the bookshelf

Stories that leave a mark.

We publish books packed with adventure, mystery, imagination, and just the right amount of glorious nonsense.

Because childhood is too short for boring books — and the best ones get read aloud in increasingly ridiculous voices.

ages 11+ Journey to the Comet

Children's adventure

Journey to the Comet

by Simon Madine

The 1904 journals of Dr. Nathaniel Malmborough.

A fantastical adventure in the style of Jules Verne.

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ages 7+ Captain Oskar Thomas

Children's adventure

Captain Oskar Thomas

by Simon Madine

Captain Oskar Thomas is the greatest sea captain the world has ever seen.

He is also 10 years old.

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all ages Octoplural

Picture book · silliness

Octoplural

by Simon Madine

What do you call more than one octopus? An octoplural, obviously. A gloriously daft list of possible plurals.

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all ages Explanating

Illustrated nonsense

Explanating

by Simon Madine

A delightfully absurd illustrated collection of completely plausible but entirely untrue explanations of everyday phenomena.

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ages 12+ The Case of the Three-Handed Clock

Mystery · for older readers

The Case of the Three-Handed Clock

by Simon Madine

With Sherlock Holmes away on matters of state security, Dr. Watson must use his own analytical mind to help a young woman unravel a very curious puzzle.

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Something new is brewing

by various troublemakers

There's always another story being scribbled. Pop your name on the list below and you'll be first through the door when it lands.