Whoosh!

$28.00

Author/s: Sam Usher

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date:

Boy has the most wonderful desert-filled dream so he and Grandad decide to have ice cream for breakfast. Having cycled up a few hills, disaster strikes when they discover all the ice cream has sold out!. Boy and Grandad soon concoct a plan, but it involves creating a new and faster form of transport...


In this exciting new story, Whoosh! sees Boy and Grandad use their imagination and resourcefulness to create a flying balloon-powered bike. They whoosh all the way to ice cream mountain encountering obstacles along the way such as a sprinkle storm. Guaranteed to increase ice cream sales, this is a delightful family read exploring creativity and perseverance, all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

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