Henry wanted a dog…a little rough-and-tumble dog with feathery ears…Or a happy-go-lucky dog that splashed in puddles…Or a roly-poly dog that loved to have its tummy tickled.
All Henry wants is a dog, but Henry’s mum says that it isn’t possible. So Henry has to content himself with playing with the dog next door, Wagger. One day Wagger presents Henry with a bone, and soon Henry has an idea. He plants the bone just like his mum plants her bean seeds – and makes a wish.
When a little dog turns up on Henry’s back doorstep he learns that sometimes wishes do come true.
Wishbone is a cute doggy story filled with both the real dogs and those of Henry’s imagination, brought to life in the watercolour illustrations by Kilmeny Niland..
Youngsters will love the dogs and the whimsy of this story, and, of course, the happy ending.
Very cute.
Wishbone, by Janeen Brian and Kilmeny Niland
ABC Books, 2002