A Mother's Wish

A Mother's Wish was written by Kathy-Jo Wargin and illustrated by Irena Roman. It was published by Harper Collins in 2006. This is a realistic fiction picture book. The main theme of this book is a mother's love for her daughter. The main characters are Ella and her mother. One day Ella and her mother discover a bunch of butterflies. Ella's mother tells her she should make a wish on the butterfly and when it reaches the heavens it will come true. So Ella wishes never to be parted from her mother, writes it on a slip of paper, and stores it in a little box. When Ella grows up she shows it to her mother, and Ella's mother tells her that she also made a wish on the butterfly, that her daughter grow up strong enough to be able to be free. This story, while not necessarily educational, is still very sweet.