All of the adults in Mary's life seem to be obsessed with wishing. Mary's dad wants to be rich, and her mom wants to live in a bigger and better house. The principal of Mary's school wants to retire, and her teacher wants to be the new principal. They spend so much of their time wishing for things that they believe will leave them feeling completely satisfied and happy, but they are perplexed every time Mary expresses the one wish she has: to be Philberta. Maybe the mysterious storybook that Mary's always carrying around can help put an end to all of their useless wishing and remind them that there's nothing more gratifying than letting themselves get carried away by a good book. Guided Reading Level P Lexile Level 1070L

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called I Want To Be .

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Cuento de Luz SL .

Susanna Isern is an award-winning children's books author whose work has been translated into more than nine languages. She is the author of The Winter Train, Bear Wants to Fly, What Are You Scared of Little Mouse? (Silver Medal at the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards) and The Magic Ball of Wool (Silver Medal at the 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards) among many other children's books. Daniel Montero Galan was born in 1981 in Madrid, and has illustrated over a dozen books. Jon Brokenbrow is an award winning translator with more than 60 children's books translated from Spanish - English. Winner of 2015 IPPY Award for Children's Picture Books with translation of Cyparissus by Marta Sanmamed, and winner of 2013/2014 International Latino Book Awards for Best Translator.