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Ruby Wishfingers - Skydancer's Escape

By Deborah Kelly
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In Ruby Wishfingers - Skydancer's Escape by Deborah Kelly, young Ruby possesses magical abilities with her wish fingers. The story follows her exciting attempts to manage the chaos when her inanimate objects spring to life, especially when her grandmother's beloved stuffed horse, Skydancer, becomes animated. Ruby's imaginative adventures are filled with humour, charm, and the delightful challenges of harnessing her magical gift.
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If you enjoy magical adventures and imaginative tales, this enchanting story about a young girl with the power to grant wishes will delight you. Perfect for children who love fantasy and excitement, it whisks readers away on a thrilling journey filled with magical creatures and charming surprises.

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Ruby Wishfingers will take you on a magical adventure, featuring talking cats, jelly bean rain and pocket-sized unicorns.

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Ruby Wishfingers is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary name. Only nobody else seems to think so. That is until Ruby Wishfingers wakes up with a strange feeling in the tips of her fingers. She soon finds out that there is far more to being a Wishfingers than having a funny name.

Ruby can wish for whatever she wants with her wish fingers. However, she soon realises that they create more trouble than good. Ruby Wishfingers will take you on a magical adventure, featuring talking cats, jelly bean rain and pocket-sized unicorns.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925139631

Publisher: Wombat Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Wombat Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 84

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Childrenโ€™s, Teenage and Educational Deborah Kelly Young Adult

About the Author

Deborah Kelly is the author of popular picture books including The Bouncing Ball, Jam for Nana and Dinosaur Disco. She has more picture books due out in 2016 and 2017. She also writes short stories for children and material for the educational market. Ruby Wishfingers is her first chapter book for children. Deborah loves to visit schools, libraries and festivals to talk about writing and share her books. Leigh Hedstrom is the illustrator of Marty's Nut-Free Party and Emily Eases her Wheezes.

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