The Wish Factory

by Chris Riddell

Oliver has a recurring dream about a horrible monster. But one night a cloud comes instead of the nightmare and carries Oliver away to the Wish Factory. Oliver brings a wish back home with him and when he dreams of the monster he uses the wish to make the monster small and pathetic.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1990

About the author

Chris Riddell was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where his father was an Anglican priest and a member of the ANC. The family moved to England in 1963, when Riddell was one year old, and he spent his childhood in a number of different locations, as his father moved between parishes. Both of Riddell's parents continued to be active in the anti-apartheid movement.

Chris Riddell is an internationally acclaimed writer and illustrator whose many awards include the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals—the most prestigious prize for illustration in the UK. He is the creator of more than one hundred books for all ages, including the immensely popular series the Edge Chronicles and his latest chapter book series, starring the irrepressible Ottoline Brown, which School Library Journal called "exceptional." Chris lives in Brighton, England, with his wife and three children where he invents his amazing characters in a very tidy shed in his yard.

Reviews

[Sanja_Sanjalica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet, beautifully illustrated, quite too short, but that was its purpose, I think, to be a bedtime story for a small child. Still, I would like this idea expanded into a longer story, perhaps. Still, a great picture book.

[Olwyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A night sky with a billion details will never do me wrong

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute children's book from Chris Riddell. A little boy travels on a cloud to a "wish factory," where they make his wish and wrap it up to take with him. Then he uses his wish to defeat his scary dream. Short and sweet.