Jubal's Wish seems to be A. and D. Wood's attempt at would I would call a "classic" children's tale. The story is about a frog who can talk, along with other speaking animal characters. It takes place in a vibrant fantastical world of small scale where showy flowers bloom atop the characters of the story. The brightly painted illustrations compliment the story and add personality to the characters. In the end, Jubal has his wish granted by a wizard, albeit in an interesting indirect way. "Dreams and wishes, wishes and dreams, sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't. You never know how they'll turn out in the end."
The book is fun, but does not really stand out to me in any particular way. The writing is solid; thus, it could be used in an elementary classroom for free reading time. However, I probably wouldn't pick it up unless it was on the bargain rack.
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