Wizzy the Animal Whisperer

Anthony Ridgway has cerebral palsy and writes using a computer programme developed by Dolphin Computer Access. He studied Creative Writing at his local college and the inspiration for ‘Wizzy, the Animal Whisperer’ came through Tina Fanshawe and her horse, Nellie. Anthony’s adventure story has a unique take on life - just as he has always been reliant on his wheelchair, the children are reliant on Wizzy’s skills to solve the problems they come across. But it’s not all plain sailing, especially when Wizzy can’t understand the idiosyncrasies of human speech.With Suzan’s wonderful watercolours the story comes to glorious life, touched with humour and character, adding another dimension to be enjoyed by the reader. ‘Wizzy, the Animal Whisperer made me laugh out loud.’ David Suchet.‘…funny, imaginative and extremely visual, and the wonderful llustrations by the talented Suzan Houching bring this great story to life even more.’ Ros Holness