DOTTY and the Calendar House Key

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Dotty Parsons knows the noises in the chimneys aren’t jackdaws nesting as the old cook says. After all, it’s December and who ever heard of a bird that whistles?

But it is only when the feisty young Welsh girl finds her dead mother’s locket hidden up the playroom chimney that she really begins to suspect there’s more to the Calendar House than meets the eye. What Dotty doesn’t know is that the locket is the key to a long lost magic…and keeping it is going to be a whole lot more trouble than she had bargained for.

Award-winning children’s fantasy fiction from #1 bestselling children's author, Emma Warner-Reed.

“Secret Garden meets Diagon Alley. Fabulous!” A. Vere, Harrogate.

Buy DOTTY AND THE CALENDAR HOUSE KEY today and join Dotty as she is strives to unravel the mysteries of the Calendar House: a place filled with secrets, danger and a just a little bit of sweeps’ magic!

DOTTY AND THE CALENDAR HOUSE KEY is the introductory book in the multi-award winning DOTTY Series.

Since its initial publication in 2015, DOTTY AND THE CALENDAR HOUSE KEY has received significant acclaim, including the Literary Classics Silver Award for children's fantasy fiction, an exclusively five star rating on Amazon, the official Seal of Approval from Literary Classics.
The second and third series books, DOTTY and the Chimney Thief and DOTTY and the Dream Catchers, are available on Amazon now. Watch out for Dotty’s fourth adventure, DOTTY and the Mermaid's Purse, coming soon!

Here’s what people have to say about the series:

"Author Emma Warner-Reed has penned a magnificent children's book with suspense that builds … highly recommended for home and school libraries and has earned the Literary Classics Seal of Approval." Literary Classics Book Reviews, Amazon

"Dotty and the Calendar House Key has truly fired my daughter's imagination for the first time since Harry Potter. Beautifully written and exciting. The Secret Garden meets Diagon Alley. Fabulous!" Alexandra Vere, Harrogate

"My son has just read the first [book] and thinks it's brilliant - high praise since he has very decided opinions about what he reads." P. Uglow, Harrogate

"I really liked the [first] book. It was a bit scary when Dotty found herself in Uncle Winchester's private study. But most of the books I read are a bit scary so that was okay. I would read the other books in the series. Go Team Dotty!" Betty, age 7, Amazon

"Enchanting, innocent and lovely with just the right amount of modern technology...a great read for a grown up 7 year old! She loved it... When is the next one coming out?" A. Little, Amazon

Emma Warner-Reed is a qualified lawyer, academic and legal journalist (that's the boring bit). She is also and award-winning children's author (that's the interesting bit!). Emma has her own children's book review channel on YouTube, too. The channel, DOTTY about BOOKS, recommends the best reads in picture books, early/young independent readers and children's chapter books, so feel free to check it out. Emma lives in a rural setting on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with her husband, four small children and a plethora of animals, some of whom are more domesticated than others! To date the first book in the award-winning DOTTY series, DOTTY and the Calendar House Key, released in 2015, has received significant acclaim. The book was awarded the Literary Classics Silver Award for children's fantasy fiction, has an almost exclusively five star rating on both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk and five star Reader's Favorites review. It also gained the official Seal of Approval from Literary Classics. The second series book, DOTTY and the Chimney Thief, was awarded a gold medal in the Children's Literary Classics book awards for best juvenile mystery/thriller and a Silver Medal from Reader's Favourite for best preteen work of fiction. The third book in the series, DOTTY and the Dream Catchers, was released on 5th September 2017 and has already achieved a 5 star reader rating at Reader's Favorites and the Literary Classics seal of approval, so watch this space! Please feel free to contact Emma for interviews, quotes or comments about her writing via any of the methods listed on the contact page on the website. Emma particularly likes doing school visits and book signings. For regular news, reviews and updates on The DOTTY Series, subscribe to the DOTTY mailing list at www.thedottyseries.com, or follow Emma on Twitter or Facebook. Look out for Dotty’s fourth adventure, DOTTY and the Mermaid's Purse, coming soon!