Aster and the Accidental Magic

Aster is bored at her new home in the mountains in the middle of nowhere--until she meets an odd old shepherdess and her woolly dogs, a sneaky trickster, and an angry fox.
Moving to a new home in a remote area where her parents can immerse themselves in science, Aster receives a canine companion from a mysterious old woman before a trickster spirit offers her three wishes, in a first installment of a planned duology. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
A fun, action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl, her dog, and magic gone wrong!Quiet . . . birds . . . nature. . . .That's what Aster expects when her parents move their whole family to the middle of nowhere. It's just her (status: super-bored), her mom and dad (status: busy with science), her brother (status: has other plans), and . . .. . . magic?In her new home, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own. But when she and her dog Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they run into a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes. After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language . . . and the trouble she gets into is just starting. Maybe the middle of nowhere will be more interesting than Aster thought."Crisp, vibrant artwork." -The AV Club