Books published by publisher Silverwood Books

All of the animals are looking forward to The Meadow Farm Talent Show. All except for Carlene Cow, who gets very nervous when asked to perform in front of others… How does Robbie Robin help Carlene find her confidence?The Meadow Farm Talent Show teaches children about the value of confidence. They follow Carlene’s journey, which begins before she joins The Meadow Farm Band.

Anfred is a lost little Norwegian troll who was fast asleep in his favourite spruce tree but awakes to find he has been transported hundreds of miles away to London! Surrounded by the big grey lions in Trafalgar Square, millions of strangers, cars, and bright lights (not to mention the pigeons everywhere), Anfred is afraid. Luckily for him he meets Hudson, a young boy with a nose for adventure… Join Hudson and Anfred on their Christmas Eve journey! Are there trolls living in Trafalgar Square? Will Anfred ever get home?

"Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling..." Annie sang quietly, holding Derek's baby blue cardigan and trying to detect a familiar smell. The same cardigan he was supposed to wear at his christening. Annie and her friends leave Ireland in 1926 young and optimistic, hoping to find a better life in Liverpool. Only things do not turn out the way they had imagined. Annie falls in love, marries and starts a family of her own. But with the onset of World War Two comes tragedy and loss, testing Annie's strength to the limit. Little does she realise that the salvation of her loved ones lies partly with a German woman named Hilde, whose life and situation mirrors Annie's own. 'Liverpool Connection' is the second book of a trilogy and is based on a true story. The first book, 'The Night I Danced with Rommel', tells Hilde's story. The books are historical novels based on facts and tell the writer's family history.

It's Christmas Eve and Bramble Glen is covered in a thick blanket of snow. Leona and her friends gather to plan their Christmas. Leona is determined that her first Christmas in her precious kettle will be the best one yet. But as the fairies hunt for the perfect Christmas tree, things don't quite go to plan. Will the fairies be able to decorate Leona's kettle in time for Christmas? More importantly, will they make it back in time to celebrate together?

1719, and the high seas are plagued by the lawless. Pirates rule the crystal waters of the Caribbean, hunting heavily-laden merchant ships with savage ferocity. Entire crews are condemned to die beneath a cutlass blade unless they swear allegiance to the black banner. Penniless Becky Baxter crops her hair, dresses in breeches, and leaves the dangerous backstreets of Bristol far behind. She embarks on a new life of adventure and fortune as the youngest deckhand on a merchant ship, the Bonny Marie. But she quickly discovers that there are far more dangerous enemies than her drunken Ma and evil Mr Crudder… Pirates!

Fourteen year old Felicity Penfold is swept unwillingly into a mystical world where plants and beasts are equal, and all is heard. There she meets an Orion boy, Reuben, whom she must help in order to return home. His quest? To save his beloved Old World from the threat of the Toxics - led by Arrass, their venomous leader. Felicity is slowly drawn into this primitive, powerful Old World, and as the quest becomes a race to the Sacred Caves, she begins to understand her strength, helped by the creatures and plants who become her friends. With Reuben enticing her further into the folds of the Old World - his story becomes her story. But did she arrive in time?

1605 is a time of danger and persecution for English Catholics. Seventeen-year-old Mary Wilshaw and her older brother Rob both come to work at Lyde Hall in the West Midlands - a house where Catholic priests are often hidden from the authorities. Mary, employed by the lady of the house as an embroiderer, falls in love with young David Hawley, the lady's secretary. But nothing at Lyde Hall is what it seems. Who is David? And what dangerous secrets is Rob hiding?Soon Mary herself is in danger as she tries to protect those she loves.

Tom Angel thinks he just an ordinary, unloved orphaned kitten until he meets the formidable Felix De’Ath, leader of The Order of the Cataibh.Through his friends in the Order Tom is drawn into a spellbinding world of ancient clans and warrior cats, but unbeknownst to him the leader of a rival clan, the Cait of Ce, is determined to find him and kill him.Will Tom live long enough to discover why?

Is Lizzie the Happy Spider actually happy? Can Piyu and her friends escape from Grimemouth, the terrifying menace? Will Zalkor, the night sorcerer, succeed in bringing night forever? Step into the magical world 'Of Spiders, Monsters and Fireflies'. Three wonderfully compelling stories that will take the young, and the not so young, on an exciting journey full of adventure. These fantastical tales will give the reader something to think about and values to be cherished for life.

‘The seconds extend, filled with horror. I don’t have an answer. I don’t know what my father did to us. He left only one word: Kingfisher. I thought I’d figured it out, but I was wrong. Everything is too late, and now I’m going to die.’Sixteen-year-old twins Dominic and Charley are on the run. Their father, a respected scientist with LifeStar Corporation, has been arrested and accused of treason. The war between the security services and eco-terrorists is getting closer – both MI5 and the Disciples are after them.Seeking refuge, they head to the Highlands with their cousin Flint. But Dominic is convinced their survival depends on deciphering his father’s code word: KINGFISHER.