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Other editions of book The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

  • The Wish Giver

    Bill Brittain, William Dufris, HarperAudio

    Audiobook (HarperAudio, May 5, 2009)
    When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.
  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 2, 2019)
    A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times called "an eerie delight," The Wish Giver is an engaging literary folk story about those who get what they wish for—whether they want it or not.The people of Coven Tree are no strangers to magic. In fact, the town's very name comes from a gnarled old tree where covens of witches used to gather. Even now, imps and fiends continue to appear, frightening the townsfolk with their devilish pranks. Usually these creatures are easy to spot. They have a particular smell, or sound, or way of moving, that betrays their dark nature. But Thaddeus Blinn showed none of these signs when he came to Coven Tree. He was just a funny little man who drifted into town with a strange tale about being able to give people whatever they wished—for only fifty cents.There was nothing scary about him. At least, not until the wishing began...
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  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    eBook (HarperCollins, Jan. 29, 2009)
    A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times called "an eerie delight," The Wish Giver is an engaging literary folk story about those who get what they wish for—whether they want it or not.The people of Coven Tree are no strangers to magic. In fact, the town's very name comes from a gnarled old tree where covens of witches used to gather. Even now, imps and fiends continue to appear, frightening the townsfolk with their devilish pranks. Usually these creatures are easy to spot. They have a particular smell, or sound, or way of moving, that betrays their dark nature. But Thaddeus Blinn showed none of these signs when he came to Coven Tree. He was just a funny little man who drifted into town with a strange tale about being able to give people whatever they wished—for only fifty cents.There was nothing scary about him. At least, not until the wishing began...
  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-08-11, Aug. 11, 2008)
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  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2001)
    In this account of sinister doings in Coven Tree, Stew Meat (of Devil's Donkey) relates thead a wish fulfilled, and each of whom rued that fulfillment. (A) literary folk story at its best.--School Library Journal. Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Book.
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  • The wish giver: Three tales of Coven Tree

    Bill Brittain

    Hardcover (Harper & Row, Aug. 16, 1983)
    When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.
  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain

    Bill Brittain

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 16, 1656)
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  • The Wish Giver

    Bill Brittain

    Mass Market Paperback (HarperCollins Publishers, Sept. 16, 1990)
    When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.
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  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Treet

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, April 20, 1983)
    When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.
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  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    Paperback (Scholastic, Oct. 1, 1988)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree church social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.
  • The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Treet

    Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, April 20, 1983)
    A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times called "an eerie delight," The Wish Giver is an engaging literary folk story about those who get what they wish for—whether they want it or not.The people of Coven Tree are no strangers to magic. In fact, the town's very name comes from a gnarled old tree where covens of witches used to gather. Even now, imps and fiends continue to appear, frightening the townsfolk with their devilish pranks. Usually these creatures are easy to spot. They have a particular smell, or sound, or way of moving, that betrays their dark nature. But Thaddeus Blinn showed none of these signs when he came to Coven Tree. He was just a funny little man who drifted into town with a strange tale about being able to give people whatever they wished—for only fifty cents.There was nothing scary about him. At least, not until the wishing began...
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  • The Wish Giver

    Bill Brittain

    Paperback (Collins, Oct. 1, 1990)
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