It is time for us to climb to the highest point of Badger Towers once again to shout out about a very new and very exciting series that has just been published.

We are supremely excited to finally be able to release The League of Enchanted Heroes out into the wild.

Experience famous fairy tale characters Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack (of beanstalk fame), Tom Thumb, and Hansel and Gretel as you’ve never seen them before. Forget fusty old folklore and get ready to be beguiled by these new and exciting stories for a modern audience.

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 The League of Enchanted Heroes will keep you hooked from page one to thirty-two and beyond. One minute you’re in the belly of a giant and the next you are wrestling Rumpelstiltskin in the official Anotherland Olympics.

Tim Collins, the knight, is the lyrical genius behind the words. James Lawrence, the troll, provides us with the epically insane artwork.

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 We first met The League in our very successful Once Upon Another Time… series,

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 But we needed more. Much more!

The very brave Tim Collins offered to dive back into the world of Anotherland to speak with The League. He asked them if he could tag along for a few weeks and would they mind if he wrote down a few of their adventures. Thankfully they said yes! The equally brave James Lawrence joined them and documented all eight of the adventures they went on by using his unbelievable drawing skills. Some of the results can be seen below,

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James was even able to draw out the layout of the land that he and Tim travelled to.

To your right you will see a giant gingerbread castle and to your left you will see the official Olympic stadium. There are many more interesting places to see and we have provided a map for you in all eight books to look over and decide where you would like to visit first,

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 BEHOLD! – These are the spellbinding front covers for The League of Enchanted Heroes series.

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Now the science part!

This new series is the perfect gateway to reading for those who are reluctant and/or struggle. They are written for students aged between 9 and 12 with a Reading Age of 6 – 7.

They are roughly 750 words in length and are fully illustrated throughout but, believe me when I say that these really will be enjoyed by humans of all ages.

I have talked before about how important it is to recognise the amount of blood, sweat and tears that come from our artists whilst working on these projects. Tim has provided us with beautifully crafted texts and we have been lucky enough to have James on board who was able to illustrate it all with such details and love. Whilst the rest of us enjoyed a reasonably sunny summer, James was hidden underneath a dark bridge creating the stunning artwork you see before you.

Find out more about The League of Enchanted Heroes

Written by Danny Pearson, Senior Editor