Little Genie: Make a Wish

By Miranda Jones

When Ali and her gran pick up a dusty Lava lamp at the flea market, Ali never expects to find a little genie inside! Little Genie has a groovy approach to magic–after all, she hasn’t been out of her lamp since the 1960s! An excited Ali is soon making wishes–but Little Genie missed a few magic lessons . . . and, well, now Ali has a tiny purple tiger, 10,000 chocolate bars, and a visit from her favorite band–which she has to keep secret from her family or Little Genie will be sent back to her bottle! Having all your wishes come true might not be so great!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Apr 23, 2009
• ISBN: 9780307537782

Reviews for Little Genie

[eangers_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Little Genie: Make a Wish has not won any awards.Little Genie: Make a Wish is a story about Ali, a 4th grade girl who comes across a magical lava lamp while shopping with her Grandma. Within the lava lamp is a genie that will grant her 3 wishes. She can't tell anyone about the genie though, or else it will be imprisoned once again. She ends up getting a tiger, 10,000 chocolate bars and a visit from her favourite band, though not everything turns out exactly as she plans.Little Genie: Make a Wish was a cute book for children with an imaginative take on what could happen when a child gets their wishes. The reading level is appropriate for kids, though some of the jokes about the 60s may be lost on children unfamiliar with the decade. The illustrations by David Galver were very stylized towards girls, and the oval or bubble like borders felt as though they little bubbles in a lava lamp. The story is a good example of the age old saying: Be careful what you wish for! With the wishes resetting back to zero by the end, it is understandable that kids would want to go back for more. Little Genie is charming, creative and captivating for it's audience.