The Adventures of Little Mook: Book 1 - Little, Blue and Lost.
Little Mook’s first Adventure - Little, Blue and Lost, written and illustrated by Wayne Hudson.
First edition, self published, limited print run of only 200.
All copies are signed by the author and numbered.
Books will also include stickers and/or badges, (*while supplies last) and a hand written thank you card. If this is a gift and you would like a personalised message then please add this under ‘adiditonal information’ on check out, or email me at wayne@by-hudson.com, and this can of course be arranged.
For the optional additional pin badge pack, there is limited supply of these at the moment, but if we are sold out and you would like a particular one with your order, then do please drop me a line and I will see what I can do.
Note: To choose your desired pin badge - please see the last image that shows the badges… from left to right, they are as follows: Mango the gromling / Little Mook and Velyn the Light Dragon / Little Mook silhouette (blue) / Moorland Spirit / Little Mook / The Rainbow Tree.
Age range:
The question of what age range this book is for has cropped up a lot, with the truth being that it is not an easy answer. So let me do my best here - If you enjoy playing the storyteller, then it’s a perfect bedtime story to read for younger children. At the time of publication, my lad is nearly 6 and I have been reading it to him for the past year, (and telling him stories of the little blue penguin since he was born.) There are sections of larger fonts towards the beginning, (and throughout) to help engage younger readers, encouraging them to join in and learn to read a few sentences here and there should they wish. The book is also split into 4 chapters with parents/other adult readers in mind - as this allows a cut-off point each night. There are lots of pictures but this is no mere picture book - the story is also quite involved and engaging - so it helps to have these breaks if needed/time limted - the book is over 80 pages long. A few friends and family with children who have test read Little Mook have been from 8-11 years of age, and in some cases a little older still. My hope is that the story covers a large age range, depending on how you use the book, (read to a child or the child reads it themselves). My thoughts are, if a child was to have it read to them at bedtime when young, then when they get older the images may well draw them back in and they can rediscover it again for themselves. I like to think of it as a perfect gateway book for future Tolkien, Gaiman, Pratchett, and even Douglas Adams literary exploits.
Pin badges:
The pin badges are manufactured using 100% recycled and recyclable acrylics, that have reached the end of their life-cycle and are destined for landfill or incineration.
Recycled acrylic (R-MMA) looks and performs as well as standard virgin acrylic (PMMA) whilst being completely VOC and HFC free and significantly kinder to the environment.
Our acrylic suppliers are auto-sustainable and power their production facility using waste products from their manufacturing processes.
Shipping info:
There are multiple shipping options to cover a range of sizes and weights for the items we create.
For all purchases of ‘The Adventures of Little Mook, Book 1’ please follow the below instructions on check out…
For UK purchases: please select the option ‘BOOK - shipping within the UK’ with a cost of £3.20 for postage and packing, (with a price increase if additional items are added) - which should show as the standard cost.
For purchases within Ireland and mainland Europe: please select the option ‘BOOK - shipping to Ireland and mainland Europe’ with a cost of £6.50 for postage and packing, (with a price increase if additional items are added).
For purchases to Australia, New Zealand, The USA, and Canada: please select ‘BOOK - international shipping’ with a cost of £11.20, (with a price increase if additional items are added).
For anyone that is looking for me to ship to outside of these destinations - this of course can be arranged. Just drop me an email at wayne@by-hudson.com before purchase, so we can sort out the correct shipping. That way Little Mook’s adventurous trip by international mail can go as smoothly as any such adventure might!.
Please note - the shipping options available via this platform are limited. There is a flat rate applied with other options available at checkout. For any shipping queries please contact me. If you do happen to be overcharged then I will arrange a refund for the required amount. If the incorrect shipping is chosen (and this will be through no fault of your own but an issue with the site options) then I may contact you regarding shipping costs before fulfilling your order. Thank you in advance for your understanding.