Books with author Helena Matthews

Every time Caleb hears a saying, it happens to him. Pockets with watches appear on his shirt when his mum mentions “pockets of time”. He soon finds himself in Brumantia, where you can be thrown in prison for a crime like “being in someone else's shoes” or end up in hospital with your “fingers crossed” or “sides split”. And just think what “you're all over the place” can do to you! Caleb and his fellow stranded-Londoner friends search for their way home, but it’s not just the idioms that throw challenges at them. Who or what is behind the big secret that is bringing people to Brumantia. And why?A fast-paced children's adventure story that has also appealed to grown-ups with a "soft spot" for idioms.

Every time Caleb hears a saying, it happens to him. Pockets with watches appear on his shirt when his mum mentions pockets of time. He soon finds himself in Brumantia, in Mr Bull's china shop. In Brumantia you can be thrown in prison for a petty crime like being in someone else's shoes or end up in hospital with your fingers crossed or sides split. And just think what 'you're all over the place' can do to you! Who or what is behind this secret power in idioms and will it stay with Caleb forever?