by Tansy Boggon with illustrations by Emma Hay
Out February 18th, 2026 — pre-order now
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.
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Olive’s Plate Dream is now available in paperback for pre-order from online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Fishpond and Booktopia, and as an eBook on Lulu.
Otherwise, search Tansy Boggon + Olive’s Plate Dream on your chosen book retailer’s website. Or better yet, ask for it at your favourite bookstore. Note that prices vary among online sellers.
Sample interior spread
FREE DOWNLOADS & RECIPES
Olive’s journey ends in the most delightful and delicious way.
Here are some recipes so you can make Olive’s recipe and other recipes with olives and olive oil.
- Build your own pizza: An easy formula with 20+ pizza recipes (coming soon)
- Roasted potato and lentil salad with green olives
- Chickpea, cucumber and feta salad with black olives
- Grain bowls with olives
- Salad dressings with olive oil
Build Your Own Pizza Download
If you’d like to download and print a copy of the Build Your Own Pizza that is in the back of the book, say to use when making pizza or as a placemat, you can do so here:
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 be published as well. 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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