Winner of The Crossword Book Award for Children's Writing Category 2013
Ten-year-old Wisha wishes to be a writer. When she meets Bookworm, she stops wishing and starts writing. With him, she rides on the Thought Express to the Marketplace of Ideas, the Superhero Salon and the Bargain Bazaar, and encounters a motley crew of characters. Along the way, she discovers the creative process by which anything beautiful and lasting is created, a process in which Faith, Luck and Destiny play no mean part. Roger Dahls zany illustrations bring Wishas imaginative world to life. Join Wisha on this rollicking writers adventure and find out how she finally fulfils her dream of becoming a writer!
About the Author :
Payal Kapadia studied English Literature at St. Xaviers College, Bombay and Journalism at Northwestern University in Chicago. She has worked with Outlook in Bombay and The Japan Times in Tokyo. She now lives in Mumabi with her husband, two daughters, and their three imaginary friends: Klixa, Pallading and Kiki. Her first book, Colonel Hathi Loses His Brigade was published by Disney in 2011.