It all begins with a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. Jane finds the coin, and because she and her siblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen. And something does: Her wish is granted. Or not quite. Only half of her wish comes true. It turns out the coin grants wishes-but only by half, so that you must wish for twice as much as you want. Wishing for two times some things...

A little boy gets everything he asks for on Yes Day, a special day that only comes once a year.

Tired of school, Charlie envies his dog and wishes he could be a dog, too, but when his wish comes true he discovers that his life was not all bad.

A little gardener who is not very good at gardening makes a wish for a little help.

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

"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--

Young fairy Ophelia gets her first wish granting assignment and discovers that, although the fate of the fairy world rests on her completing her task, the job of granting a human's wish is anything but easy.

"Templeton the cat makes a wish for his family to disappear, but quickly learns that being alone isn't as great as he had thought it would be"--

"A magic meat grinder helps a poor Jewish couple learn a little gratitude after the three wishes it grants them go awry"--Unedited summary from book.

Clara wishes for the tallest hair in the world, but soon discovers that really tall hair is not without problems.