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Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr

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Ark in the Park

Author
Wendy Orr
Narrator
Wendy Orr
Publish Date
10 December 2024
Run Time
31 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)
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What to expect

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)

Critics Review

  • “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.”

    The Sunday Age (Melbourne)

  • “Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard have created a gem of a book, appealing in its simplicity and perfectly pitched at its audience.”

    Canberra Times

  • “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)

  • “The magic of getting what you wish for is told in graceful prose full of gentleness and whimsy…Satisfying and most charming.”

    Kirkus Reviews

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  • “A beguiling, loving and magical story.”

    Australian Children’s Book Council judges’ report, 1995

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Details
Author
Wendy Orr
Narrator
Wendy Orr
Duration
31 minutes
Release Date
10 December 2024
ISBN
9798228336049
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)

Synopsis

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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