Molly and the magic wishbone Book

I just love Barbara McClintock's books, and she's now a Goodreads member author. I've read only some of her books but I enjoyed all I've read so far: Adèle & Simon and Adèle & Simon in America are probably my two favorites but I also loved Dahlia, The Fantastic Drawings of Danielle, Mary and the Mouse, The Mouse and Mary (illustrated by), and When Mindy Saved Hanukkah (illustrated by). Now, I really like this book too, and I'm looking forward to reading other already published and to be published books by this author.

This one it took me a bit of time to get used to the illustrations of the dressed cats and dressed other animals, but I ended up enjoying them (especially the ones that take place outside and that show the snow) and the British Dickens theme.

The story is loosely based on Dickens' story of The Magic Fish-Bone, and here it's a very enjoyable tale for both children and adults. I think it's a wonderful message that a "one wish" should be saved for when you truly need it/want something badly and can't get it for yourself.

I loved Molly and her younger siblings. Usually with stories like these I always yearn for the wish to bring something more than it does, but in this case, Molly's original wish is nowhere near as good as her eventual wish that she asks for and receives, so I didn't mind a bit and didn't feel as though the wish was wasted at all. I appreciated Molly's resourcefulness in taking care of things instead of wishing for someone else to fix them, and her patience and thoughtfulness, and how it all worked out. I also really loved this particular Fairy Godmother and how she managed to give some extras when she fulfilled the wish.