Jake in the Middle

The first in a funny and lively new chapter book series Maple Street.

Written for first readers, about a Black British extended family Jake, older sister Ellie, little brother Sam, Mum, Dad and Grandad, all living in Maple Street.Jake in the Middle has four delightful interlinked stories about home and school life Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! where naughty Sam runs off with Jake's new trainers;Catchof the Day, where a favourite toy falls into the pigsty at the city farm; The Class Museum, featuring a special fossil Jake'borrowed' from Ellie's bedroom; and All Fall Down, where Grandpa displays his amazing cricket skills.

'Brilliant new chapter book for early readers, with a collection of four interlinked stories set around home and school life. Delightfully illustrated by Shanarama, the antics of middle-sibling Jake and his extended Black-British family are written with warmth and humour.' The Bookseller