Written by Joy Cowley
Illustrated by Chirstopher Denise
Pengiun Group 2004
Fiction
I chose this book because I have a intense fascination of places far away and of mythical beings, which this story has an abundance of. This story is about a little girl who lives in Ireland and who can not sing or dance. She visits a farie village and is granted her three wishes, to sing, to dance, and to no longer have a temper. At the end of the story she finds her happily ever after.
The illustrations are lovely. They are done in watercolor and are very delicate looking. The colors are cool and calm and dream-like. The illustrations are on one page and the text is on the other.
This story could be used for pure entertainment purposes in the classroom because the pictures are so beautiful. This story has a lot of character development issues that could be discussed. Biddy wasn't happy with her self because she couldn't do the things that the other girls in her village could do. You could talk with students about what it is to be an individual and why it is important to love yourself even if grat things don't happen for you all the time. This book has recieved no awards.
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