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K-Gr 3—Spare in words as well as art but rich in feeling, Stead's picture book captures intimate exchanges between a small child and her single dad, both white, on their new apartment's very first "birthday." Told that she can wish for three "Anythings," the young narrator first wishes for a rainbow on the wall of her room, because "Rainbow is my favorite color." Two other wishes, plus a little unpacking and a walk around the neighborhood, follow; but that first night, startled awake by a p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More