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I Wish by Toon Tellegen

Art by Ingrid Godon

Translated from Dutch by David Colmer

ISBN: 9781939810328

Publication date: March 31, 2020



Maybe I was missing my calling in children's poetry because almost every poem in here really hit the mark. Bite-sized and charming despite some of its darker themes and interlaced with whimsical takes on old portraits, I just fell in love. The tone and character of the poetry was full of childlike candor and far more emotion than I anticipated. It is definitely that wonderful mix of happy-sad that warms your heart.

— Emily Grace Acres, Reading Acres



This Dutch import pairs portraits with poetry to articulate wrenching individualism, yearning, humor, desires, and pathos ... This probing psychological journey makes for an exciting exploration in empathy.

— Kirkus Reviews