Flora's Wish
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Flora's Wish
By (Author) Fiona Halliday
Illustrated by Fiona Halliday
Penguin Putnam Inc
Dial Books for Young Readers,US
29th August 2023
31st July 2023
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief
Children's / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Children's / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
823.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 264mm, Height 236mm, Spine 8mm
397g
Description
In this lyrical and visually stunning picture book, a young mouse learns how to grieve and honor her best friend Flora the field mouse was a boldly whiskered lion-tamer! Although it wasn't very hard to be bold and brave with her best friend Lion (a dandelion) by her side. But as the seasons change, Lion's whiskers go from a bright yellow to shimmering silver, until one day, he scatters in the wind completely. Can Flora still be brave without Lion by her side
Author Bio
Fiona Halliday is the author-illustrator of Numenia and the Hurricane, the upcoming The Legend of the Storm Goose, and the illustrator of Hello, Little One. She loves all things finned, furred, feathered, and fantastical. She studied English Literature at Edinburgh University and received a MA in Photojournalism from the University of Westminster, London. She has been a freelance journalist and photographer, an English teacher, and an organist. She currently works as a graphic and web designer, and does German-to-English translations. Originally from Scotland, Fiona now lives in Austria.
