The Wish

by Elle van Lieshout, Erik van Os, Paula Gerritsen

Winter is lasting forever, the vegetable garden is barren, and Lila is hungry.  All she needs to make it through the winter is some flour for baking bread.  she makes a wish on a falling star.  It works! Luckily, each time the bread is gone, another star falls.  Someone else might have wished for an elaborate feast or extravagant clothes, but not Lila--at least not until her birthday.  That's when she will make a very special wish.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is sweet, but it feels like there is something missing. Upon finishing this one I said, "This has to be a translation," and it is. There is some feeling that is probably captured beautifully in Dutch that just doesn't translate the same in English.

[Liz Todd · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe something missing here.. kind of an abrupt ending. I really loved this sweet character and wanted to know more about her, but something just didn't work for me at the end.

[Missy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun story with an a-ha at the end...My little boy is looking for wishing stars all the time since we read this sweet tale.

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK--fun ending in that she gets her wish for a tractor with a chauffeur.

[Marineke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elke keer als ik het boek lees moet ik weer lachen om de laatste bladzijde! Erg leuke illustraties.

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short story about how keeping things simple has its own benefits. A woman wishes on a falling star only for what she really needs.

Okay illustrations.