Shirley Jackson
9 magic wishes
Hardcover
(Crowell-Collier Press March 15, 1963)
A girl is given nine wishes by a mysterious magician, and her choices perfectly capture a childlike imagination. For example, wish one is for an orange pony with a purple tail; wish two is for a squirrel holding a nut that opens and inside is a Christmas tree; wish eight is for a little box and inside is another box and inside is another box and inside is another box and inside that is an elephant . . . But the girl is hard pressed to make a ninth wish, and instead leaves it on a rock for some other lucky person to find.
- Series
- A Modern masters book for children
- Pages
- 45
- Weight
- 16.0 oz.