The Wishbone Wish - (Judy Moody and Stink) by Megan McDonald (Paperback)

About the Book

The town's annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win.

Book Synopsis

"The latest installment in the Judy Moody and Stink series has the trademark humor and grade-school sensibility that its fans enjoy." -- Booklist

The town's annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win the big prize: a fat, juicy turkey. But what if they don't win? What then? Flying turkey gizzards! Will the Moody family end up starving on T-day, like ye pilgrims of olde, or will Grandma Lou cook up a tasty Franksgiving solution? Find out in this full-color Moody adventure.

Review Quotes

The latest installment in the Judy Moody and Stink series has the trademark humor and grade-school sensibility that its fans enjoy, as well as a surprise at the end when Grandma Lou saves the day. Reynolds' lively and colorful digital illustrations appear throughout. This beginning chapter book, studded with historical facts, trivia, and wordplay related to Thanksgiving will amuse, and maybe even inform, young readers.
--Booklist

As in the siblings' previous outings, their spot-on dialogue and banter is a major source of this book's fun...Reynolds's full-color illustrations easily tap into the upbeat, offbeat holiday mood.
--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Megan McDonald is the creator of the popular and award-winning Judy Moody and Stink series. She is also the author of three Sisters Club stories, Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends at Halloween, Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter, and many other books for children. She lives in Sebastopol, California.

Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of the Stink and Judy Moody books and the author-illustrator of many picture books, including The Dot, Ish, Sky Color, and The Smallest Gift of Christmas. Born in Canada, he now lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.