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Castle Barmy

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A fairy tale for the lockdown generation.

“The children grew bored. They missed going to school, and they missed their friends. They even missed their teachers. But they knew that they must stay at home as King Boris had commanded. Otherwise the poisonous Dragon would never leave.”

CASTLE BARMY tells the story of King Boris and Doom the Magician, who lock up the kingdom’s children to protect them from a poisonous dragon. But upon discovering that Doom has broken lockdown to count his gold and enjoy a lavish picnic at Castle Barmy, the children escape to create a land where nature thrives, families spend time together and magicians must behave as they tell children to behave.

• A medieval morality tale with a modern message for children and parents
• An uplifting picture book for the lockdown generation
• The perfect family talking point for 2021

This is a bedtime story to share between children who have experienced the highs and lows of lockdown, and parents who have found their way through the crisis while rediscovering the joy of family and the inspiration of the natural world. For the children, there are dragons, knights, castles and princesses. For the adults, there is the satire and the knowledge of what the poisonous dragon represents. Beautifully illustrated by Kate Chesterton, this is a Pied Piper for the modern age.

Castle Barmy is out now on Ebook through Kindle Fire and KindleApp, available for download from Amazon, the debut release by Brighton independent publisher Railway Land Press. Please download and discuss, and let’s hope the happy ending of this fairy tale is one we can all soon share.

Ebook: December 2020, £4.99
Hardback: May 2021, £12.99

(Castle Barmy is © copyright Jason Hook & Kate Chesterton, published by Railway Land Press, 2020)

Sky Guys

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“The albatross can glide across,
The ocean waves for weeks.
And when, at last, he meets his mate,
They dance and rub their beaks.”

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The Sky Guys title was launched at the foot of Brighton’s suitably skyscraping i360 last week, just before the plastic pod launches its own maiden flights up the pole. Our host was the creator and illustrator of the series, Madeleine Rogers, and the venue the Cadeau emporium of delights in the shiny new arches.SkyGuysCaseWrap.indd

It was a joyful evening of bubbles and laughter accompanied by the raucous screeches of the gulls wheeling overhead. Well, I guess they just wanted to read all about the extraordinary flight that the albatross makes just so that he can dance and rub beaks with his mate.

The sixth title in the Mibo series of entertaining and educational nature titles, featuring verses packed with fascinating facts, gorgeous illustrations and SkyGuys_Pages.inddpress-out paper creatures, The Sky Guys is published by Button Books and is suitable for little readers of 5 and up.