The Three Wishes: An Old Story

by Margot Zemach

Book Overview

Once again, Margot Zemach brings new life to a traditional story: the tale of the three wishes granted to those who are kind and compassionate. In Zemach's interpretation, a poor woodcutter and his wife are working in the forest when they hear a faint voice calling: "Help, someone help me!" They promptly rescue an imp whose tail is caught under a fallen tree, and in return he rewards them with three wishes. "Wish wisely, my friends," the imp says...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374375291
• ISBN13: 9780374375294
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3