Mordant's Wish

By Valerie Coursen

Book Overview

One day Mordant the mole looks up at the sky and sees a cloud shaped like a turtle . . .When Mordant the mole wishes for a friend, he sets off a chain of events that gracefully lead the reader to the happiest of endings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805043748
• ISBN13: 9780805043747
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A wonderful, eventful story!

Mordant's Wish is a wonderful story about a mole who wishes for a friend. What follows Mordant's wish is an interesting chain of events, that will suprise and delight. What I liked best about this book is that Valerie Coursen did a superb job of following the rule "show 'em, don't tell 'em." Beyond the beautiful illustrations, and beyond the interesting chain of events, there is a message of greater proportions: that we are all connected in some way and that the universe, one way or another, answers our wishes. To the children reading this book, they'll see that sometimes we can get what we wish for, when we're patient! A light-hearted story, Mordant's Wish is one that all children can relate to and enjoy.

Mordant's Wish is a fun story with breathtaking pictures.

Mordant is a mole who blows on a dandelion puff and his wish comes true. He wishes that the turtle-like cloud in the sky would become real and befriend him. This all starts a very amusing chain of events begining with the bicycle rider who stops to buy a snow cone, and ending with the turtle climbing up the hill to greet Mordant. What happens inbetween I will leave to your surprise, but I promise you that it will be entertaining!!