بیل بیریتین نویسنده آمریکایی ابتدا تصمیم معلم کلاس پنجم شود اما پس از مدتی متوجه شد می تواند نویسنده بشود این نویسنده با آثاری درمورد کاون تری معروف است
این کتاب برنده ی جایزه هایی چون مدال افتخار نیوبری و برنده ی جایزه انجمن کتابخانه های آمریکا هست

این کتاب برای من کتاب خوبی بود من تا به حال از این سبک کتابی نخوانده بودم از این ۳ داستان من داستان پولی را خیلی دوست داشتم

"Here in Coven Tree we're no strangers to magic. I'm not talking about the rabbit-from-a-hat or coin-up-the-sleeve variety, either. I mean REAL magic."
Highly recommended for students who may not be big readers. The story and prose were both reminiscent of Mark Twain (a bit watered down for younger readers) and it lead to a fairly lengthy discussion about how making a simple wish isn’t exactly “simple” once you start having to add caveats in order to make sure that the end result doesn’t go awry (which is to say that I got to play devil’s advocate for a lengthy period of time). I can’t believe I never read this book in my youth.

Great read-aloud, entertaining and some good points to discuss. References to witch craft/devil

This was one of my favorite childhood books and I just re-read it out loud to my kids. They were hooked and want to get the rest of the Coven Tree books.

I loved the way the author planted themes in this book for children to understand certain concepts—like friendship (and who your true friends are), how to be kind to others, and even how some things you wish for may not always be what you really want. Great read for children!

A fun story about the dangerous of wish fulfillment and lessons learned from consequences.

Genre: Fantasy

Four people from the town of Coven Tree stumble across a tent at the church social. Inside is a stubby little man named Thaddeus Blinn who claims he can make any wish come true. He gives each of the four a card and tells them to wish if they would like. Three of them decide on their own time to do it. Interestingly enough their exact wishes come true, but not in the way they intended. They must figure out a way to reverse the magic that has happened.

I thought this was a cute book with a good lesson to learn: Be careful what you wish for!

Ideas for the classroom:
-Great book for lower/struggling readers
-Discussion on how words/language has changed over the years: ex)They say the phrase "Consarn it" a lot, which we have replaced today with "Darn it" and "Oh Shute"
-Discussion of the theme of Be Careful What You Wish For and any personal connections

I remembered liking this as a 9/10-year-old and wanted to re-visit it as an adult. I wondered if it would hold up like, for example, a John Bellairs book. It didn't have much to offer me when re-visiting it as an adult reader, but I can see why I liked it back then! I'd read this to my kids or give it as a gift to someone of the intended age, it's a good one.

When The Wish Giver comes to the Coven Tree church social, four townspeople exchange 50 cents each for one wish. They can't even begin to dream how their wishes will affect their lives.

I remember loving this book when I was in about fifth grade. I couldn't remember a thing about the story but I remember how much I loved this book.

It held up well! As a young reader, I doubt that I noticed that the story is a cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for, I just liked the fanciful way that the wishes turned out. Polly wishes that people would like her and smile when they see her. Rowena wishes that a handsome traveling salesman would put down roots in their town. Adam wishes for water all over his parents' farm. They get what they wish for, all right!

This was a quick, easy read for me and I'm pretty sure I smiled all the way through, reliving the magic I felt as a young reader. The illustrations by Andrew Glass are great too. There's one picture of the traveling salesman in particular that still sends a chill down my spine!

I wholehearted recommend this for younger readers. It's a fun story that would be a delight to read aloud with a child.

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به‌نظرم با موقعیتی که ساخته بود می‌تونست فضای فوق‌العاده‌تری بسازه، اما از پتانسیل موجود در کار استفاده نشده بود
ترجمه افتضاح بود
تصاویر رو هم اصلاً دوست نداشتم و به‌نظرم خیلی از فضای متن دور بودن

Luke and I read this one together and it was really enjoyable. It's a cautionary tale of what wishes made can truly backfire when taken literally. Three kids get a wish from a mysterious peddler in Coven Tree and they all go a bit sideways, leaving the grown man with the final wish to save the day with his wish. Fun!

I can see why this book was a Newbery Honor Book. Easy to read with a lot of deep meaning for the old phrase, "Be careful for what you wish for."