A New Adventure Begins in Hidden Gorge…
Giggles’s journey through the magical world of Elliseran continues in Book Two — Hidden Gorge.
After her adventures on Hooded Bluff, Giggles must leave the island behind and travel across the sea to Hidden Gorge. She has only one goal — to continue the quest that she hopes will eventually free her brother, Alwin, from the glass jar in which Urlaith Lialynn has imprisoned him.
But Hidden Gorge is unlike anywhere Giggles has visited before.
After arriving at Perthlochry Port, she must find the town of Merrihollow and locate Grund the Cave Goblin. Along the way she meets Newt, a Fixle who introduces her to some very unusual Elliseran magic — including the extraordinary Expesio spell.
And that is only the beginning.
Giggles’s journey takes her through mysterious valleys, mountains, goblin settlements and dangerous places. She encounters strange creatures, riddles, magic and plenty of unexpected problems as she searches for the Lordly Orcs’ Brew.
Can Giggles overcome the challenges of Hidden Gorge?
And will what she discovers take her another step closer to saving Alwin?
Enter Hidden Gorge and continue the adventure…
🌟 MORE THAN JUST A FANTASY STORY
Tales From Elliseran combines an imaginative fantasy adventure with opportunities for children to think, predict, question and discuss what is happening.
The story introduces a large fantasy world populated by unusual characters and creatures, while Giggles repeatedly encounters problems that require courage, perseverance and decision-making.
EDUCATIONAL & DEVELOPMENTAL VALUE
Reading & Literacy
Supports enjoyment of longer narrative fiction, vocabulary development, comprehension and discussion.
Prediction & Reasoning
Children can predict what Giggles might encounter next and discuss how she could respond to the problems she faces.
Vocabulary & Language
The fantasy setting introduces unusual names, descriptive language, dialogue and invented words alongside contextual clues that help children understand their meaning.
Problem Solving
Giggles encounters riddles, choices and obstacles throughout her journey, encouraging children to think about possible solutions.
Imagination & Creativity
Hidden Gorge, magical spells, Cave Goblins, Storm Trolls and other fantastical elements provide opportunities for imaginative discussion and storytelling.
Personal Development
Themes include courage, friendship, helping others, perseverance and continuing towards a goal when things become difficult.
📚 IDEAL FOR
Ages 5–8
Suitable for:
✓ Shared parent-and-child reading
✓ Bedtime and read-aloud stories
✓ Developing independent readers
✓ Home learning
✓ Classroom reading and discussion
✓ Children who enjoy fantasy and adventure
Because this is a substantial illustrated story, younger children can enjoy having it read to them while developing readers can gradually explore it themselves.
⭐ PART OF THE TALES FROM ELLISERAN SERIES
Book One — Hooded Bluff begins Giggles’s extraordinary quest.
Book Two — Hidden Gorge continues her journey as she travels to a completely new island and faces new characters, dangers and challenges.
Each adventure forms part of the larger Tales From Elliseran story.
🎁 PLUS A FREE HIDDEN GORGE ACTIVITY ADVENTURE
Children can also explore Hidden Gorge through our completely FREE companion Activity Adventure.
It includes 15 activity pages featuring observation challenges, counting, patterns, choices, problem solving and imaginative activities inspired by Giggles’s world.
The complete story does NOT need to be read first.
The free Activity Adventure has been specially designed so children can enjoy it independently without spoilers.
READ • THINK • CHOOSE • IMAGINE • HAVE FUN
[EXPLORE THE FREE ACTIVITY ADVENTURE]
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.