Islandport Press

Some Wishes

By Alison Goldberg

Some Wishes
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Some wishes start small,

one word on a page… 

A stunning, tender picture book about all the ways we make wishes, including the most powerful wishes of all.


From skipping stones to shooting stars, a child and their family cast unspoken wishes out into the world as the child undergoes treatments for a serious illness.

Alison Goldberg’s spare, lilting rhymes come together with Jeanette Bradley’s sweet, memorable illustrations to create a profound exploration of wishes, healing, and the collective hope that holds and carries us through hard moments.

Alison Goldberg

Alison Goldberg is the author of award-winning picture books, both fiction and nonfiction. Her titles include The Remembering Candle and Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui. Alison’s work explores family stories, creative journeys, culture, and activism. She lives near Boston, MassachusettsJeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. Now she writes, draws, and edits books for kids.  She is the author and illustrator of Something Great and Love, Mama, and co-editor and illustrator of the nonfiction poetry anthologies No Voice Too Small, No World Too Big, and No Brain The Same. Her books have won the Green Earth Book Award, the Social Justice Literature Award, and have been finalists for the Cybils and the Kids Choice Book Awards.  Jeanette lives in Rhode Island, where she loves to walk along  the shoreline with her family.