You and Me and the Wishing Tree

by Nancy Tillman

Overview

We woke up in the usual way,
but it was not a usual day.
Out on the lawn, plain as could be,
stood an orange wishing tree.
"I wish!" I said. "I wish!" said you.
And so our double wishes grew.

Wishes are a magical part of childhood. Whether we wish on stars or blow out candles on a cake, our dreams matter. Nancy Tillman captures the wonder of wishes as only she can, with love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250198013
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	12/31/2018
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	236,007
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Nancy Tillman is the author and illustrator of the bestselling picture book On the Night You Were Born; its companion journal, The Wonder of You: A Book for Celebrating Baby's First Year; The Spirit of Christmas; The Heaven of Animals; You're Here for a Reason; and the New York Times bestsellers Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You and The Crown on Your Head. She also created the mischievous cat Tumford in Tumford the Terrible and Tumford's Rude Noises, and illustrated It's Time to Sleep, My Love by Eric Metaxas. Nancy's mission in creating her books is to convey to children everywhere that "You are loved." She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

"Gorgeous, magical illustrations complement this ode to the love between a parent and child. The joyous excursion through the boy’s imagination makes for a sweet bedtime read, giving both parent and child a chance to share wishes great and small. A delightful read for one-on-one sharing." —School Library Journal

"Tillman's mixed-media collages always have an air of surreal magic to them, a quality that especially befits this dreamy story of a mother's visit to a wish-granting tree with her child." —Publishers Weekly

Praise for Nancy Tillman:

"Young children adore pretending to be animals, and Tillman's insight into the wish to turn into another creature powers this book." —Publishers Weekly on I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love

"This is soothing, visually attractive, and makes for a comforting bedtime read-aloud." —Booklist on The Crown on Your Head

“A beautiful tribute to the uniqueness of every child.” —Kirkus Reviews on On the Night You Were Born

From the Publisher

10/03/2016
Tillman's mixed-media collages always have an air of surreal magic to them, a quality that especially befits this dreamy story of a mother's visit to a wish-granting tree with her child. Writing in the voice of the parent, Tillman (You're Here for a Reason) follows the twosome through a day filled with one miraculous wish after another. First, the child wishes to fly ("In just a whistle's worth of time/ and not a second more,/ our feet were not attached to ground/ the way they'd been before"), and subsequent wishes lead to a beachfront breakfast with bears, hopscotching with a penguin and dog, and a brief flirtation with invisibility: Tillman gives the child a ghost of an outline as he or she bicycles past a field of flowers, a red cape trailing behind and training wheels firmly affixed to the bike—safety first, even when invisible. The well-constructed verse tends toward the sugary as it emphasizes the child's appetite for adventure and the mother's quiet devotion, though it's unlikely to bother Tillman's many fans. Ages 4–8. Agent: Cathy Hemming, Cathy D. Hemming Literary. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

11/01/2016
PreS-Gr 2—When a beautiful orange wishing tree appears on the lawn of a mother and son, they set off on a journey together. The boy wishes he could fly, and he and his mother travel through the wishes the boy continues to make, including a meeting with a unicorn, invisibility, and bear best friends with whom to share a picnic. But finally, when the boy has tired himself out, he wishes to be back home to go to bed. Then and only then do readers discover what the boy's mother has wished for. Gorgeous, magical illustrations complement this ode to the love between a parent and child. The joyous excursion through the boy's imagination makes for a sweet bedtime read, giving both parent and child a chance to share wishes great and small. VERDICT A delightful read for one-on-one sharing that is sure to find a place in most libraries.—Heidi Grange, Summit Elementary School, Smithfield, UT

School Library Journal