Jake in the Middle

Maple Street

Michael Catchpool author Shanarama illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Otter-Barry Books

Publishing:8th Jan '26

£8.99

This title is due to be published on 8th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Jake in the Middle cover

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; Catch of 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 Booksell

ISBN: 9781915659880

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

96 pages