Books published by publisher Clockwork Books

The Ultimate Assertiveness Toolbox for Kids is a practical manual to help children cope with teasing, meanness and bullying. Presenting twenty different assertiveness tools that are proven to work, this accessible book aims to build your child’s assertiveness skills, foster independence and boost their self-confidence.An educational psychologist and qualified primary school teacher with over twenty years experience working with children and their families, Jo Hamilton has developed this extraordinary Assertiveness Toolbox from workshops she has successfully run with kids, both privately and at schools.Each tool comes with instructions on how it can be used, as well as clear descriptions of when not to use it and what to watch out for. A section dedicated to tools for bystanders will help children who witness instances of bullying know how to make a difference. Parents and children alike are given tips on how to combat and avoid cyberbullying, including suggestions on how best to manage electronic devices in the family.

They were four unlikely friends, united by a common enemy. As odd a collection of fugitives as there ever was: A wolf who is not a wolf; a badger who is also an ex-army veteran; the brave sheriff of a lost forest realm; and a big, ugly, stinky, yellow monster. Together they’re on the run from the dreaded Blue Cutters, who seem bent on their destruction. To escape the Cutters, the four friends will have to flee out of the hills and down the Mysterly River, to reach the one far away place of safety the Cutters aren’t allowed to go: the castle of the Wizard Edgar.

What if it turned out that your grandfather invented time travel, your parents were airship pilots, and your aunt was a pirate? When Chloe and Bella lose their parents in a terrible time-traveling disaster, they’re shipped off to their last remaining relative. Auntie Sue seems to be a very old woman living on a very dirty boat. But not everything is what it seems. Little do they know that the boat is a famous pirate ship, and their aunt the infamous Disastrous Pirate Sue. The girls and their aunt embark on a wild adventure to the past to rescue their parents and stop von Helmholtz from destroying the last remaining time-travel machine. Thus begins the absolutely true account of the amazing Faradays, a family to whom wonderful (and often quite dreadful) things are always happening. Chloe and Bella are just discovering that this is their family. Doctor Who meets Mary Poppins; with cheeky humor and daring characters all dressed up in the best Steampunk fashion, you're in for a rollicking adventure to the past.