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wishes and consequences

Books about wishes and consequences for readers of all ages.

Cover of The fire wish

The fire wish

Amber Lough

Ages 9–14wishes and consequencesmagic

Cover of The bottle imp of Bright House

The bottle imp of Bright House

Tom Llewellyn

Ages 9–13wishes and consequencesfamily

Cover of Aladdin

Aladdin

Rosalind Kerven

Ages 6–12magicadventure

Cover of Aladdin

Aladdin

Marina Bendersky

Ages 5–10wishes and consequencesself-discovery

Cover of As You Wish

As You Wish

Jackson Pearce

Ages 13–18self-discoveryfriendship

Cover of Class Six and the Eel of Fortune

Class Six and the Eel of Fortune

Sally Prue

Ages 7–11magicfriendship

Cover of Aladdin and the magic lamp ; includes, Ali Baba and the forty thieves

Aladdin and the magic lamp ; includes, Ali Baba and the forty thieves

Carol Krenz

Ages 6–12magicadventure

Cover of Who needs magic?

Who needs magic?

Kathy McCullough

Ages 9–13magicself-discovery

Cover of The Wish Giver

The Wish Giver

Bill Brittain

Ages 8–12wishes and consequencesmagic

Cover of The Wishing World

The Wishing World

Todd Fahnestock

Ages 8–13fantasy adventurewishes and consequences

Cover of Max and Ruby's Midas

Max and Ruby's Midas

Rosemary Wells

Ages 3–7sibling relationshipswishes and consequences

Cover of Well wished

Well wished

Franny Billingsley

Ages 8–12magicwishes and consequences

Cover of The Christmas genie

The Christmas genie

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–12wishes and consequencesmagic

Cover of Sylvester and the magic pebble

Sylvester and the magic pebble

William Steig

Ages 4–10familylove

Cover of Blood passage

Blood passage

Heather Demetrios

Ages 13–18magicwishes and consequences

Cover of The Blue Djinn of Babylon

The Blue Djinn of Babylon

Philip Kerr

Ages 9–13magicsiblings

Cover of Instead of three wishes

Instead of three wishes

Megan Whalen Turner

Ages 8–12wishes and consequencesmagic

Cover of The disastrous magical wishes of Classroom 13

The disastrous magical wishes of Classroom 13

Honest Lee

Ages 7–12wishes and consequenceshumor

Cover of The magic fish

The magic fish

Freya Littledale

Ages 4–10greedcontentment

Cover of The Wish Giver

The Wish Giver

Bill Brittain

Ages 10–14wishes and consequencesself-discovery

Cover of Five Children and It

Five Children and It

Edith Nesbit

Ages 8–12wishes and consequencesfamily

Cover of The Whingdingdilly

The Whingdingdilly

Bill Peet

Ages 5–9self-acceptancecontentment

Cover of Wishing moon

Wishing moon

Michael O. Tunnell

Ages 8–12magicorphans

Cover of I wish

I wish

Elizabeth Langston

Ages 10–15magicself-discovery