{"id":191,"date":"2011-10-07T05:42:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T05:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/?p=191"},"modified":"2011-09-15T01:47:22","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T01:47:22","slug":"childrens-book-review-the-big-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/10\/childrens-book-review-the-big-wish.html","title":{"rendered":"[Children&#8217;s Book Review] The Big Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"644\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/09\/51hVeZJfu5L.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-192\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/09\/51hVeZJfu5L-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/3stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/3stars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/store.beliefnet.com\/amazon_store\/item\/0811870405\">The Big Wish<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.inspiredfaith.com\/storefront.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet Shopping Mall<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><strong>The Big Wish<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>By Carolyn Conahan<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong>The Big Wish is an ambitious children\u2019s story with a big heart.\u00a0 The protagonist is a young girl who protects a field of dandelions\u2014waiting for them to turn into wish-puffs that she can share with her community.\u00a0 Eventually, the town comes together to set a World Record\u2014for the number of wishes made at the same time.\u00a0 And even more importantly, at the end of the story, the townsfolk are working toward making those wishes come true through partnership and service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are moments where the narrative arc of the story falters\u2014and I believe the story could have been told in fewer words.\u00a0 But the combination of fanciful illustrations and the theme of making wishes with dandelions resonated with my daughter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended for<\/strong>: I think this book would appeal mainly to girls between the ages of 3-5 years old.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchase The Big Wish from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. 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