Jake in the Middle: Maple Street

Jake in the Middle: Maple Street

By Author / Illustrator

Michael Catchpool, illus Shanarama

Genre

Family & Home

Age range(s)

7+

Publisher

Otter-Barry Books

ISBN

9781915659880

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

08-01-2026

Synopsis

The first in a funny and lively new chapter book series - Maple Street.


Written for first readers, about a Black British extended family - Jake, older sister Ellie, little brother Sam, Mum, Dad and Grandad, all living in Maple Street. Jake in the Middle has four delightful interlinked stories about home and school life: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! where naughty Sam runs off with Jake's new trainers; Catch of the Day, where a favourite toy falls into the pigsty at the city farm; The Class Museum, featuring a special fossil Jake 'borrowed' from Ellie's bedroom; and All Fall Down, where Grandpa displays his amazing cricket skills.

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