Something is stirring in Bigdeepby. A legend is rising and magic is brewing. Can River save the ghost of Mona Brightly and defeat the dastardly pirate Dashbuckle? A magical adventure about ghosts, pirates and the power of friendship.


Karen Lamb was born by the sea and lives in the North West of England. She has worked as an illustrator, animator and puppet-maker. The Mooncatcher's Rescue is her first book.


The activity pack includes an exclusive signed book plate, book club-style questions to ponder and a recipe for gingerbread pirates. You'll also make origami lucky stars, solve our wordfill puzzle and draw a monster living in the Bigdeepby pond, alongside jokes, facts and further reading recommendations.

Activity packs are a handy A5 size and printed on uncoated paper which is fully recyclable.

We dispatch orders Monday - Friday.

• Standard UK Royal Mail delivery £2.99 (free on bookshop orders over £25)
• UK Express delivery also available from £5.50
• International shipping available to select destinations (calculated at checkout according to weight)

Our packs are wrapped in a simple paper sleeve and sent out in a cardboard book wrap – we would be so grateful if you could recycle both.

More information on shipping

We don't include any paperwork in our parcels so you can send our book gifts directly to the recipient with confidence.

We'll happily add a handwritten note to your order. Simply leave your message in the box on the cart page.

When in stock this pack is also available as part of a gift set:

Our gift set collection

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We are a monthly book subscription by post for children aged 5 to 14, focused on helping families discover new and different chapter books.

This title was sent to subscribers in the Cockatoo reading group, aged roughly 8 to 12.