The Fish of Small Wishes
By (Author) Elana K. Arnold
Illustrated by Magdalena Mora
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
9th July 2024
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage / traditional st
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Hardback
40
Width 223mm, Height 288mm, Spine 11mm
428g
Once, there was a girl named Kiki, who found a fish on the asphalt. The fish was very hot and very dry. But when Kiki put it in the bathtub, it started swimming, and growing, and . . . speaking A wish-granting fish! Alas, this fish was only a Fish of Small Wishes, and Kiki's wish was too big. Unless . . . there was a way for both their dreams to come true. Follow Kiki and the wish-granting fish in this contemporary fairy tale perfect for fans of A Big Mooncake for Little Star and Carmela Full of Wishes.
"Well suited to reading aloud, this imaginative narrative...glow[s] with warmth and color." -- Booklist, starred review
"A sweet...lesson about finding your voice." -- Kirkus Reviews
"This pleasantly eccentric picture book will remind readers that wishes don't always require magic to be fulfilled." -- BCCB
"Strokes of gouache...and digital collage, depict a blue-green world bubbling with possibility in this folktale-feeling work." -- Publishers Weekly
Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels (Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of) and children's books (Pip and Zip, Starla Jean, A Boy Called Bat). She lives in Southern California with her family and a menagerie of pets. elanakarnold.com Magdalena Mora is a Minneapolis-based illustrator and graphic designer with a special interest in children's books and visual storytelling. When not drawing, she spends her free time reading, people-gawking, and trying to find the best tacos in the Twin Cities. Mostly the latter. magdalenamora.com