Slow Tale Time
The Wanderlight Chronicles-Gentle stories for growing minds
Adventures that help children slow down, listen, imagine, learn, feel and grow
Your Reading Journey
Read your first tale on this shelf to begin collecting its stickers and build a chain of quiet days together!
The Smugglers' Cave
A collapsed cliff reveals a cave on Merhaven Head — and the tunnels beneath it. Soraya's sharp eyes save the group when the tide turns and the way out begins to vanish.
31 pages
The Regatta Rescue
During the village regatta, Finn spots a boat in trouble on the far side of the breakwater. The friends face a choice no one should have to make: win the race, or help a rival.
29 pages
The Storm Lantern
When a power cut plunges Merhaven into darkness on the wildest night of autumn, Bram tells the legend of the Wanderlight — and the friends discover that some stories are more real than they seem.
36 pages
The Missing Map
Grandpa Crowther's old chart of the estuary has vanished from the lighthouse. The friends retrace his steps through the autumn woods — and learn that the most important directions aren't written on paper.
32 pages
The Bonfire Promise
At the village bonfire, Tomas overhears something he was never meant to hear. He promised to keep it secret — but what happens when keeping a promise means letting someone down?
31 pages
The Ice Path
The estuary freezes for the first time in living memory. Lila warns the others that ice that looks safe can be dangerously thin — but Tomas has already skated out of reach.
34 pages
The Lighthouse Keeper's Letter
A letter arrives for Grandpa Crowther from someone he hasn't seen in fifty years. As the friends help him piece together the past, they discover that some friendships are worth a lifetime of waiting.
34 pages
The Solstice Feast
Mrs. Hettie is ill, and the village's beloved winter solstice feast is in danger of being cancelled. The five friends have one day to organise everything — and learn what community really means.
34 pages
The Dawn Chorus
An early-morning bird-watching walk tests Tomas's patience like nothing else — until he discovers that the quietest moments can hold the biggest surprises.
35 pages
The Shipwreck
A spring storm strips away the cliff face and reveals the bones of an old ship. Sorara's research uncovers a story the village has forgotten — and a mystery that reaches all the way to the Wanderlight.
36 pages
The Tideline
The highest spring tide in decades washes something unexpected onto the shore. The friends must decide: share their discovery with the whole village, or protect a secret that isn't theirs to tell.
36 pages
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The harbour, the head and the estuary — every Merhaven tale begins somewhere on this map.
Merhaven Lighthouse
Grandpa Crowther's light
Merhaven Head
Cliffs and the smugglers' cave
The Cliff Path
The early walk for the dawn chorus
The Harbour
Boats, ropes and the harbour wall
The Breakwater
Past here the water turns rough
The Village Green
Where the bonfire and the feast happen
The Estuary
Freezes over once in a lifetime
The Long Sands
The tideline's unexpected arrivals