It was an absolute joy to be back with Tuft and Max in Finders of Silverthorn Forest: The Faraway Adventure as they find themselves on another exciting adventure, this time to a faraway forest. An utterly enchanting, heart-warming and magical adventure.

Tuft, who is a young Finder living in Silverthorn Forest, is woken early from his hibernation by a gale blowing outside the tree house where he lives. None of the other Finders are awake as they are still snug in their underground burrows. Of course, this proves a perfect opportunity for curious Tuft to go on another adventure and this time he intends to find the Faraway Forest, the legendary home of the Finders. Before he embarks on his adventure, he writes a letter to his best friend Max, who is living in London, but imagine Max’s surprise when he goes to collect the letter and discovers that his friend has accidentally found his way to London …

When Tuft finds a brochure for an Adventure Trails Camp in the New Forest, he is convinced that this is the Faraway Forest so he is delighted when Max’s Mum and Grandma assume he wants to spend his Easter holiday at the Camp, and sign him up.

As soon as they arrive at the Camp, Tuft heads off to explore whilst Max is partnered with Elle who is determined to win every orienteering challenge, despite having a partner who needs a lot of help. But when a storm approaches, can Max use his new found orienteering skills to find and rescue Tuft before he is placed in great danger by flash flooding? Will he discover the legendary Finders of the Faraway Forest? And, if so, will be lose his friend to a new home?

I absolutely adored joining Tuft and Max on their “second great adventure”, especially as this one takes place in the New Forest where I have often been on a residential with my classes – including meeting the lovely New Forest ponies, orienteering and exploring the rivers. This is a wonderfully heart-warming, magical and exciting adventure with just the right amount of danger for younger readers. I loved how genuine and strong the friendship felt between Max and Tuft, including the disagreements and support for each other with discussions over a cup of tea!

The full-and-partial-page illustrations, including chapter headings and borders, are absolutely gorgeous and really capture the warmth and timeless quality of this adventure perfectly.

An enchanting, magical adventure, perfect for young readers of 7+.

Thank you to Walker Books for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.