Jake Takes Charge

Four sparkling new stories about Jake and his family at 3 Maple Street, not forgetting Grandpa in the basement flat at 3a!In The Surprise Party, how will Jake prevent Grandpa going home from the park while his special surprise birthday party is being prepared?The Christmas Performance at school sees Jake as a shepherd, but disaster threatens when little brother Sam gets onto the stage!In A Great Adventure, Jake takes Algy, the class bear, home for the weekend, and all goes well till Algy is carried off by a dog…In That Was Lucky, Jake and his friend Jayden are chased into the garden by big sister Ellie – right onto Grandpa’s precious vegetable seedlings. Whoops!

Michael Catchpool is an ex-headteacher, now an education consultant, and the author of several picture books, including SuperJoe Does Not Say Sorry. He has a Ph.D for his research on children's engagement with peer feedback and its effect on them as writers. He is also co-author of several resource books for primary schools. He lives in Cambridgeshire.Shanarama is an illustrator with a background in architecture, film and TV. She is illustrator of Jake in the Middle, first in the Maple Street series. She is adept in a variety of genres, using both traditional and digital methods, often combining the two.  Shanarama lives in London.