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It was the biggest, the strangest, the most wonderful pet shop in the whole world. It was called The Noahs’ Ark, and it was built like a ship.
“After all,” said Mrs Noah, “with a name like ours, what other kind of shop could we have?”
But instead of rocking on the deep blue sea, the ship sat in the middle of a wide green park.
On the other side of the park, in a tall, tall building, lived Sophie. Every night, Sophie looked out at the Noahs’ Ark and made two impossible wishes—and one that was not quite impossible.
And the Noahs, who had everything else they’d ever wished for, still had one secret impossible wish too.
On a very special birthday, Sophie and Mr. and Mrs. Noah discover that sometimes, impossible wishes have their own way of coming true.
Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year Award (Junior Readers)
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“This is a most appealing book, particularly in the sensitive way in which such issues as loneliness, age differences and cultural differences are treated.”
— Daily Telegraph-Mirror (Sydney)
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“Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard is the best story in the world, it’s the one where dreams come true.”
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“Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard have created a gem of a book, appealing in its simplicity and perfectly pitched at its audience.”
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“The magic of getting what you wish for is told in graceful prose full of gentleness and whimsy…Satisfying and most charming.”
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“A beguiling, loving and magical story.”
— Australian Children’s Book Council judges’ report, 1995
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About Wendy Orr
Wendy Orr is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Nim’s Island, which was made into the 2008 film of the same name; a 2013 sequel, Return to Nim’s Island, was loosely based on her book Nim at Sea. Her novel Dragonfly Song is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Books selection, among other honors.