Wish - Wishing Traditions Around The World By Roseanne Thong Are Folk Tales For Everyone!

Children's folk tales from 15 different countries makeChina, Russia, the United States, Iran, Australia, Italy,
up this collection on customs involving wishing. EachSouth and Central America and Thailand thus making
small tale is a two page spread with a four-line poemthe book also somewhat educational in nature. The
and then is followed by a short paragraph that iscustoms and traditions are interesting and will be found
simple to understand and explains what the folk lore isto be unusual and make for a nice discussion with the
about. The illustrations use various forms of media inchild.
gorgeous deep and brilliant tones, and show theThe stories are fun and provide hope for better lives
children and adults who live in the numerous countrythrough the wishes they convey. It includes a
and city settings. Eerily, they give the feel of being a bitsomewhat poorly explained lucky symbol game and
old-fashioned while in the same instance they also arethere is not much in the way of a bibliography or
rather modern in their feel.references. However, children will enjoy the fun of it
When each story is told, the readers will recognize thatand the lovely, playful pictures that are beautifully done.
some are traditional and religious in nature like theChildren will be entranced by the gorgeous illustrations
wishes made in Israel at the Wailing Wall, while othersand the feeling of hope they give that wishes can
are as simple as a dandelion puff being blown aroundmake the world a better place. This would make a
in Ireland. In South Africa, a striped weasel in Zuluwonderful gift for any child between the ages of 4-8
villages can be the reason behind people's wishingespecially as it deals with multi-cultural issues in such a
customs there. Other places where wishes aresimple and loving way.
"explained" to a certain childlike degree are Japan,