{"product_id":"9781643795898","title":"The Wishing Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Ming and his grandmother visit the wishing tree on the Lunar New Year, his wishes always seem to come true. But one year the tree does not help, and Ming alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the spirit of the tree.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn enormous banyan tree with thick, leafy branches grew in the center of a village near an ancient temple in a green valley with a gurgling stream.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery Lunar New Year, Ming and his grandmother visit the Wishing Tree. Its branches are covered with wishes, each written on red and yellow paper fluttering in the breeze, secured by the weight of an orange.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrandmother warned Ming to wish carefully, and sure enough, his wishes always seemed to come true. But one year when Ming makes the most important wish of his life, the tree lets him down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is about the excitement of making wishes and waiting for them to come true. It is also about the love between a boy and his grandmother, and the realization that sometimes, we already possess the most important things in life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42637534167101,"sku":"9781643795898","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781643795898_p0.jpg?v=1771590413","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781643795898","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}