Magic and mayhem collidein beloved bestselling author Lynn Painter’s THE WISH SWITCH,perfect for her fans and teens Emma Rockford knows it will take a wholelot of magic to make the school year go smoothly forher and her best friends. Luckily, beforeEmma’s nana died, she left instructions on how toaccess a secret wishing well. Emma plans every wish … butdoesn’t anticipate obnoxious newkid, Jackson, throwing in wishes of his own that literallyknock hers off course. When Emma discovers that her wishesare starting to come true, but for Jackson ratherthan for her, things get chaotic very quickly.Wishes will come true andsparks will fly … but only if Emma and Jackson work together.From bestselling author, Lynn Painter comes a hilarious laugh-out-loudstory of friendship, family, crushes, and wishing –with a delightful dash of magic.

“A hell of a read for the easily distracted... The drawing is superb and the story itself is lots of fun”- The Times 'Children's Book of the Week“Frenetic,clever and hilarious” - DailyMail 'Holiday Reading' Picks“Ananarchic diary-format series of misadventures for 7+, idealfor Loki fans” - Guardian“Anarchic fun in the Greek underworld.”- Daily Telegraph, Children's Book of the Week“Fans of Loki will find much to enjoy here,but so will comic fans who eagerly devour the Phoenix every week. compulsively readable” - The Bookseller, Children'sBook of the Month “Very funny diary ... a clever and funny takeon less commonly explored Greek myths. Great fun” -BooktrustThe chaos and anarchy of Bunny vs Monkey meetsthe diary format of Loki and the sparring character dynamicsof Blackadder in this two-colour, highly illustrated,laugh-out-loud debut!The underworld is a dangerous place.It's all fiery and there's marauding dragons and all sorts ofother critters you wouldn't want to run into. Demise, aka Bone Head,isn't bothered about any of this.Why? Because he's a skeleton guardian of the underworld- and not just any guardian. He thinks he's the BEST and isdetermined to prove it... with catastrophic results...Demise just wants to impress his Big Boss, Hades, god of the underworld.Problem is, Hades barely knows he exists. After an attemptto get attention backfires horribly, causing the gates of Hades'castle to disintegrate, Demise and Mort are demoted to dog-sittingduty. And the dog in question? Cerberus, the famously ferociousthree-headed dog of the underworld.What could possibly go wrong with two creatures made outof bones trying to keep a massive mythological dog under control? The funniest, most high-energy and must-have new illustrated children'sfiction launch of 2026 Every page is laugh-out-loud and will get your kid loving reading! Striking, personality-packed two-colour art throughout PRAISE FOR BONE HEAD:“Fans of Louie Stowell's Loki will find much to enjoyhere, but so will comic fans who eagerly devour the Phoenix everyweek. Bone Head is compulsively readable, so will appeal to reluctantor easily distracted readers, but its intelligence and witwill gain it fans from children who adore reading longer, morecomplicated books too.”- The Bookseller, Children'sBook of the Month “Bone-afide comedy gold. Make no bones about it - thisis one hell of a funny ride! Absolutely hell-arious!”-Tom Vaughan, author of the bestselling Herculesseries“Lively illustrations, madcap hilarity and witty commentarymade this a truly enjoyable read! Perfect for fans of comedy,mythology...and not so dynamic duos!”- JenCarney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.

Magic and mayhem collidein beloved bestselling author Lynn Painter’s THE WISH SWITCH,perfect for her fans and teens Emma Rockford knows it will take a wholelot of magic to make the school year go smoothly forher and her best friends. Luckily, beforeEmma’s nana died, she left instructions on how toaccess a secret wishing well. Emma plans every wish … butdoesn’t anticipate obnoxious newkid, Jackson, throwing in wishes of his own that literallyknock hers off course. When Emma discovers that her wishesare starting to come true, but for Jackson ratherthan for her, things get chaotic very quickly.Wishes will come true andsparks will fly … but only if Emma and Jackson work together.From bestselling author, Lynn Painter comes a hilarious laugh-out-loudstory of friendship, family, crushes, and wishing –with a delightful dash of magic.

“A hell of a read for the easily distracted... The drawing is superb and the story itself is lots of fun”- The Times 'Children's Book of the Week“Frenetic,clever and hilarious” - DailyMail 'Holiday Reading' Picks“Ananarchic diary-format series of misadventures for 7+, idealfor Loki fans” - Guardian“Anarchic fun in the Greek underworld.”- Daily Telegraph, Children's Book of the Week“Fans of Loki will find much to enjoy here,but so will comic fans who eagerly devour the Phoenix every week. compulsively readable” - The Bookseller, Children'sBook of the Month “Very funny diary ... a clever and funny takeon less commonly explored Greek myths. Great fun” -BooktrustThe chaos and anarchy of Bunny vs Monkey meetsthe diary format of Loki and the sparring character dynamicsof Blackadder in this two-colour, highly illustrated,laugh-out-loud debut!The underworld is a dangerous place.It's all fiery and there's marauding dragons and all sorts ofother critters you wouldn't want to run into. Demise, aka Bone Head,isn't bothered about any of this.Why? Because he's a skeleton guardian of the underworld- and not just any guardian. He thinks he's the BEST and isdetermined to prove it... with catastrophic results...Demise just wants to impress his Big Boss, Hades, god of the underworld.Problem is, Hades barely knows he exists. After an attemptto get attention backfires horribly, causing the gates of Hades'castle to disintegrate, Demise and Mort are demoted to dog-sittingduty. And the dog in question? Cerberus, the famously ferociousthree-headed dog of the underworld.What could possibly go wrong with two creatures made outof bones trying to keep a massive mythological dog under control? The funniest, most high-energy and must-have new illustrated children'sfiction launch of 2026 Every page is laugh-out-loud and will get your kid loving reading! Striking, personality-packed two-colour art throughout PRAISE FOR BONE HEAD:“Fans of Louie Stowell's Loki will find much to enjoyhere, but so will comic fans who eagerly devour the Phoenix everyweek. Bone Head is compulsively readable, so will appeal to reluctantor easily distracted readers, but its intelligence and witwill gain it fans from children who adore reading longer, morecomplicated books too.”- The Bookseller, Children'sBook of the Month “Bone-afide comedy gold. Make no bones about it - thisis one hell of a funny ride! Absolutely hell-arious!”-Tom Vaughan, author of the bestselling Herculesseries“Lively illustrations, madcap hilarity and witty commentarymade this a truly enjoyable read! Perfect for fans of comedy,mythology...and not so dynamic duos!”- JenCarney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.