The January 20, 2009 issue of The Asian Reporter (just in time for Chinese New Year this year) included a review of The Wishing Tree by Roseanne Thong and illustrated by Connie McLennan. Reviewer Josephine Bridges says,
"Ming's varied wishes over the next few years have a way of coming true, that is, until Grandmother becomes ill. It is the rest of the narrative, and the accompanying illustrations, that make The Wishing Tree an extraordinary book... My wish is that a lot of people start the Lunar New Year off by reading The Wishing Tree and learning from Ming's example of a whole new perspective on wishing."
The Wishing Tree by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Connie McLennan
"Ming's varied wishes over the next few years have a way of coming true, that is, until Grandmother becomes ill. It is the rest of the narrative, and the accompanying illustrations, that make The Wishing Tree an extraordinary book... My wish is that a lot of people start the Lunar New Year off by reading The Wishing Tree and learning from Ming's example of a whole new perspective on wishing."
The Wishing Tree by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Connie McLennan
"The weight of expectations during the Chinese Lunar New Year seemed too much
for the Hong Kong's famous wishing tree that the main branch of the tree was
broken on Saturday.
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