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Book 4 of Twelve
Trouble with Wings
Trouble grows wings just as a cold, half-forgotten creature begins stealing contest ribbons from the stables. His crooked new flying may be the only way to guide a lost Whimkin home.
Different isn't wrong. Different is magical.
Coming to the library — being written and illustrated. Date TBC.
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How spooky?
Medium
Stronger mystery and tension.
Right for
Ages 8–12
School Year 4+ · publisher-estimated reader age 8–12.
How long?
12 chapters
About 1,350 words a chapter — one bedtime each. 16,222 words in all.
What it's about
Belonging
Friendship, and being different on purpose.
- No gore
- Mystery and tension
- Always warm at the core
- Friendship at the heart
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Whimkins in this book
2 of 8 awakeThe sleeping ones are waiting for a code from inside the printed book.

Trouble
Awake

Pippa
Awake
Venomina
Hasn't found its witch yet
Thornwig
Hasn't found its witch yet
Blink
Hasn't found its witch yet
Lord Warrington
Hasn't found its witch yet
Whisper moth
Hasn't found its witch yet
Mr Stinks
Hasn't found its witch yet
