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9 Magic Wishes
By
Miles Hyman (illustrator) and
Shirley Jackson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
September 1, 2001
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374355258
ISBN-10
0374355258
Dimensions
0.50 by 11.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
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$16.00
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A girl is given nine wishes by a mysterious magician--eight of which she uses and the last she leaves on a rock for some other lucky person to find, in a tale first published in 1963 and re-released with new drawings from the author's grandson.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Magical new illustrations for a story by the author of The Lottery
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.
Miles Hyman, who is the grandson of Shirley Jackson, has created paintings that capture the enchantment of the text, which was first published with different pictures in 1963 and has long been out of print.
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.
Miles Hyman, who is the grandson of Shirley Jackson, has created paintings that capture the enchantment of the text, which was first published with different pictures in 1963 and has long been out of print.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Farrar Straus & Giroux (September 1, 2001)
9780374355258 | details & prices | 11.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.80 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A child meets a magician who grants eight wonderfully fantastic wishes, with one wish left over.
About: A child meets a magician who grants eight wonderfully fantastic wishes, with one wish left over.
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