Are you looking for a new job? Because Rupus Beewinkle is looking for a new apprentice! What’s the job involve, I hear you say? Well, Rupus is a Wishkeeper and this means that it is his job to protect all the wishes made in the town of Whittlestone (there’s a handy and beautifully drawn map of the town at the front of the book). You know the type, the ones thrown in the wish fountain with a 1p; the ones uttered in annoyance (I wish I didn’t have a brother); the hopeful ones – I wish I didn’t have to go to school today; and those normal ones that happen every day – I wish I was on the beach. Rupus has heard them all, but stock, horror he’s a little messy and some have gone astray. Or, perhaps there is something more sinister going on? Hopefully, you, or Felix Jones, can help. There is a wonderful love of words in the writing, from author Rachel Khoo, and the plot ambles along nicely. Perfect for readers in Year 3 or 4, (7-9).
Jamie Marshall
The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice by Rachel Chivers Khoo
Illustrated by Rachel Sanson
Walker Books
ISBN 9781529507904
£7.99
