! What will mama seal say, when she finds out what happened to her Hoku? Can Hoku ever go back to being a normal little seal with stream-lined shape, fast flippers and big brown eyes that twinkle like stars?The front cover of "Hoku the Seal's Three Wishes", literally sparkles. A silver sparkle in Hoku's eye and silver ripples in the "Wishing Pool" draws readers into the magical story, whilst an informative back cover teaches children about Hawaii's monk seals.A heart-warming story by Gill McBarnet, and readers will be relieved that Hoku's dilemma is resolved in a positive and comforting ending.