Do your children collect treasures?
Do they dream of their finds
Uncovering secrets and
Leading them to adventure?
They do?
Then they will love
The Curio Collectors
Written by Eloise Williams
Illustrated by Anna Shepeta
Published by Barrington Stoke

This is a brilliant mystery story
Set in the late 19th century
Around Highgate Cemetery
And Kew Gardens
Two places that have
Always fascinated me

Lily, Tom and Ma Hawker
Are wanderers
Travellers
Adventurers
They are
The Curio Collectors
They collect curios
Unusual objects
Lost treasures
Then they
Make up stories about them
And put on a show
Selling their finds
To rich people
So they are able to eat
And hopefully one day
Travel the world

One day Lily happens upon
A piece of scrimshaw
A large carved clam shell
This turns out to be
The key
To a great adventure

The unusual shell
With delicate carvings
Attracts the attention
Of a young maid
Who is searching for
A special shell
That belonged to her mother

The clam shell
Turns out to be
The key
To unlocking the maid’s past
And to ensuring a
Brighter future for the girl
And for
The Curio Collectors

This is such a brilliant
Historical mystery story
Beautifully written by
Eloise Williams
Who describes the wild world
So beautifully
Her characters are instantly
Likeable and believable
And her historical details
Are just enough to
Make you want to learn more
About the cemetery
The gardens
Scrimshaw and curios
The life of Victorian travellers

Written in dyslexia friendly font
With tinted pages
This wonderful quest
Full of secrets and nature is
Made accessible for all readers

We have loved reading
The story of
The Curio Collectors
And we think that you will too x