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Tran, a young boy, is anxiously awaiting his mother's return from Vietnam where she has gone to fetch his cousin, Lan, who is coming to live with them. To assuage the boy's longing for his mother, his grandmother goes with him to the 'wishing cupboard'. Together they go through many past events and dreams as Tran is allowed to explore the cupboard's contents. (Libraries Australia)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Asian setting.
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The Wishing Cupboard
Woollahra
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Hathorn Enterprises Pty Ltd
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1999
Z1186240
1999
website
'This online story is begun with the opening of a gorgeous Vietnamese cupboard with its tantalizing drawers and doors. Tan's grandmother shows him the cupboard and explains that in each drawer is an object and a wish. Each object takes the user to a Vietnamese folktale but then back to young Tan. He is longing for his Mum to come back with his cousin from Vietnam but is distracted by the delights of the wishing cupboard. The last space is empty and his grandmother tells him to make a wish. In fact he makes more than one wish. The user must play a game to find out whether Tan's wishes come true.' (Author's abstract)
Works about this Work
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Dash and Slapdash
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 May 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of A Kingdom for a Hat 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book ; A Day in the Life of Me 2002 single work picture book ; A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book -
[Review] The Wishing Cupboard
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 26)
— Review of The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book -
[Review] The Wishing Cupboard
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 29)
— Review of The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book
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[Review] The Wishing Cupboard
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 26)
— Review of The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book -
Dash and Slapdash
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 May 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of A Kingdom for a Hat 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book ; A Day in the Life of Me 2002 single work picture book ; A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book -
[Review] The Wishing Cupboard
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 17 no. 4 2002; (p. 29)
— Review of The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book
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