This was a delightful read, perfect for lower KS2 readers or less confident upper KS2 readers. It made a nice change to read a story set in Ancient Egypt that was not set in the time of Tutankhamun. Another appealing factor for this story is that the time shift allows Seth, the main protagonist, to experience life for 'normal' Ancient Egyptian children. Through Seth's experiences, the reader learns some facts that are very often not included in the KS2 curriculum such as the games the children played and how Ancient Egyptian children also had to brush their teeth! As the story progresses we learn a little more about Seth: how he struggles in school - finding it hard to concentrate or focus and how he chooses to be silly taking the attention away from how hard he finds some of the learning he has to told. The theme of dyslexia is sensitively and delicately handled.

Thank you to NetGalley and Barrington Stoke for this e-ARC to read and review.