What Would Your Wish Be?

Author/Illustrator: Chris Saunders

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group words & pictures (March 14, 2019)

• Pages: 32 (available in Kindle, Hardcover)
• Ages: 4 – 7

Once every year wishes take flight,
filled with hope and twinkling light.
They dance in the air, with a swirl and a swish,
you have to be lucky to be chosen by a wish.

When Rabbit finds not one, but three wishes given to him, he finds himself unsure as to what to ask for. So what’s a rabbit to do but seek advice from friends.

Mouse has a great suggestion:

The world is big and I feel so small,
I wish I could fly, and see it all.

As nice as that wish might be, Rabbit determined it really wasn’t a wish meant for him. So off he races to his next friend, Fox. Fox doesn’t hesitate. He wishes he could write stories everyone would admire and grow from. Yet, another wonderful wish, but Rabbit knows it isn’t a wish he’d really want.

So off Rabbit rushes to ask yet another friend, Bear. Bear is sure he would like to explore the sea since he’s already climbed every rock and tree.

Hmm. Well, that didn’t work out too well. Rabbit is now back to his starting point. What will he wish for?

I wish for the small to feel uplifed and tall.
I wish for inspiration to wash over us all.
I wish for a world filled with spirit and adventure that we can enjoy and live in together.

In this story of love and friendship, what will Rabbit use his three wishes for?

My Thoughts

What Concerned Me: A very small concern. Sometimes it is okay to figure out what you desire and make a wish totally yours without feeling guilty, and maybe that’s just what Rabbit did. (?)

Also, though I’m not a real fan of rhyme (nor an expert), at times this felt a little off.

What I Liked Most: The cover caught my interest immediately. The text is good, but in this case, the illustrations are what bring the text to life.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this ARC.

Meet The Illustrator: Chris Saunders

Chris Saunders is a freelance illustrator who received an Illustration BA Honours Degree (First Class) from the University of Northampton. He was awarded the 2010 e-Creative nomination for new talent in the field of illustration. Chris lives in Bishop Auckland, in the northeast.