The Dandelion Wish - Softcover
A heartwarming story about wishing and hope.
On a last long hot summer day, Sam and Jo watch the breeze blow dandelion seeds up into the air. Sam remembers that if you blow ALL the seeds in one breath you can make a wish.... Shhh...Listen! Can you hear the music on the breeze? What could it be? It's the carnival come to town! Sam and Jo enjoy the rides and games and fireworks-all the wonders of a magical fair created just for them. And in the end, when the tents and clowns and animals are gone, readers will wonder with them if it was all a dream-or will their next wish come true, too? Combined with the lyrical text, exuberant paintings capture the joy of a dreamy childhood moment, and a treat for the imagination.
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About the Author:
Sandra Ann Horn's first book for children, Tattybogle, was shortlisted for the 1995 Smarties Prize and the Kurt Maschler Award. She is the author of many other acclaimed picture books. She lives in England with her family.
From School Library Journal:
Jason Cockcroft is an exciting new illustrator. His first book for DK Ink, A Flag for Grandma, by Sally Grindley, was published in 1998. He lives and works in England.
PreSchool-Grade 2-One summer day, while playing in the fields, Sam recalls his granny telling him that you can make a wish if you blow all the dandelion seeds in the air on one breath. He and his friend give it a try, and lo and behold, up the lane comes a magical carnival with "a dancing dragon, a pirate ship-, a mermaid on a seaweed throne, a dinosaur, and a clown." At the end of the day, after a bonfire, fireworks, and songs, the carnival vanishes down the lane again. Early next morning, the children run back to the field and make another wish because "A dandelion wish is a wish to come true-." An imaginative and lyrical text is paired with lovely impressionistic illustrations radiating light and sunshine, and full of feathery dandelion seeds floating everywhere. Indeed, the carnival people seem to be created entirely from the wispy seeds. The half-real and half-dreamlike story is rather slight but will captivate readers with its rhythmic words, as the pictures do with their beauty, giving the book possibilities for storytime as well as quiet one-on-one sharing.
Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherThe Clucket Press
- ISBN 10 1909568058
- ISBN 13 9781909568051
- BindingPaperback
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