Wishyouwas

Wishyouwas

by Alexandra Page and Penny Neville-Lee
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 30/09/2021

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Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of charm. Fans of thrilling animal adventure and enchanting underground worlds will fall in love with Wishyouwas.


It's 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast approaching, but with her mum away and Uncle Frank busy running the post office, Penny Black is lonelier than ever.


All that changes when Penny discovers a small, fluffy, funny, springy and – most importantly – talking creature in the post office one night, trying to make off with a letter.


But Wishyouwas is no thief. He's a Sorter, and he soon introduces Penny to a fascinating secret world hidden in the tunnels underneath the city's streets. Self-appointed guardians of lost mail, the Sorters have dedicated their lives to rescuing letters that have gone astray and making sure they get delivered to their rightful owners.


Penny is determined to protect the Sorters, but how long will she be able to keep them safe with Stanley Scrawl, the sinister Royal Mail Rat Catcher, on the prowl? Can Penny save the Sorters and deliver a joyful Christmas?


With beautiful black and white illustrations and embellishments from the talented Penny Neville-Lee, and an extra special surprise beneath the jacket, Wishyouwas is a gorgeous hardback to gift and treasure.

ISBN:
9781526641199
9781526641199
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
30-09-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Alexandra Page

Alexandra Page won the #WriteMentor Children's Novel Award in 2019 for Wishyouwas and was also shortlisted for the Times x Chicken House Fiction Competition. She works in London and writes for children part-time. Her first picture book, The Fire Fox, will be published by the Two Hoots imprint at Macmillan next year.

Penny Neville-Lee

Penny Neville-Lee was born in Surrey and raised on a diet of Saturday cartoons and MGM musicals. She gained an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art and then turned her hand to illustrating children’s books.

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