A little bit of news released today.
I’m writing a series of eight books for reluctant readers for Badger Learning. Adventure Park sees Emily, Jacob and Frank the Hamster exploring a crazy theme park. Each book is based around a different ride, and is filled with monsters and mayhem.
Best of all, I’m working with the insanely talented Abby Bulmer, who is illustrating the series. Many moons ago, I worked with Abby on Zapboy and the Zapbots for Future’s short-lived kid’s game magazine, Zap! The illustrations she’s putting together for Adventure Park are A-MAZ-ING!
Here’s the announcement from Badger, including Abby’s early sketches of our main cast:
Meet Emily. Her Grandad owns Adventure Park. It’s the best theme park in the world!
Meet Jacob. He’s Emily’s best friend.
Meet Frank. He’s Emily’s pet hamster.
Together, they test Adventure Park’s new rides.
Some of the rides are magical.
Some of the rides are scary.
Some of the rides are dangerous.
But ALL of the rides are exciting!
Now that you’ve been introduced, hopefully you’re as excited as we are about this awesome upcoming primary series! At Badger Learning, we have enlisted the colossal talents of author Cavan Scott, skilled at capturing the imaginations of reluctant readers and returning them safely in 1500 words or less.
Bringing Cavan’s stories to life is the brilliant Abby Bulmer of Dumpy Little Robot.
Cavan has woven a world of delights and terrors, where each of the eight stories stems from a different ride in the theme park. Though the stories are set in an interlocking world, the presence of a park map and series introduction mean that each book can easily be read as a standalone novel.
Aimed at primary readers with a reading age of about 7-8, the stories are rich with action, charm and just the right amount of eccentricity. Just ask Frank, the wise-cracking hamster, or Albert, the skateboarding geriatric!
More info and covers when they’re released!
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