They will also hopefully appreciate that a Latino family is so prominently featured in a mass-produced series, which continues to be a rarity in children’s literature. A Dandelion Wish may be a little cloying for adult readers, but they will appreciate Thorpe’s well-meaning effort to accurately display sibling interactions and their endless battle of who-is-annoying-whom/who-is-being-not-fair-to-whom. This story is divided into short, easy-to-swallow chapters, peppered with soft, whimsical gray-scale drawings by Jana Christy, perfect for readers new to chapter books. 'Mia and her friends have discovered a magical passageway to Never Land But when her little sister Gabby goes to Never Land alone, the passageway closes up, with a fairy stuck on the Main Land side, too'-Provided by publisher. Both girls attempt to get their own way: Mia sneaks into Neverland and brings a fairy back to her house to try on doll clothes, while Gabby, turned away from the fairy fashion-show fun, makes her own escape to Neverland to seek entertainment. Kiki Thorpe has put two sisters at the center of the third book in The Never Girls series, at odds with each other from the very start, when older sister Mia is stuck babysitting little Gabby instead of venturing back into Neverland with her friends, Kate and Lainey. The magic that a young reader finds within A Dandelion Wish will not be from fairies, but from the comfort of a well-worn tale and lighthearted escapism.
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