King Carl and the Wish – At last! The funfair has come to town. There are so many exciting games to play, which will King Carl play first? A surprise is waiting for him at the hoop stand where he meets a wizard who grants him a wish.
If you were given a wish, what would you wish for?
Clare Helen Walsh’s (The Aerodynamics of Biscuits) lovely story of King Carl and his wonderful day out at the fair will be a joy for all ages to read. With counting sequences and beautiful illustrations by Marina Pessarrodona, each page is bursting with colour. This book is rated as a Blue Book Band early reader.
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Jim and the Big Fish – Jim likes to fish. He has a big net but can’t seem to catch anything! A mischievous seagull has stolen a fisherman’s boot, sock and hat. Jim uses his net to save them before they sink into the sea!
Will Jim catch a fish after all?
This is a super story to celebrate how one person doing a good deed can mean the world to another. Patricia Reagan’s illustrations and Clare Helen Walsh’s wonderful words take the young reader on Jim’s story as he helps the fisherman, only to be given what he wanted all along, in return.
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