Paperback. Get ready to race to Dreamland in this brilliantly lyrical bedtime tale - perfect for fans of things-that-go.\"When you wish upon a car, and if your wish is deep,A starry kind of magic sometimes happens in your sleep . . .\"Close your eyes, make a wish, and join the cars, bikes, jeeps and trucks (and the little dreamers who've driven them to Dreamland) in this brilliant, rhyming bedtime adventure.From award-winning author, Barry Timms, with warm and wonderful illustrations by Ben Whitehouse, this brand new picture book is a brilliant addition to bedtimes everywhere - perfect for fans of Goodnight Digger and All Aboard the Bedtime Bus. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Wish Upon a Car (Paperback)
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0241753333
ISBN 13: 9780241753330
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Whitehouse, Ben
Condition: new

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Synopsis

"When you wish upon a car, and if your wish is deep,
A starry kind of magic sometimes happens in your sleep . . ."

Close your eyes, make a wish, and join the cars, bikes, jeeps and trucks (and the little dreamers who've driven them to Dreamland) in this brilliant, rhyming adventure.

From award-winning author, Barry Timms, with warm and wonderful illustrations by Ben Whitehouse, this brand new picture book is perfect for fans of Goodnight Digger and a brilliant addition to bedtimes everywhere!

About the Author

Barry Timms (Author)
Barry Timms is a multiple award-winning storyteller who enjoys the way books bring people together. He grew up in the rugged Cornish landscape but now lives by a South London water tower and is a city boy at heart. Barry can often be found with pencil in hand, writing or drawing or both. Most exciting of all is putting words and images together, and the surprising results that can happen. Barry likes road movies, ghost trains and exploring forgotten side streets. He has twice been shortlisted for the UK Lollies Awards for This is NOT a Unicorn! and This is not a Dinosaur! In the USA he won the Bock Book Award for Children's Literature for Love Grows Everywhere.

Ben Whitehouse (Illustrator)
Ben Whitehouse is a children’s book illustrator, born and raised in Moseley, Birmingham UK. Currently, he lives in Germany with his wonderful partner, Yvonne and their beautiful son, Timmy along with their seasoned border collie, Sparrow. As well as working as a character designer, Ben has also worked at Aardman Features on Nick Park’s film ‘Early Man’ as an assistant animator.

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