Harriet Muncaster, bestselling creator of Isadora Moon, Mirabelle, Emerald and Victoria Stitch, can’t wait to share her new book series, The Diary of Wiska Wildflower.

Told in diary format and packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations, this is the enchanting story of WiskaWildflower and her search for friendship at Inkcap’s Academy. Harriet will be reading from the first book in her new series, The Diary of Wiska Wildflower – The New School, showing you how to draw some of the characters, and sharing her love for all things miniature. This event is recommended for fans of Harriet’s books, and children aged 5-11. The Diary of Wiska Wildflower is recommended for readers aged 7+, or those ready for a slightly longer read than an Isadora Moon story. Harriet will be signing books after the event.

Further details about the events

• There are 2 events on Saturday 8 November: 10.30am and 1.30pm – both are the same
• Both events will start promptly, if attending the 10.30am event, doors open at 10.15am, doors will open at 1.15pm for the 1.30pm event.
• 50-60 minutes long (including Q&A), followed by public book signing.
• The public book signing after the event will be open to anyone who wants to get their Wiska Wildflower / Isadora Moon / Mirabelle / Emerald books / Victoria Stitch signed, whether they bought them on the day from the bookseller or have brought them from home.
• Aimed at children aged 5 – 11 years old.

Booking

This event is part of our 2025 Aylesbury Children’s Book Festival! Check out the other exciting authors and illustrators we have coming up here. 

About Harriet

Harriet Muncaster is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon, Mirabelle and Emerald series of young reader books and the middle-grade Victoria Stitch series, all published by Oxford University Press. So far Isadora Moon is available in thirty-seven different languages, including Spanish, Italian, Romanian and Korean, and is available as audio books. The Isadora Moon series won the El Corte Inglés Children’s Book of the Year in 2019 and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. An animated series based on Isadora Moon and developed by Kelebek Media is available to watch and stream now on Sky Kids in the UK, with a new animated TV series based on Emerald to launch in 2025. Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

Praise for Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering

‘Any reader who fell for Isadora Moon and is ready for something a bit longer and rather darker, will surely love Harriet’s new gothic fantasy.’ ― Red Reading Hub

‘Absorbing miniature melodrama… with Muncaster’s own enticing illustrations.’ ― The Guardian

‘Packed full of gothic glam and with a hefty dose of sparkles and glitter.’ ― BookTrust