If You Had Three Wishes

Overview

When a young boy accidentally swallows poor Buz, a bug, along with his morning cereal, he’s prescribed two pills to remedy the situation. Little does he know what is going on inside! In his award-winning signature style, Richard Egielski invents an ingenious behind-the-scenes adventure of two keystone cop-like pills in pursuit of a bug inside a human body. Buz eventually makes his escape, only to discover he has caught a bug of his own. On with the chase!

New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1995
1998 Young Reader’s Choice Award, Pennsylvania
An ABA Pick of the Lists

100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 1995 (NY Public Library)
1995 “Pick of the Lists” (ABA)
Children’s Choices for 1996 (IRA/CBC)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 1995 (NYT)
1995 Parent’s Choice Silver Award for Picture Books
1998 PA Young Reader’s Choice Award

Details

Pages: 32Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.61 x 0.1 inLexile Score: 450Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)Point Value: 0.5ISBN: 0064434796

Awards

1998 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award – Winner (Grades K-3)