Wink is an imaginative piece of writing for older children which cleverly deals with the sensitive subject of child cancer. The upbeat choice of language and the interspersion of somewhat comical drawings provides a safe distance from which children can explore or perhaps draw comfort in a subject area which could be a frightening reality for some readers. Not only does the author Rob Harrell allow us to experience how this rare form of eye cancer affects the story's main character, 12-year-old Ross, but it also enables us to see the broader implications of how the disease, and how Ross deals with it, affects the lives of his close and wider circle of friends and family and the classmates at his school. I would recommend this read.