Introducing Stoomio’s (In)famous Reading For Pleasure Emails!

A different kind of children’s book newsletter. where you’re LITERALLY part of the adventure! And a growing community of people who think reading should be done for the sheer joy of it.

Already enjoyed by 200+ subscribers.

It’s part newsletter, part community, part battle against the forces of BOFSTED.

grrrr

Readers have loved it so far, take a look…

ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER SEEMED TO ENJOY THE ANTAGONIST…

DISCLAIMER: ‘BOFSTED’ is a fictional organisation. Any resemblance to real organisations, their practices, or their suspiciously familiar acronyms is entirely coincidental. Obviously.

Curious about what we’re up to behind BOFSTED’s back?

You could just keep reading this page. Or you could join the Stoom Squad and see what happens when you get caught up in the madness yourself.

What if a children’s book newsletter was actually… fun?

You open your inbox.

Another newsletter? Another list of books? Another person telling you what your kids should be reading?

Nah.

Then Stoomio lands in your inbox.

Brilliant children’s books. Honest opinions. A healthy disregard for the oppressors of literature and imagination.

And a welcome adventure involving a questionable guide, a time-travel remote and an organisation that may or may not bear a suspicious resemblance to a certain real-world inspectorate.

Wait. A time-travel remote?

Oh, aye. This isn’t your usual book newsletter.

And that’s not all…

What if you could also…

• Discover children’s books worth shouting about without wading through endless hype and publisher praise?
• Find graphic novels that deserve a place on the bookshelf because, yes, they absolutely count as reading!
• Get ideas to help the kids in your life fall in love with reading without turning it into another boring chore?
• Join a community that believes reading for pleasure matters and isn’t afraid to have a bit of a laugh along the way?

And what if your welcome emails weren’t just a series of introductions, but a little adventure of their own?

One with hidden story bits, unexpected twists and a few bookish goodies to collect along the way.

Welcome to The Pilgrimage.

It’s a bit of my brain this five-email welcome adventure. Follow the story, use your time-travel remote to unlock the next instalment, and see where you end up.

Just watch out for the Blarknarks.

They’re a right bunch of radgies.

Fancy joining the Stoom Squad?

Come for the books. Stay for the madness.