Planes, parachutes, Polar Bears and a gigantic pair of pants! Fasten your seatbelts for a fabulous adventure into a rather fantastic forest. An energetic Early Chapter series perfect for children 5-8 years.
Our favourite explorers Uncle Pete and Tiny Mouse, aka TM are back and heading out on a brand new quest full of silliness, surprises and a whole lot of squirrels!
If you joined Uncle Pete for his first adventure The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep you’ll remember that he and fearless sidekick TM had to abandon their stardust powered plane en route to retrieving a magical blanket for a boy who’d never had a night’s sleep in his life. But where should they look for it? The strange and mysterious Forest of Lost Things of course. But wait…that’s crazy…nobody should EVER go there!
That’s if you can get there in the first place. A journey as perilous as this should only be attempted by the most experienced explorers as one needs to be competant on a surfboard and daring enough to ride the legendary white-knuckle forest transport know as The Squirrel-Coaster.
Uncle Pete doesn’t half get himself into some scrapes. It was touch and go on many occasions but it doesn’t bear thinking about what would’ve happened if he hadn’t packed ‘the emergency underpants.’ This was without a doubt the funniest scene in the book and my children and I were howling reading it aloud (I might’ve begged them to read it again several times!) Imagine the biggest pair of unflatable undies you can and being propelled through the air at break-neck speed and you’re somewhere there – hilarious!
What awaits Pete and TM when they do finally arrive in the forest is mystery, mayhem and lots of missing things – thanks to Uncle Pete, I now know where the odd socks go when your washing machine eats one of them…phew! That’s one of life’s mysteries solved! But there’s more dangerous dilemmas in store and they’ll need kindness, bravery and a whole load of jam sandwiches if they’re going to find the plane and get home safely…
Yet again, Uncle Pete has been a roaring success in our house and we were thrilled that Uncle Pete has unfinished business at the end of the story. This seems to suggest that we will be packing our rucksacks and heading off on another adventure in the not too distant future – there’s a polar bear who needs reuniting with his family and I’m sure Uncle Pete’s the man for the job. But for now it’s time to settle down after all the shenanigans and enjoy the rest of publication week – beans on toast anyone?
Do check out the other stops on the #UnclePete blog tour and get ready for an exclusive GIVEAWAY on the 8th May (follow @littledoorbooks on Twitter for more information)
Uncle Pete and The Forest of Lost Things is published by Little Door Books and is released today (2nd May)
With thanks to Little Door Books for sending me an advance copy of the book and inviting me to be part of the blog tour.
Cick on the cover to check out my review of the first adventure.
