As a UK primary school teacher, I’ve had countless conversations with parents who wanted to help their children learn but didn’t know how. The curriculum is not an accessible document and it is not easy to follow, it rarely gives context to the things children need to learn. I believe we learn a lot better through stories than we do through anything else, and not having the resources or ability to put learning into context should be at every parents finger tips. The learning that happens when an adult engages with a child is lifelong, children have always looked at what is important for the adults in their lives to decide what they will find important. The point of these books is to give parents a range of tools that will help them model the important life skills that are useful far beyond the curriculum.

Growing up dyslexic myself, I saw first-hand that thinking differently isn’t a barrier — it’s a gift. It’s what lets us see patterns others miss and connect ideas in new ways. I developed a range of characters that grow up alongside the children that read about them and to mirror the developmental stages through the narratives and

BookHook grew from that belief: that stories can help children — and their parents — understand that difference is strength. Each book aligns with parts of the National Curriculum while opening doors to science, language, and thinking skills through rich, accessible narratives.

Yes educational is important, but true learning goes far beyond the curriculum, and our stories are developed to teach life skills that will serve life long. In the back of every book you will find a a selection of activities from this list:

Thinking Together – Every book comes with a page of questions that build reasoning and empathy, inspired by Philosophy for Children, this section is here because reading alone and never talking about the book you've read is only the job, having a set of questions that develop that engagement beyond the book.

SPARKS – Reading and comprehension tasks woven from the story.

Writing features - examples of the writing features your child will be learning in their year group.

Curriculum Links - A table that shows which parts of the curriculum are linked to the

Meditation/Mindfulness - Books come with a meditation or mindfulness activity that is linked to the story in some way.

NLP/Life Coaching frameworks - Across the series you find a range of activities that provide frameworks that make

These aren’t “read and forget” books. They’re a framework for rich, repeatable moments — at home or in class — beyond screens and tick-boxes, where learning becomes a shared practice of curiosity, connection, and growth.