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"What if wishes really could come true? It's the question facing waitress Bree Walker when she awakens in the hospital following a blizzard in sleepy Panama, Vermont. While she can't recall the near-tragedy that landed her there, she's overcome with the certainty that she has been granted three wishes. One seems to have come true already: at her side is renowned author Tom Gates, the accident's only witness, who had come to Panama to make sense of...

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock, but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

There of many delightful ways children from cultures around the world help their wishes come true. From birthday candles to giant kites to lucky pennies, here are 15 fascinating ways to make a wish, whether big or small.

Good Luck Bear invites the Care Bears to share in his rainbow adventures, and it turns out to be a lucky day for all of them.