The Adventure Series | by James Wilkinson
Meet a little Liverpudlian…

This is James — six years old, with rusty curls, freckles, a noisy loving family and an imagination bigger than the whole city. He longs for one thing he cannot have: a dog of his very own.

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Book One A Little Liverpudlian — The Boy Who Dreamed a Dog, book cover
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The Boy Who
Dreamed a Dog

So one rainy night, he dreams up Peanut — a funny little dog made from laughter, love and bedtime magic. A warm, nostalgic tale for ages 3–8 and the grown-ups who read with them.

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The boy in bed beside Peanut, the glowing dream dog
Meet Peanut

The dog who came
from a dream

"If we can't buy a dog, I'll dream one!"

Too many mouths to feed already — so one night, lying in bed, James squeezed his eyes shut and imagined the loveliest little dog in all of Liverpool: a funny dog with big ears, bright eyes and a waggy bottom. Then came a tiny snuffle… and there was Peanut, sitting right on his bed. "He is real in my dream," said James, "and that's good enough for me!"

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Inside the pages

Every page is a painting

From a bustling Liverpool front room to the hush of a starlit bedroom — each spread is richly illustrated in warm, deep watercolour, made to be pored over again and again.

The boy and Peanut playing in a sunlit Liverpool front room
The boy telling his sisters a story on the sofa
The boy asleep as Peanut appears in a cloud of stars
Family breakfast in the kitchen
The boy and his new puppy bouncing with joy

Small House, Big Love

"The house was small. The money was tight. But love was everywhere." A gentle story of family, made for reading aloud.

The Power of Imagination

"Your imagination is bigger than this whole flat!" — "Bigger than Liverpool!" A story that celebrates every child who dares to dream.

Proudly Liverpool

From the Pier Head to a cosy front room packed with toys — a warm, nostalgic Scouse tale children everywhere will treasure.

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Book One — Available Now

A Little Liverpudlian: The Boy Who Dreamed a Dog

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A warm, nostalgic story about family, imagination and the dreams that keep childhood glowing. A keepsake picture book for ages 3–8 — beautifully illustrated and made to be read again and again, the kind of book you'll still have on the shelf years from now.

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The Adventure Series

The adventure is only just beginning

Peanut was just the first dream. A whole shelf of warm, magical Liverpool tales is on the way — new friends, new mischief, new bedtime adventures. Here's your first peek at what's next.

10Books planned
1Out now
9Yet to come
Out Now The Boy Who Dreamed a Dog cover
The Boy Who Dreamed a Dog
Book One · Available now
Coming Soon Tea Leaves, the Barrel Monkey cover
Tea Leaves, the Barrel Monkey
Book Two · James's newest imaginary friend
Coming Soon The Adventures of a Little Tin Soldier cover
A Little Tin Soldier
Book Three · Coming soon
Coming Soon The Ferry That Followed cover
The Ferry That Followed
Book Four · Coming soon
Coming Soon Growing Up in the Greatest City in the World cover
Growing Up in the Greatest City!
Book Five · Coming soon
Coming Soon The Blue Button Moon cover
The Blue Button Moon
Book Six · Coming soon

Ten Adventures Yet to Come

The full collection — new stories releasing through the series

1The Boy Who Dreamed a DogOut Now
2Tea Leaves, the Barrel MonkeyNext
3A Little Tin SoldierSoon
4The Ferry That FollowedSoon
5Growing Up in the Greatest City in the World!Soon
6The Blue Button MoonSoon
7Title to be announcedSoon
8Title to be announcedSoon
9Title to be announcedSoon
10Title to be announcedSoon

✦ Books 1–6 confirmed from the series. Slots 7–10 ready to drop in the moment James sends the final titles.

A pensive boy gazing over the Liverpool rooftops
Author photo to be added
The Author

A storyteller, born & raised in Liverpool

"The house was small. The money was tight. But love was everywhere — that's the Liverpool I grew up in, and the one I wanted to put on every page."

James Wilkinson grew up in Liverpool in a cosy little home packed full of noise, laughter and love — with his Mum and Dad, his brother Michael, and his sisters Jan, Lynn, Paula, Kathy and Ann Marie. There was never much room, but there was always room for a dream.

A Little Liverpudlian is his own boyhood reimagined — a curly-haired little dreamer, a baker dad, a front room full of toys, and the funny little dog he wished into being. Written for his children and grandchildren, it's now a beautifully illustrated series for little dreamers everywhere.

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The boy and Peanut, full of joy
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Start the adventure tonight

"Tomorrow would bring another adventure, and every adventure begins with James." Give a little dreamer a story they'll ask for again and again — order Book One in paperback or premium hardback, and start the series from the very beginning.

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Bookshops, schools
& wholesale

For stockist enquiries, school and library visits, signed copies or bulk orders, drop James a message — he'd love to hear from you.

Wholesale & trade pricing available
School & library visits across Liverpool
Signed & dedicated copies on request