The third title in a new quartet from Sam Usher featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.
Boy has the most wonderful desert-filled dream so he and Grandad decide to have ice cream for breakfast. Having cycled up a few hills, disaster strikes when they discover all the ice cream has sold out!. Boy and Grandad soon concoct a plan, but it involves creating a new and faster form of transport...
In this exciting new story, Whoosh! sees Boy and Grandad use their imagination and resourcefulness to create a flying balloon-powered bike. They whoosh all the way to ice cream mountain encountering obstacles along the way such as a sprinkle storm. Guaranteed to increase ice cream sales, this is a delightful family read exploring creativity and perseverance, all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.
A joyful observation of a boy's special relationship with his grandfather.Sam Usher has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. He is particularly admired for his technical drawing skill and prowess with watercolour.Following Sam's stunning Seasons and Nature quartets, this is the third title in his transport series in which Boy and Grandad put their skills to the test to mend, reuse and recycle. The follow-up to intergalactic adventure, Zoom! and the seafaring spectacle, Clang!Sam Usher's Nature quartet has sold over 44,550 copies worldwide. His Seasons quartet has sold over 201,000 copies around the world. 
