The Story Shop: Blast Off!

The Story Shop

Author: Tracey Corderoy

, Illustrator: Tony Neal

£5.99

ISBN: 9781788953252 Category:

PUBLICATION DATE: March 3 2022

BINDING: Paperback

EXTENT: 144 pages

DIMENSIONS: 129 x 198 mm

ILLUSTRATIONS: Illustrations, black and white

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WINNER OF THE TEACH PRIMARY BOOK AWARD 2022 FOR KS1

Looking for adventure?
Want to be a hero?
Step inside the Story Shop!

The Story Shop is packed full of plots, costumes and characters galore. And shopkeepers Wilbur and Fred are ready and waiting to find every customer their perfect adventure!

When a daredevil mouse visits the shop, Wilbur and Fred have just the thing – an out-of-this-world space mission!

Join Space Mouse as he nibbles his way into trouble on the Moon, bets his tail on a game of Tiddlywonks with Phoebe Fairplay and causes chaos on Planet Cog with his over-the-top inventions…

From the acclaimed author of SHIFTY MCGIFTY comes a fresh, funny and highly illustrated new series of chapter books, celebrating the power of imagination. Designed for emerging readers with three linked stories in each book, THE STORY SHOP is perfect for fans of HOTEL FLAMINGO and KITTY.

“Our judges loved the concept at the heart of this book: a shop where you can walk in and pick all the ingredients for a story adventure of your own… You could do so much with this idea and let children’s imaginations go wild!” – Lucy Starbuck Braidley, National Literary Trust

1 review for The Story Shop: Blast Off!

  1. Lisa – Busy Busy Learning

    Superb! I devoured this book and then read it to my daughter. The Story Shop: Blast Off! had me gripped from the start. It begins with Wilbur and Fred who own a Story Shop, not a book shop. This is a shop where adventure awaits you and whisks you off to wherever in the world (or out of this world) you would like to go.

    I adored the idea of there being a shop with draws stuffed full of settings and characters just ready and waiting for you. You pick out your perfect story ingredients, mix them together in a large pot and off you go on your very own adventure. What could be better! There are blank books ready for your story to be written in that eagerly await your adventure to be put to paper.

    Fred the ferret is always on hand and goes with each story voyager into their story to keep them safe. However, even a seasoned story traveller like Fred may have bitten off more than he can chew when mouse demands a story. There’s light peril at every corner in this hilarious story that has you unable to stop and put it down as you just can’t not turn the page!

    I don’t want to give any spoilers but there is a section in the middle where on their second of three adventures into space they land in what can only be described as an alien Alice in Wonderland style setting where there’s a character very reminiscent of The Queen of Hearts. Oh and the alien caterpillars with all of their boots are brilliant! It’s an absolute feast of delight for those who love nothing better than to be swallowed whole into the world of fantasy.

    There’s a cool little quiz that you can take at the end and depending upon your responses the Story Shop give you an adventure starting point that’s perfect for you. A lovely addition and a great spring board for children’s own adventure stories to develop.

    It’s a highly recommend from us.

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Meet the author

Tracey Corderoy

Tracey Corderoy lives in the Cotswolds with her family and a host of lively, lovely pets. Once a trained primary school teacher, Tracey is now an award-winning writer. She loves visiting schools, libr…

Meet the illustrator

Tony Neal

Tony Neal’s passion for art has led to a blooming career in children’s book illustration. He is currently living in the South Leicestershire countryside. When not working, he enjoys a spot of fishing,…