num_pages: 32
description: Winner of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Book Illustration, Halifax Regional Municipality (The Atlantic Book Awards)“On a summer’s eve,a long time ago,I made one wish,on the brightest starin a twinkling night skyI wished for a cottage by the sea … ”At the seaside, where our narrator lives, there sits a cottage “in a fragrant field of Queen Anne’s lace.” There is a porch to sunbathe on, a beach full of treasures waiting to be discovered, sandcastles are conquered by the incoming tide, and a young girl’s wish comes true.Beautifully detailed, realistic, double-page illustrations make the ordinary extraordinary in this gentle picture book that is a memorable way to explore the seaside with even the youngest of readers.
language: English
title: One Wish
titlecomplete: One Wish
genres: Picture Books
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Tundra Books