When she learns that the new girl at school, Daisy, is her reluctant fairy godsister, Philippa tries to use her customary three wishes constructively.

Ready to swap her disappointing family and school life for something better, eleven-year-old Ruth Craze is granted three wishes from Rodney the Rat, a slightly sinister stuffed animal that was a gift from her favorite aunt.

When her home is threatened by fire, Jessie returns to the magical world of the Realm and visits the mermaids of Under-Sea to search for a wish-stone.

"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"-- An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.

A young girl and her mother both make secret wishes on butterfly wings, and learn years later that the legend of the butterfly is real and that both of their wishes have come true.

On the morning after her 30th birthday, super-publicist Lucy arrives at her job where she can no longer lie to herself, or to anyone else, forcing her to confront all of the injustices she faces on a daily basis at work, in her relationship and in every aspect of her life.