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The magpie's tail

a Swedish graphic folktale
2023
"In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie's tail. Bit, before the magpie will grant the boy's wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own"--Publisher.

The secret of Lillian Velvet

2023
"Here are only a few of the wonderful, strange, and mysterious elements in this visit to the Kingdoms and Empires: a very proper girl named Lillian Velvet, living a very lonely life with a nasty Grandmother. A jar of coins, each with the power to take Lillian on a journey to a different time and place...and also to grant a single wish. A small boy in a barn about to be crushed to death by a load of hay. A family, each member in mortal danger, who are strangers to Lillian. And a web of dangerous magic closing tight around all. Who is this Lillian Velvet? And what is her secret?"--OCLC.

Stupendously Samson

Horsetail Hollow
2023
"Ever since Maddie and her sister, Evie, moved with their family from the big city to a farm called Horsetail Hollow, it's been one magical adventure after another. A mixed-up wish has been bringing horses from fairy tale worlds to their farm--and the sisters are the only ones who can help them save their happily-ever-afters! In this must-have fourth book in the Horsetail Hollow series, Maddie and Evie make new friends and uncover new magical secrets about their home"--Provided by publisher.

Aladdin

". . . story about Genie's powers and his friendship with Aladdin . . ."--Provided by publisher.

Star Knights

Determined to out-hop his mud-dweller fate, the frog Tad embarks on a journey to return the Star King to space.

Narwhalicorn and Jelly

2023
With the help of Star, Narwhal, who is now a Narwhalicorn, and Jelly embark on an out-of-this-world adventure to a planet filled with unicorns, but when Jelly wishes he were back home, Narwhal must find a way to cheer him up.

When you wish upon a star

what if the Blue Fairy wasn't supposed to help Pinocchio?
2023
"Forty years after becoming the Blue Fairy, Chiara Belmagio defies the rules of magic to help her old friend Geppetto, and when her sister--now the heartless Scarlet Fairy--discovers the transgression, they decide to settle things with a wager, with the lives of Geppetto and Pinocchio hanging in the balance"--OCLC.

Bizard and the big bunny bizness

2024
"When a baby rabbit is accidently turned into a giant, Bizard the Bear Wizard and his friends have to figure out how to fix this magic wish spell gone awry."--.

The very unfortunate wish of Melony Yoshimura

2023
In this modern-day retelling of the Japanese folktale 'The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku,' twelve-year-old Melony befriends a wish-granting demon who encourages her to rebel against her overprotective parents, all while using her for his own evil scheme.

Wish

2023
When Asha, in a moment of desperation, makes a wish, it is answered by a little ball of boundless energy called Star who helps her save her community and prove that anything is possible if you just believe.

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