Feisty young Lexie Wilde is not looking forward to attending a joyful, fun-time camp for boys and girls. Fortuitously, she winds up at the spooky Camp Croak run entirely by witches! The energetic feminist Lexie has the perfect disposition for this intriguing camp – she’s an artful storyteller and a resilient individual who relishes a challenge. So, when a suspicious Scoutmaster appears, Lexie and her new-found friends – a werewolf, a ghost and a voodoo zombie – take matters into their own hands.

This is a madcap adventure about friendship, diversity and kindness and (just like Camp Croak) the illustrations on every page are a little wild and very zany. It is highly recommended for independent readers ages 7 and up who love wild and wicked stories peppered with a little supernatural. And, luckily, this is just the first in a series of hilarious Lexie adventures which continues with book two, Hullabaloo at Camp Croak!

Athina Clarke is the children’s book buyer at Readings Malvern.