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Spin a Story

By Ella Foxglove and Clive Gifford and Susie Brooks and Mara Alperin and James Carter and Catherine Brereton and Rachael Davis and Donna David and Sital Gorasia Chapman
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True tales told in wonderful ways. A new adventure each time in this interactive non-fiction gift book. You’re in charge! Twirl the spinner on the cover to land on one of four categories: EXPLORE, WONDER, LAUGH and OOH! Pick a true tale within that category. Read... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Spin a Story

True tales told in wonderful ways

A new illustrated non-fiction adventure children’s gift book for ages 4+ for 2025

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True tales told in wonderful ways.

A new adventure each time in this interactive non-fiction gift book.

You’re in charge! Twirl the spinner on the cover to land on one of four categories: EXPLORE, WONDER, LAUGH and OOH! Pick a true tale within that category. Read and enjoy. Then spin again to choose your next adventure.

Land on green and choose from one of the EXPLORE tales, which includes red crab migration on Christmas Island and the best place to holiday in space!

Spin to yellow for WONDER – be amazed by polar lights, coral reefs, and more!

Twirl to orange for LAUGH – have a giggle over the dinosaur riddle, discover how to tell a funny joke, find out about weird uses of wee, and other fun things.

And turn to blue for OOH! – with surprising tales about slime, robots, talking plants, rocks that play music, the reasons why kids are better than grown-ups …AND MORE!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008685973

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Red Shed

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 96

Collections

Catherine Brereton Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Clive Gifford Donna David Ella Foxglove Humour James Carter Mara Alperin Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Rachael Davis Sital Gorasia Chapman Susie Brooks

About the Author

MARIONA CABASSA is an award-winning illustrator.

MARA ALPERIN enjoys reading, hiking, baking and playing Ultimate Frisbee when she’s not writing.

CATHERINE BRERETON has written and edited over 150 children’s books.

SUSIE BROOKS has been writing and editing children’s books for over 20 years.

JAMES CARTER is a children’s poet, non-fiction writer and musician.

DONNA DAVID is a children's author, freelance writer and creative writing workshop practitioner.

RACHAEL DAVIS has written over 20 children's books.

ELLA FOXGLOVE is an author, editor and translator.

CLIVE GIFFORD is an award-winning author of over 180 books.

SITAL GORASIA CHAPMAN writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children.

SAM HUME is a an author and wildlife film producer.

REBECCA LEWIS-OAKES writes fiction and non-fiction for children.

ROS ROBERTS writes poetry and middle-grade fiction.

TOBY THOMPSON is a performance poet.

SIMON YEEND is an author and former sports journalist.

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