Fear Rescue — Andrew Murray

Are you brave enough to journey into your deepest, darkest fears? If you do, you just might discover a way to defeat them… A spine-tingling mystery adventure series for children aged 7-10

Clowns are coming to CLOWN YOU UP!
Clown nightmares are no laughing matter when you own a circus, and Buckminster Bandersnatch needs help. But who can he turn to? That's when he sees the ad:
You can't dial 999 when you feel afraid...
But we know it's an emergency for YOU!
So visit FEAR RESCUE now:
With our unique fear technique, we can help you rescue YOURSELF!
Fear Rescue are fear-readers, with the power to enter your mind and journey deep into your dreams and desires to discover the root of your darkest fears. And Sinister Darkly is an expert in the fear of clowns. Why? Because he's terrified of clowns himself…
It's a race against time for Sinister to explore Buckminster's mind, battling the clowns and following the clues to uncover the cause of his nightmares. Because if the nightmares continue, and Buckminster Bandersnatch keeps waking to his own screams -
“Don't clown me!
Don't clown me!
Don't clown me!”
- then one of these mornings Buckminster Bandersnatch is going to lose his mind…

Fear Rescue is the first in the Fear Rescue chapter book series for 7-10 year olds.

Praise for Andrew's books -

Ghost Rescue and the Greedy Gorgonzolas
‘This series by Andrew Murray is wonderful, such a great concept that will have reluctant readers engaged from the outset �" I enjoyed it myself as it was almost like a children's version of Ghost Busters (who doesn't like that!). Written in a very witty way, easy to read way; with artwork that compliments the story �" each page is a delight to digest, and as always the magic of a book is always discovered when read with a child… my daughter absolutely loved this one and can't wait to read more of the series! Murray and Horne have created characters that stick in your brain and make you buy into the series… the Gorgonzolas are horrid people and my daughter said that they reminded her of The Twits and Matilda's Parents… not a bad compliment Mr. Murray, not bad at all!'
Ross Jeffrey, Storgy Kids

Sherlock �" Prisoner 221B
‘Sherlock Prisoner 221B is a darkly woven mystery in book one of Andrew Murray's new Sherlock Darkly series. It's a skilfully crafted and compelling story of high-stakes deception in which Sherlock Holmes becomes a prisoner in Cell 221B of the Baker Street Young Offenders' Institution, while his arch enemy Bizz Kid Moriarty is feted as a national hero. Framed for an audacious heist, Sherlock teams up with comic book creator Holiga Darkly to clear his name. With convincing characters, wonderful writing, and a twisty plot, this is a story that grips you from the get-go and never lets up.'

The Very Sleepy Sloth
My youngest daughter recently brought this book home for us to read together. She loved it so much we read it a number of times within a few days. And for a picture book of 32 pages it really has some great lessons. Having talked this over with my daughter after about the 10th reading she realizes that we each have different strengths and talents and that is part of what makes us who we are. She realized that most of the animals were bucket dippers not bucket fillers(a concept used in primary grades at our school). And that Sloth helps them realize the mistakes they were making.

The illustrations by Jack Tickle are wonderful. His use of predominately soft tones and a broad palate bring the jungle scenes and animals to life. And children will love the pictures.
The more we read this book and talked about it the more impressed I became. That my 6 year old picked up all of these lessons by herself speaks to the quality of the book. Overall a really good book with an awesome message, but without being preachy.
Steven R McEvoy