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Olive’s Plate Dream

Cover image of children's book, Olive's Plate Dream, with a cartoon olive in front of a starry sky with a large moon and title text.

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

Sample spread from the children's book, Olive's Plate Drea

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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