Olive’s Plate Dream
written by Tansy Boggon, with illustrations by Emma Hay (Little Boat Media).
Out May 2025 — Pre-orders April
Olive has a dream—she does not want to be pressed into olive oil, even if it is health-promoting. She wants to be savoured whole.
Determined to find her place on the plate, Olive embarks on a journey. However, many vegetables she meets reject her due to her bold flavour and fleshy texture.
Still, she holds onto her dream.
Finally, she meets vegetables that accept her acquired taste and whole self. Together with her new food friends, Olive makes her way onto the plate in the most unexpected—and delicious—way.
Sample interior spread

The journey to publication
Olive’s Plate Dream will be my second published children’s book.
I have written other children’s books that I hope will also be published. However, the road to publication is a slow one. So, I am learning to be patient and enjoy the process of releasing my books.
Learn about my first children’s book, The Superheroes on Your Plate.
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