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Chapter books for readers 7 to 12Each book takes on one real situation a child meets: worry, coming back after a break, loud rooms, bossiness. Every chapter teaches one real chess idea alongside it.
Your superpower isn't speed. It's thinking.
Meet the whole court, learn how every piece moves, and take on ten Missions, ending with the Beat-Dad Challenge.
When a worry seems to know you better than you know yourself.
The Pawns freeze mid-step and the Shadow King wants Matthew to rush. Tempo, forks and staying at your own pace.
Coming back after a break, and finding your place is still there.
The board has carried on without him. A mirror opponent, playing from behind, and the courage to return.
Loud rooms, watching eyes, and losing well.
The first real tournament. Noise, an opponent across the table, a hard loss, and the choice to stay at the table.
The difference between helping and controlling.
Sir Strictalot fixes everything and everyone, until the Arbiter, a very large and very calm polar bear, shows him another kind of strength.
The complete opening arc, in one box.
Four paperbacks in a slipcase, with a fold-out map of the Kingdom and a Reset Routine poster for the bedroom wall. AU$69.99, about AU$10 less than four single paperbacks.
The store opens at launch. Paperback AU$19.99 and eBook AU$7.99 each. Want a personalised copy instead? Build your child's edition.
Matthew is my son, and in the books the court is our family. In a personalised edition it becomes yours.
The hero
Brave, Shy, Curious, Hungry, Future, Sleepy, Determined and "I Need Space." Eight small steps that can become anything.
Dad
Moves slowly, panics easily, loves fiercely. Keeps a "Reasons To Worry" list that is always full.
Mum
Unstoppable. Sees everything. The real boss. Never rushes, and her one perfect move always wins.
The Rooks: big brother
One is structure, one is speed, and both protect you. "We weren't calm. We were steady."
The Bishops: middle brother
One is diagonal lightning and the other a midnight ninja. Both see what others miss.
The Knights: the family dogs
Sir Jump-a-lot and Lord Leapsalot: two black labradors in red capes and oversized helmets. They jump. They yell. They jump again.
Calm authority
A polar bear who speaks once, quietly, and the whole board listens.
The rule-keeper
A black-square knight with a gold star. He cares so much that he tries to control everyone. Book Five is his.
The worry
He has studied your mind and thinks he knows it. He's wrong. In Book Two, he kneels.
One short letter a month, for parents. A letter from the books, the real moment behind it, and one Mission to try at the kitchen table. Founding families hear first when the store opens, and get first access to the numbered Founders' Edition.
A kingdom written for your child.
Make it theirs