The Running Wish: The Wish Sisters Book 3
By (Author) Allison Rushby
Illustrated by Karen Blair
University of Queensland Press
University of Queensland Press
4th July 2023
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Paperback
108
Width 130mm, Height 195mm, Spine 9mm
110g
Flick's got more than a running race to worry about when her little sister Birdie's in a wishing mood. How can she keep everything under control and avoid their secret getting out It's school sports day and Flick is ready to race! So is Dad. He's been training for the parents versus teachers event. There will even be a news crew filming the day. But excitement often leads to baby Birdie making wishes and soon Flick's got more than a running race to worry about. How can she make sure her team wins fair and square when Birdie starts meddling with the most important event of the day
Allison Rushby (Author) Allison Rushby is a children's, YA and fiction author with more than 20 books to her name. Her middle-grade books The Turnkey and The Mulberry Tree (Walker / Candlewick) are spooky tales aimed at intermediate readers. Allison has three new middle-grade books publishing with Walker Books in 2022, and has previously been published by Allen and Unwin Australia, Harper Collins, St Martins and others. Allison is an admin of the popular parent Facebook group 'Your Kid's Next Read' with Megan Daley and Allison Tait. Karen Blair (Illustrator) When Karen Blair was young, she wished she could see the fairies in the garden and would sometimes leave baked beans out for them. She also wished that she could draw all day and now the wish has come true! Karen loves to illustrate characters who are young, old and in between. She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia, with her husband, two children and a small dog called Dobby, who thinks he's a cat. To learn more about Karen, visit karenblair.com.au.