wishes

A little boy yearns for a lunch box, even though he hasn't started school yet.

"The story, set in Rosas, the kingdom of wishes where wishes can literally come true, follows Asha--an optimist with a sharp wit who cares endlessly about her community. In a moment of desperation, Asha makes an impassioned plea to the stars, which is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, they face the most formidable of foes to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen"--Provided by publisher.

A young pigeon tries everything he can to persuade someone to let him drive the bus. Includes a reading of the book and interview with the author.

A young pigeon tries everything he can to persuade someone to let him drive the bus. Includes a reading of the book and interview with the author.

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

"Seventh grader Addie Bell can't wait to grow up. Her parents won't let her have her own phone, she doesn't have any curves, and her best friend, Grace, isn't at all interested in makeup or boys. Then, on the night of her twelfth birthday, Addie makes a wish on a magic jewelry box to be sixteen ... and wakes up to find her entire life has been fast-forwarded four years!"--Provided by publisher.

"Bear makes the greatest wish of all--to be with friends"--Provided by publisher.

When a mischievous elf grants Mr. Bundy, the principal of PS 88, three wishes, he makes a whimsical wish that he soon regrets.

"It's 1987, and sixteen-year-old Gracie Byrne wishes her life were totally different. Shy and awkward, she has trouble fitting in at her new school, she's still reeling from her parents' divorce, and her grandmother Katherine's Alzheimer's is getting worse. So when Gracie finds a blank journal in Katherine's vanity drawer, she begins writing stories about herself--a more popular version of herself, that is. But then the hot guy in her art class describes a dream he had about her--the exact scene she wrote about him in her journal--and Gracie realizes that she can create any reality she wants, from acing tests to winning the attention of her previously indifferent classmates. As her ability to change what is into what she wishes it to be grows stronger, though, Gracie starts to second-guess what's real--especially when it comes to a budding relationship with her cute neighbor, Tom"--Provided by publisher.

When he tries to grant a child's wish for a pet, Cyrus Silverstar ends up conjuring the most terrifying pet of all--a dragon--and finds this scary situation turning into a most magical adventure.