Showing posts with label wishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wishes. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2026

The Boy and the Dog Tree by Fiona Wood illustrated by Judy Watson

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"You desire to know why I have come to you. It is simply this: when called upon by a child in need I emerge from the tree ... Your sadn...
Friday, December 27, 2024

Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr illustrated by Kerry Millard

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"But every night, Mr and Mrs Noah wished one impossible wish - they wished they had grandchildren." "Sophie's mother and ...
Friday, September 1, 2023

To Greenland by Pip Smith illustrated by Beau Wylie

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"It's alright,' Lewyn said, 'let's go on, let's persist, we can't quit just because Greenland doesn't exist...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Sidney makes a Wish by Lisa Thompson illustrated by Jess Rose

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The books from the series Little Gems are gems - in this one Sidney seems to have lost his friend. Billy is now more interested in Austin an...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

The Witchling's Wish by Lu Fraser illustrated by Sarah Massini

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Publisher blurb: The Little Witchling lives alone in her mountain top and more than anything else, she wishes for a friend. So, when her spe...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

The Three Wishes by Anthony Browne

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A new book from Anthony Browne - hooray! On the cover we have three chimp children sitting on a lounge and the light seems to give the scene...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Billy Miller makes a Wish by Kevin Henkes

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"When Sal had told him that Mr Tooley had died, Billy thought that it was his fault because of the wish he'd made. The world - incl...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Christmas is coming to Australia read Rain for Christmas

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Many of us here in Australia know this second stanza of this famous poem by Dorothea Mackellar: I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweepin...