Ailsa Wild 
Squishy Taylor and the Mess-Makers 

A hilarious junior fiction book series from Ailsa Wild about solving mysteries, blending families and leaping to conclusions! Sita ’;Squishy’ Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge and theres always plenty of mysteries to investigate! Like…Whats the best way to sneak onto a filmset?Why do grown-ups trust you more when youre carrying a Baby?Is a pizza even a pizza without mozzarella?What do you do when everyone hates your hero?Australian superstar Squishy Taylor is a curious, likeable and instantly relatable hero for ALL kids aged 6 and up. She’s part of a blended family a new kind of normal for so many kids, whether it’s a Modern Family or more of a Brady Bunch. Between nightly Skype-chats with her mum, dealing with a noisy baby or her two new ’;bonus sisters’, there’s always a new challenge or exciting mystery to solve.Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters (#1)was listed as a Notable Book in the 2017 CBCA Awards, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize.Squishy Taylor and the Tunnel of Doom (#6)was shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature in 2017.