I Wish You More

A gentle collection of wishes for a child — for more curiosity than confusion, more good luck than bad — paired with playful illustrations that turn each abstract wish into something you can actually picture.

For the parent who wants to say everything they feel in one sitting, this book hands you the exact words.

• Big idea: Love means wishing someone more of the good and less of the hard — not a perfect life, just a well-balanced one.
• Vibes: Tender, playful, and quietly wise, with a warmth that never tips into sappy.

• respond well to gentle, rhythmic language
• like to spot the visual jokes in each illustration
• are working on understanding opposites like more and less
• enjoy being read to during quiet, cuddly moments

• Imagination: Which wish in the book would you most want someone to give you?
• Picture reading: How does the picture help explain what a wish like 'more good luck than bad' actually looks like?
• Feelings & empathy: Is there a wish in this book you'd like to give to someone you love?
• Real-life connection: What's a wish of your own you'd add to this book?
• Language: Can you think of your own pair of opposites, like the ones in this book?