Anchors Away!

By Tracey Corderoy and Tony Neal

Looking for adventure?
Want to be a hero?
Step inside the Story Shop!

The Story Shop is packed full of plots, costumes and characters galore. And shopkeepers Wilbur and Fred are ready and waiting to find every customer their perfect adventure!

When famous explorer Pearl stumbles into the shop, she's certain she's done everything and been everywhere … until Wilbur and Fred suggest a swashbuckling pirate adventure!

Join Captain Pearl as she embarks on a sneaky mission to steal the priceless Black Pearl, stirs up trouble in a treasure race and has a wail of a time on the hunt for a mysterious pirate ghost…

From the acclaimed author of SHIFTY MCGIFTY comes a fresh, funny and highly illustrated new series of chapter books, celebrating the power of imagination. Designed for emerging readers with three linked stories in each book, THE STORY SHOP is perfect for fans of HOTEL FLAMINGO and KITTY.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Tiger Press
• Release date: Aug 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9781788955850

Tracey Corderoy

Tracey Corderoy lives near Gloucester in the Cotswolds with her family and a host of lively, lovely pets. Once a trained primary school teacher, Tracey is now an award-winning children’s writer and has published over 45 books since 2010, including the Shifty McGifty and Hubble Bubble series (Nosy Crow). She loves visiting schools, libraries and bookshops, bringing her stories to life with bright, engaging events, and inspiring children to want to be writers too! Visit her website at http://www.traceycorderoy.com/. 

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For Evie, may all your adventures be thrilling! x

– T. C.

For Olive x – T. N.

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

Anchors Away!

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Race to the Treasure!

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

The Ghost Pirate

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

More Pirate Fun!

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Coming Soon…

Copyright

Welcome to Puddletown High Street!

Looks completely normal, doesn’t it?

Normal baker’s selling normal bread. Normal shoe shop selling normal wellies. Normal toyshop selling normal bats and balls.

But nestled between the hairdresser’s and the hardware store (which sells entirely normal brooms) is the most unusual shop:

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8The Story Shop sells adventures you can BE in. With real characters you’ll actually meet!

Shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant Fred Ferret have props and plots galore.

So, what are you waiting for? Step inside if you’re BRAVE enough.

But be warned, anything might happen…

Wilbur – watch! cried Fred.

It was the end of the day and Fred and Wilbur were tidying the Story Shop.

Fred picked up three hats from the counter, juggled them in the air, then flung them on to the hat stand one by one.

Hoopla! chuckled Wilbur.

They did a final check around. Not a costume or prop out of place. But as Fred went to lock the door, a last-minute customer bustled in.

Your blackboard sign – on the pavement, she tutted. I very nearly tripped over it. I’m Pearl Johnson, famous explorer. I expect you’ve heard of me?

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They hadn’t. But Pearl Johnson did look like an explorer. Her trousers were tucked into her well-worn boots and her shirt had lots of pockets. Attached to her belt was a flask and a compass. And dangling around her neck were a pair of binoculars.

Sorry about the blackboard, Wilbur replied.

You should have used your binoculars! joked Fred.

Actually I was. Pearl examined him closely. To search for rare birds. On shop rooftops! I had it all planned. Because PLANS, she nodded, make everything run smoothly.

Fred blushed.

12You need a plan for that sign! If it was MY shop, sniffed Pearl, "I’d pop it nearer the wall. I never nearly trip. Though I’ve been on many exciting trips. Why, I was flying planes across the world before you were even born!"

Pearl