🦊 Pip

Book 1 of the series

Cover of Pip and the Lantern Fish’s Wish

Pip and the Lantern Fish’s Wish

Deep beneath the mossy earth, a tiny fish has swallowed a wish it cannot make come true — until Pip arrives.

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Ages
3-7
Reading level
Grade 1
Length
933 words
An illustration from Pip and the Lantern Fish’s Wish

How it begins

“Something cold and mossy-smelling drifts up through the roots, and Pip's amber nose twitches once, twice, and then stops. Below, through a gap in the tangled roots, hundreds of blue-green lights pulse in the dark. Pip leans forward on both front paws and does not look away.”

Children will love

  • •A glowing underground lake full of lantern fish, and one who's forgotten how to shine
  • •Pip's mirror trick — turning the whole school's light back onto a friend who felt invisible
  • •A quiet, moss-soft ending as Lure finally glows alongside the others