By Lisa Thompson (author) , Jess Rose (illustrator) Part of the Little Gems series
"An enticing read which gently delivers an important life lesson"
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A little boy learns what’s really important in life in this charming, perfectly told story.
Walking to school with his mum, Sidney spots an old wishing well and immediately starts planning what to wish for. His friend Billy doesn’t seem to want to play with him anymore, but that’s bound to change if Sidney gets a new trampoline, or ice-cream maker. But the wishes don’t come true and there’s no trampoline or ice-cream maker waiting for him when he gets home from school.
It takes a conversation with his new classmate Carrie to make Sidney realise what he really wants, and then to make that wish come true. The story has the irresistible momentum of a fairy tale and young readers will love Sidney’s adventure and share the gentle life lesson he learns. With full colour illustrations by Jess Rose throughout, this is an enticing read.
Friendship appears where it's least expected in this heartwarming Little Gem from award-winning author Lisa Thompson.
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When Sidney spots a wishing well in the long grass on his way to school, he thinks he might have found the answer to the problems he's having with his friend Billy. If he can just wish for exactly the right thing, then surely Billy will want to be friends with him again? But as Sidney makes his wishes, what he doesn't realise is that the friend he's longing for has been beside him all the time.
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Praise for The Small Things;
“Rich in empathy” The Bookseller
“Told in a truly original way ... Nothing small about it except the page extent” Phil Earle
Lisa Thompson is a children’s novelist and the author of the best-selling The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar. The Goldfish Boy was a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, the Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She lives in Suffolk with her family
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Friendship appears where it's least expected in this heartwarming Little Gem from award-winning author Lisa Thompson. When Sidney spots a wishing well in the long grass on his way to school, he thinks he might have found the answer to the problems he's having with his friend Billy.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Sidney Makes a Wish and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Sidney Makes a Wish features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 5+, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 7+, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Sidney Makes a Wish was written by Lisa Thompson and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Sidney Makes a Wish has 80 pages
Yes it is part of Little Gems series
£6.29, reduced from £6.99. In Stock.
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