The Wishing Cupboard

In the corner of the room was a cupboard.
Behind the two big doors were more doors.
Tiny inlaid ones that could open outward.
Pale, shiny ones that could roll up like louvres.
Burnished gold ones that moved sideways, on metal grooves.
There were drawers too, of all shapes and sizes.
And little alcoves. Spaces with no doors, that were dark and inviting.

When Tran’s mother goes far away over the sea to Vietnam to bring home his little cousin Lan, his grandmother shows him something very special. A wishing cupboard. Full of musty, musky, miracle smells with memories of things and places. Tran’s grandmother shares her wondrous experiences and secret wishes from her past. She even lets Tran make his very own wish, in “The Wishing Cupboard.”