Taking The Long Way Home

Jake Hope

ISBN 10: 1836300603 / ISBN 13: 9781836300601

Published by Scallywag Press, GB, 2026

About this Item

Normally Zarah and her brother are collected from school by their dad, who rushes them home taking every shortcut. But today, Uncle Jerome is collecting them, and he takes them on 'The long way home'. Reluctant to go further than necessary, the children complain at first, but are soon caught up in amazing adventures, as their uncle gets them to use their five senses to conjure up a world of fun and imagination. Birds become pterodactyls, ripples in the water become crocodiles . they soon realise that the best adventures only happen on the long way home!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Taking The Long Way Home
• Publisher: Scallywag Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1836300603
• ISBN 13: 9781836300601
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Brian Fitzgerald
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Using all five senses and a dash of imagination, the ordinary walk back from school becomes a super-sized adventure!

Normally Zarah and her brother are collected from school by their dad, who rushes them home taking every shortcut. But today Uncle Jerome is collecting them, and he takes ‘The long way home’.

Reluctant to go further than necessary at first, the children are soon caught up in amazing adventures, due to their uncle’s sense of fun and imagination.

About the Authors

JAKE HOPE is a reading development and children’s book consultant. Alongside delivering training and public speaking on books and reading, Jake is an active reviewer and a passionate advocate for libraries.

BRIAN FITZGERALD is an Irish illustrator who studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and won the Bologna Fair International Silent Book Competition in 2014