If you saw me log this for my reading challenge no you didn’t. It was actually good okay. Thank you to fifth grade for letting me borrow

A fun pre-teen book that has some 'scary' themes for Halloween. A good balance of youthful regret and lessons to be learned.

A nice easy read.

I chose this because I enjoy thoughtful stories about the consequences of poorly thought-out wishes. This isn't thoughtful enough as the wishers are almost as heedless as the man who gets a sausage stuck to his nose. The voices of the characters are uneven and unconvincing, and the way the three stories are tied together is a cheat. I wouldn't have particularly liked this as a child, even before I had read other, better stories on the theme (or seen better Twilight Zone episodes, even).

Oh, and look, it's a Newbery Honor book, so I'll be trying to find a copy to reread in a few years. Maybe in a group discussion I'll learn to appreciate something more from it.

The Wish Giver in a featureless, timeless Small Town USA and opens with a town fair, during which four characters -- Polly, Rowena, Adam, and Stew Meat -- enter a tent and pay 50 cents for a wish card. As each of the people start to make their wishes, unintended consequences start to happen. The book clearly moralizes its main point -- be careful what you wish for-- and the stories about each of the predicaments are cute, but it wasn't anything too compelling, just an easy bedtime read to help you fall asleep.

Simple but beautifully written book.

My son chose this for a school book report so I decided to read it. It was a little quirky, but I liked the message that what you wish for me not always be exactly what you expect. I would say the reading level is probably 4th through 6th grade and it had a good tempo and interesting plot. They were good lessons there about gratefulness, speaking kindly, and using discernment. Make sure you read all the way to the end through the epilogue!

I probably would have enjoyed this more as a child. It was fine. Maybe a little heavy-handed in the "be careful what you wish for" message, but I think kids would still like it.

Super cute story! I liked the premise that "I guess for every problem there's a solution of some kind". It was fun to read about the "wishes" and the problems that they presented and the solutions that they came up with.

Cute little book about regretting what you wish for. It's a children's book with three intertwined tales that are fun for kids.

I read The Wish Giver, a Newbery Honor Book, for the Battle of the Books. The story reminds me of a cautionary tale of be careful what you wish for.
When three children listened to a strange tale by a little man who promised to give you whatever you wished for only fifty cents. However, once the wish came true it was not necessarily the wish they dreamed of.
It is a short story but I didn’t love it. I’ll give it ⭐️⭐️ stars.

Cute story. Fast read. Kept my attention so hopefully will do the same for my kids.