Spin a Story

By Author / Illustrator

Various authors, illus Mariona Cabassa

Genre

Short reads

Age range(s)

Publisher

Red Shed

ISBN

9780008685973

Format

Hardback

Published

06-11-2025

Synopsis

True tales told in wonderful ways. A new adventure each time in this interactive non-fiction gift book.

You're in charge! Twirl the spinner on the cover to land on one of four categories: EXPLORE, WONDER, LAUGH and OOH! Pick a true tale within that category. Read and enjoy. Then spin again to choose your next adventure.

Land on green and choose from one of the EXPLORE tales, which includes red crab migration on Christmas Island and the best place to holiday in space! Spin to yellow for WONDER - be amazed by polar lights, coral reefs, and more! Twirl to orange for LAUGH - have a giggle over the dinosaur riddle, discover how to tell a funny joke, find out about weird uses of wee, and other fun things. And turn to blue for OOH! - with surprising tales about slime, robots, talking plants, rocks that play music, the reasons why kids are better than grown-ups ...AND MORE!

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Reviews

Sue

Perfect for National Non-Fiction November, Spin a Story offers a wonderful mixture of true tales, riddles, poems, fun facts and jokes with the added enjoyment of a spinner on the cover to help you choose which category - Wonder, Explore, Laugh or Ooh - to select!

Spinning 'Explore' could lead readers to information about wild homes, explain why Christmas Island turns red every year between October and December, or take you on holiday somewhere in the universe. Landing on orange will give you a giggle as you find out how to tell a joke or discover the colour of a brown bear's poo. Blue is the colour of the 'ooh' category, full of surprising stories about remarkable robots or some mysteries from the past, whilst yellow will make you wonder at kangaroos or the brilliance of butterflies.

A collection of authors have contributed to the book so that each concise entry has a different feeling, giving variety of both subject matter and style, engaging readers afresh with each twirl of the spinner. The concept makes this an excellent book for sharing with siblings or friends, each taking a turn to spin and choose the next entry to be enjoyed. The colourful, often humorous, illustrations add to the book's appeal, making this a treat to be returned to again and again!

96 pages / Reviewed by Sue Wilsher, teacher