Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

The members of the Lambchop family react differently when a boistrous genie grants their wishes for fame, power, and the ability to fly.

Sister Bear learns about the magic of the wishing star, but Brother Bear teaches her that hard work is also important.

Frank and Zelda learn the folly of making wishes when they ask for more customers at their pizza restaurant.

"A picture book about a boy who wishes upon a star and a star who wishes upon a boy"--

While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises...

A boy makes three wishes - one in the morning, one at noontime, and one in the evening.

"On his eighth birthday, Billy Miller wishes for something exciting to happen. None of his wishes are answered the way he expects, but he does have lots of surprises--and the final one is possibly the best one ever"--

"A cat who professes not to believe in wishes is granted three of them, but makes them nonetheless"--

A child presents ten essential rules of birthday wishes, from planning the right party through having the right dessert--with a light to blow out--to keeping the wish secret.