Benjamin Bartholomew Piff recently realized one of his wildest dreams—his birthday wish came true. But soon his wish landed him in the middle of an epic battle between the Wishworks Factory and the dark powers of the Curseworks Factory. Now, Ben has been brought on to the Wishworks Factory’s permanent staff as Manager, Kids’ Birthday Wishes, Ages 3 to 12. Unfortunately, Ben is still learning, and a rookie mistake on the job places the entire Wishworks Factory in danger of being exposed to a most unlikely foe—Ben’s long lost cousin, Penelope Piff. Penelope has her own designs on the factory, and this is one Penny who brings nothing but bad luck…
Jason Lethcoe is the author and illustrator of several books, including the Zoom's Academy series. Prior to writing and illustrating books, Mr. Lethcoe worked for 17 years in the Hollywood animation industry as a storyboard artist for several studios, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures. He does most of his writing on his 30-foot sail boat called The Moon and lives in California with his wife and his three kids. There are rumors that he is affiliated with a mysterious society of adventurers called the Brotherhood of Thaumaturgic Cartographers, but he refuses to elaborate on his involvement for fear of divulging their secrets. View titles by Jason Lethcoe

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Benjamin Bartholomew Piff recently realized one of his wildest dreams—his birthday wish came true. But soon his wish landed him in the middle of an epic battle between the Wishworks Factory and the dark powers of the Curseworks Factory. Now, Ben has been brought on to the Wishworks Factory’s permanent staff as Manager, Kids’ Birthday Wishes, Ages 3 to 12. Unfortunately, Ben is still learning, and a rookie mistake on the job places the entire Wishworks Factory in danger of being exposed to a most unlikely foe—Ben’s long lost cousin, Penelope Piff. Penelope has her own designs on the factory, and this is one Penny who brings nothing but bad luck…

Author

Jason Lethcoe is the author and illustrator of several books, including the Zoom's Academy series. Prior to writing and illustrating books, Mr. Lethcoe worked for 17 years in the Hollywood animation industry as a storyboard artist for several studios, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures. He does most of his writing on his 30-foot sail boat called The Moon and lives in California with his wife and his three kids. There are rumors that he is affiliated with a mysterious society of adventurers called the Brotherhood of Thaumaturgic Cartographers, but he refuses to elaborate on his involvement for fear of divulging their secrets. View titles by Jason Lethcoe

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