内容简介
WhenastrangelittlemancomestotheCovenTreeChurchSocialpromisinghecangivepeopleexactlywhattheyaskfor,threeyoungbelievers-in-magiceachmakeawishthatcomestrueinthemostunexpectedway.
作者简介
BillBrittain'stalesoftheruralNewEnglandvillageofCovenTreearewelllovedbychildrenofallages.TheWishGiverwasaNewberyHonorBook;itandDevil'sDonkeywerebothnamedALANotabledChildren'sBooksaswellasSchoolLibraryJournalBestBooks.Dr.Dredd'sWagonofWonderswasa1988Children'sEditors'Choice(ALABooklist),andProfessorPopkin'sProdigiousPolishwasnameda"PickoftheLists"byAmericanBookseller.Mr.Brittainhaswrittenmanyotherdelightfulbooks,whichhavealsoreceivedhighacclaim.AmongtheseareAlltheMoneyintheWorld,whichwonthe1982-1983CharlieMaySimonChildren'sBookAwardandwhichhasbeenadaptedforanABC-TVSaturdaySpecial;andTheFantasticFreshman,whichwasnamedanALARecommendedBookforReluctantYoungAdultReaders.BillBrittainliveswithhiswife,Ginny,inAsheville,NorthCarolina.