Caroline Magerl
Penguin Viking
ISBN: 9780670077342 RRP: $24.99
Rose is new in town and is lonely. She makes a wish; just for something magical to let her feel that she belongs. Somewhere across the ocean of imagination her wish is heard. When it arrives, Rose is there to welcome it - a raggedy hare-like toy which she calls Hasel. Hasel gives her the courage to venture out and so she meets Emm and her raggedy cat-like toy. And Hasel and Emm become old friends. The writing is poetic, words tinted with further meaning; quirky watercolour sketches carry a touch of mystery, sitting out on the edge of imagination waiting to float in. Children will be attracted to the eccentric whimsy of this enchanting story.