Squishy Taylor and the Even More Amazing Adventures: Three favourites from Squishy Taylor!
By (Author) Ailsa Wild
Illustrated by Ben Wood
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Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
1st December 2017
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Divorce, separation, family brea
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Paperback
352
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
A hilarious junior fiction book series from Ailsa Wild about solving mysteries, blending families and leaping to conclusions
Squishy is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dadandstepfamily in a VERY crowded apartment.Luckily for her, their building is hugeand theres always plenty ofmysteries to investigate!Australian superstar Squishy Taylor is a curious, likeable and instantly relatable hero for ALL kids aged 6 and up. Shes part of a blended family a new kind of normal for so many kids, whether its a Modern Family or more of a Brady Bunch. Between nightly Skype-chats with her mum, dealing with a noisy baby or her two new bonus sisters, theres always a new challenge or exciting mystery to solve.Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters (#1)was listed as a Notable Book in the 2017 CBCA Awards, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Childrens Book Prize.Squishy Taylor and the Tunnel of Doom (#6)was shortlisted for the Wilderness Societys Environment Award for Childrens Literature in 2017.
Ailsa Wild is an acrobat, whip cracker and teaching artist who wants to run away from the circus to become a writer.
Ben Woodhas been illustrating kids books for over a decade and has worked with many Australian authors, including the likes of Margaret Wild.