Book 17 of the series
Pip and the Waiting Lantern
When something has forgotten what it was waiting for, the kindest gift is one small reason to begin again.
Buy on Amazon ↗- Ages
- 3-7
- Reading level
- Grade 1
- Length
- 664 words
How it begins
“Pip sleeps on a heap of old burlap sacks. The green backpack rises and falls with each small breath. Cold golden light presses through the frosted glass above.”
Children will love
- •A frosted, forgotten greenhouse and a lantern that keeps flickering out
- •Pip carrying candlelight to a hidden seedling, so the lantern finally has something worth shining for
- •Frost melting off the glass as lantern and seedling glow together in the dark