{"product_id":"wish-in-a-tree-isbn-9781524739683","title":"Wish in a Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn uplifting picture book celebrating neurodiversity, starring characters from Lynda Mullaly Hunt's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel \u003ci\u003eFish in a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver’s brain is a volcano of ideas—always bubbling with questions. This makes it hard to focus at school, and sometimes he worries he won’t ever fit in there. So it’s a good thing he has a friend who reminds him that great minds don’t think alike. And that a brain that blazes with curiosity and imagination is a glorious thing. Featuring artwork showcasing all the wonderful things going on in Oliver’s astonishing brain, this uplifting book celebrates out-of-the-box thinking, the power of creativity, and the importance of being proud of the things that set us apart.“Oliver, a neurodivergent child introduced in Hunt’s novel \u003ci\u003eFish in a Tree \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), makes his picture-book debut. . . . While his classmates work quietly, he fidgets and involuntarily makes noises. His brain ‘blazes.’ He imagines his pencil as a rocket, and his mind fills with questions: Could a pencil rocket reach Saturn’s rings? Shay, the class bully, calls him ‘weird’ and ‘lazy,’ unlike ‘the rest of us’—but the things Oliver says to himself hurt even more. At recess, Oliver makes a wish: ‘Please…\u003ci\u003eplease \u003c\/i\u003emake me more like the rest of them.’ Fortunately, not everyone is like Shay. Jada’s impressed by Oliver’s knowledge of ants, and Albert reminds him that famous inventors, scientists, and artists persisted despite being mocked. . . . Cheered, Oliver dubs Jada and Albert his ‘colony’: ‘In an ant colony, \u003ci\u003eeveryone \u003c\/i\u003ematters.’ . . . Readers, especially those with learning differences, will appreciate the message that, like a tree with colorful autumn leaves, the world is ‘most beautiful’ when people are all different. Energetic cartoon illustrations cleverly convey Oliver’s vivid imagination as well as his emotions. . . . Affirming and uplifting.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Based on characters from Hunt’s best-selling middle-grade novel Fish in a Tree, this picture book brings neurodiversity to a younger audience. While his peers sit still in their desks, completing their assignments dutifully, Oliver fidgets and his “brain blazes” as he imagines his yellow No. 2 pencil as a rocket and questions zoom around his thoughts. Digitally enhanced photo-collage illustrations that feature childlike doodles and school-themed media, such as finger paint, a variety of writing papers, and real school supplies, relate Oliver’s unspecified disorder and the isolation he feels after classmate Shay taunts him. Like the original novel, this story uses a metaphor to help readers understand and appreciate Oliver’s unique way of thinking. In this case, it’s his love of ants and how they all have a colony in which they belong. . . . Once again, Hunt encourages compassion and self-acceptance in all readers.” \u003ci\u003e—Booklist \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynda Mullaly Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e (lyndamullalyhunt.com) is the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFish in a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, Bank Street Best Book \u003ci\u003eOne for the Murphys\u003c\/i\u003e, and Indie Bestseller \u003ci\u003eShouting at the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. A former teacher, she lives in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Carpenter \u003c\/b\u003e(nancycarpenter.website) has illustrated sixty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eBalderdash\u003c\/i\u003e (by Michelle Markel), a Sibert honor book, and \u003ci\u003eA Letter to My Teacher (\u003c\/i\u003eby Deborah Hopkinson). She's received two Christopher Awards and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"Nancy Paulsen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303442108645,"sku":"NP9781524739683","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/wish-in-a-tree-isbn-9781524739683","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}