Valentines Kingdom · Book One
The Feather Wars
Sometimes the smallest voice makes the biggest difference.
The lake has gone. And in the mud, a small sparrow finds a ring with a single feather on it.
Pip has spent his whole life being overlooked. But when the gulls and the magpies of Valentines Park go to war, and every creature blames the foxes, Pip starts noticing things nobody else can see: tiny footprints, chewed fish, and a promise that was broken long before his nan was hatched.
- Ages 9–13
- 20 chapters
- Pencil illustrations throughout
- Valentines Kingdom, Book One
“Small is quick. And quick is alive.”
A real park
Every place in the story is real
The clock tower, the island, the dovecote, the walled gardens and the brook tunnel can all be found in Valentines Park, Ilford. The gulls really do swarm over the lake, the magpies really do cackle in the trees, and at dusk the foxes really do come out.
Early readers
What readers say
“The book was full of exciting adventures and interesting events that made me not want to stop reading.”Zaara, aged 12
“A book about friendship and betrayal. Starts off with a simple mystery but turns out to be a bigger adventure.”Zeenat I., early reader