International Writers Inspiring Change Featured Book Review: Scruffie and The Battle of the Clerihews

Scruffie is a scruffy, smelly boy who never cleans up and seems to be going nowhere... until one amazing adventure changes everything!

When Scruffie stumbles upon a band of sneaky pirates and the mischievous, magical Clerihews, he finds himself in the middle of and unexpected adventure. With treasure, trouble and a crab with a glassy eye, Scruffie's world is about to turn upside down!

Can a boy like Scruffie outsmart a gang of pirates? And what surprises do the Clerihews have in store?

A fun rhyming story bursting with mischief, magic and a heart warming twist, from the author of the beloved Magic Island series - perfect for sharing at bedtime... or anytime!

Scruffie and The Battle of the Clerihews, by Irene Edwards, is simply a wonderful read. While it is listed for an age group of around 10 years, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is beautifully written in rhyme with vivid and colorful animation to spark the imagination. A fun-filled adventurous romp, that anyone, child or adult alike, can enjoy because it speaks to the adventurous heart in all of us. I highly recommend this book. It is a story that children will want to read over and over again, and adults will lose no sleep reading to them.

Review by International Writers Inspiring Change

Irene Edwards is a retired teacher who now writes fantasy fiction for children. As an educator, she taught Primary level in many parts of the UK; London, Essex, Coventry, Midlands, Cardiff, Port Talbot, Swansea and Carmarthenshire. She then qualified as a Teacher of the Deaf at The Lady Spencer Churchill College, Oxford, working at first within unit settings and later moving to peripatetic, for schools and clinics. Knowing how important literature and language was to the structure of speech and language development, on retirement she began to research into the imaginary minds of children and their world of literature and writing.

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