The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School (From the creator of Isadora Moon, Harriet Muncaster)
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:2nd Oct '25
Should be back in stock very soon
Besties, bloom rides, and new beginnings at Inkcaps Academy!
The perfect next step for Isadora Moon fans-told in diary format and packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations for 7+. Meet Wiska Wildflower, a little wiskling with big creative ideas. Her family have just moved to Twitching and she's excited to start at her new school, but making true friendships won't be easy . . .The first book in an exciting new series from the creator of Isadora Moon, Harriet Muncaster. Told in diary format and packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations, this is the enchanting story of Wiska Wildflower and her search for friendship at Inkcap's Academy. ONE day until I go to my new school. Eeeek! It's called Inkcap's Academy and it's in Twitching. TWITCHING! Yes, I now live on the completely opposite side of Wiskling Wood to my old school in Acornia, and more importantly, MY FRIENDS . . . Wiska Wildflower is relieved when she makes friends with Cleobelle and Primrose on her first day at Inkcap's Academy. They love Wiska's drawings and ask her to help them design matching outfits for a special fashion show in Spellbrooke City. But the more Wiska gets to know her new friends, the more she feels she must hide her true self and follow their rules. Can Wiska find the bravery she needs to get her creative spark back and discover true friendship? Look out for books 2 and 3 in the series publishing in 2026!
"I absolutely ADORED it! Spellbindingly enchanting with one of the richest magical worlds children will come across!" * Rachel Morrisroe, author of How to Grow a Unicorn *
"Written in the style of Wiska's personal diary, the world of Wiskling Wood sparkles with Harriet's creativity on every page; visually this book is a pretty, neon, whimsical delight! The use of pink and green throughout is striking and lovely. From fashion to dragons and the wonderful Wisklings themselves, this book is full of vivid, colourful illustrations inspired by nature and magic. The diary format also gives us Wiska's relatable and open emotions that come with missing friends and trying to make new ones at a different school." * Waterstones *
"It's lovely to see Harriet Muncaster working in colour! Her illustrations glow like yummy sweets on the page, and young readers will love Wiska's miniature stylishness." * Sarah McIntyre, illustrator of Morris the Mankiest Monster *
"Wiskling Wood is sparkling with Harriet's creativity on every page. This book is a neon, pretty delight. From fashion to dragons, Wiska's diary is a full of dreamy, colourful illustrations, as well as Wiska's relatable emotions about missing friends and making new ones." * Waterstones *
ISBN: 9781382054263
Dimensions: 184mm x 143mm x 16mm
Weight: 343g