Dandelion Wish

A while back, I took my niece to a park and grass was all you could see. The next time we went to the park, flowers had grown everywhere. My niece was overjoyed and kept saying her wish had come true. Finally she told me she had wished that the next time she visited the park, the entire park would be filled with flowers. Sam and Jo have a field they play in, yet today they can't think of any more fun games to play. In The Dandelion Wish, dandelions fill an entire field as Sam and Jo whisper a secret wish as they try to blow all the dandelion seeds in one breath. Each illustrated page is filled with dandelion seeds in the most creative way. "My granny says you can make a wish if you blow all the seeds in one breath." -Sam "But do wishes come true?" -Jo After making their wish, they run to the gate and see balloons and a grand parade. It seems a circus has come to town. Sam and Jo just know their wish has come true and get to see a puppet show, eat popcorn, soar in a silver spaceship and bounce on a trampoline. As their parents carry them home under the summer moon, you see a crocodile creeping down the lane following the pirate ship. Early the next day they run to the dandelion field expecting the carnival to still be there, but it is gone. "Just then a breeze danced over the field...." The children hurry to make a wish because a dandelion wish will always come true. Joan Cockcroft has also illustrated The Little Sea pony by Helen Cresswell and A Flag for Grandma by Sally Grindley. Sandra Ann Horn's first book was Tattybogle and she is also the author of: Kofi and the Butterflies. Children will be fascinated by the possibility of their own wishes coming true. ~The Rebecca Review

We checked this book out of the library for our 3 1/2 year old. The illustrations are beautiful. The text is so "gentle" and soothing, and it is not too long, so it makes a great story to read at bedtime. We read it every night that we had it checked out of the library - I may have to buy it!! I highly recommend this book for preschoolers and early elementary children.