One Wish
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887766625 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Cheryl said A beautiful book. The illustrations accompanying this heartwarming story about wishes coming true perfectly capture the allure of summer at the seaside. I have read this story to school children aged 6-10 and they have all loved it. A wonderful Canadian author and illlustrator.
For most youngsters, the enticement will be the artwork and the words that gently lap like waves in the background. Ilene CooperCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. One spread features sand treasures--shells, a starfish, a feather--so carefully depicted that every detail can be seen. The story may be too quiet for some children, and the concept of owning a cottage by the sea is, in many ways, an adult one. In lyrical prose, she describes a yellow cottage wrapped in roses, standing in a "fragrant field of Queen Anne's lace." She goes on to talk ab
Award-winning author and illustrator Frances Wolfe has always loved the sea. This is her second book. . Frances Wolfe has more than thirty-one years of experience working with children in a library setting. Although she has been drawing all her life, she has no formal art training. Her home is on the Nova Scotia shore where her grandfather
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.