Planned as the first in a series of stories about a young girl's fantasy travels to various European capitals, this is a humorous and adventurous trip to London in the company of Ben - a boy who lives in a rather famous clock.After Jenny arrives at the Best Bedroom of All where the magical suitcase hides, she steps inside and begins a fantastical journey. She arrives inside the clockwork of Big Ben and meets her guide, a strange boy named Ben who guides her through English history. Together they discover Guy Fawkes as he struggles to light his dynamite, meet a headless King Charles I,save Sir Walter Raleigh from his awful poetry, soothe a migrainey queen and much much more.

 

This book features in the following series: Suitcases, Suitcases Series .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Little Island .

Sarah Bowie is an illustrator, author and cartoonist who lives in Dublin. She is a founder member of The Comics Lab and her work has been published in a range of books, comics and magazines. Sarah Bowie's first picture book, Let's See Ireland, was published in Spring 2016. Sarah Bowie is an illustrator, author and cartoonist who lives in Dublin. She is a founder member of The Comics Lab and her work has been published in a range of books, comics and magazines. Sarah Bowie's first picture book, Let's See Ireland, was published in Spring 2016. Caroline Logue is the pen name of Sile McArdle, an award-winning journalist brought up in Northern Ireland who now lives in Dublin. She has over 20 years' experience in newspapers (both writing and production) and has been a travel writer for over a decade. She also works in travel broadcasting.

This book has the following chapters: The Very Beginning 1 The Middle Beginning 7 The End Beginning 10 Chapter One 17 Chapter One-and-a-half 27 Chapter Two 32 Chapter Three-and-rewind 45 Chapter Three-back-again 64 Chapter Four 69 Chapter Four-and-more 85 The Beginning End 95 The Middle End 112 The Very End 117 The History Bit 120 Thank You 124