{"id":376,"date":"2022-09-22T12:04:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/?page_id=376"},"modified":"2022-11-27T10:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T09:59:45","slug":"a-wish-is-a-seed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/a-wish-is-a-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wish is a Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Creative Editions-Mankato, MN. USA 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWho hasn\u2019t wondered where a wish goes? In this airy musing, a wish floats on the wind like a maple seed. The wish takes a breathtaking journey, sailing over water, drifting through canyons, gliding down streets and along roofs, weaving among raindrops. Then it tumbles to the ground and waits, very still. At just the right time, \u201cit sends down a silent root \/ and pushes up a hopeful shoot.\u201d The shoot, in turn, grows, reaches up and out until it \u201cbravely \/ blooms.\u201d The simple, gentle narrative concludes as it began: \u201cA wish is a seed carried on the wind.\u201d But how that wish has burgeoned! By the end, it\u2019s thrived and become a symbol flush with hope and possibilities to be marveled at in wide-eyed wonder by a young black child and dad\u2014the objects of the wish? Readers should appreciate not only the fanciful notion of what happens to a wish, but also the whimsical typesetting: Some words and phrases are set upside down, sideways, or curved, the text playfully emulating the wish\u2019s acrobatics. The evocative, slightly surreal illustrations work beautifully with the lyrical story. Mostly dark-blue or dark-green backgrounds throw details of the city setting and natural world into relief. One delightful spread shows the \u201cwish tree\u201d in its bright red-orange blooming splendor. A lovely way for children to imagine what happens to a wish. (Picture book. 6-8) \u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kircus \u2013 Starred review<\/a>
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From “A wish is a seed”<\/h2>\n\n\n