Skip to content

Leon and the Place Between

Book
Leon and the Place Between by Grahame Baker-Smith, and Angela Mcallister/Grahame Baker-Smith

As seen:

By Grahame Baker-Smith, and and, Angela Mcallister/Grahame Baker-Smith

avg rating

24 reviews

Wanting to prove to his brothers and sister that magic really exists, Leon volunteers to be in Abdul Kazam’s magic show and gets transported to a mysterious world. Filled with rabbits, doves, playing cards and magician’s assistants – among other things – if a magician can make it disappear, it will end up in the Place Between!

When Leon returns, not only do his brothers and sister believe, but we do too.

With diecut holes into and out of the Place Between, the reader takes a journey right through the pages of the book, into the mysterious world of Grahame Baker-Smith’s breath-taking illustrations.

Reviews

07 Aug 2024

I enjoyed this book a lot. It was about a boy named Leon going into the unknown and through the box. He has two brothers and has one sister. He believes in magic a lot. it was a good book so I recommend this book.

06 Aug 2024

I really liked how when he went in he got the white rabbit when it appeared.

08 Oct 2023

An amazing picture book! The illustrations are amazing. I love thinking about Abdul Kazam as a misunderstood character and exploring the imaginary parts of his life. A great book for all age groups to enjoy and take something from.

13 Sep 2023

A beautiful picture book where you can dare to believe.

Loved the illustrations - so much to look at and explore.
Loved the language used.

Looking forward to reading this in class!

26 Aug 2023

This book was a little too abstract for me and I wasn't fond of the writing style. The pictures were lovely in it though and would be great for imagination.

14 Aug 2023

It a bit boring and very fun!

29 Jul 2023

A super illustrated book that takes a young boy on a magical adventure. I can't wait to use this with my Year 3 class.

26 Jul 2023

it was magical when leon went to the box and there was magic all over the place and also magic trices

30 Jun 2023

What a beautiful book! Wonderful story and unusual and eye catching layout made this an absolute delight to read. Filled with hidden fold out pages, and cut out sections it is very cleverly created to create a world of wonder and amazement. Would definitely recommend!

28 Sep 2022

I thought this book was amazing. The detailed illustrations kept me on edge with every page i read. This look is a fiction book. I like the different circus acts. I would recommend this book to all children.

22 Aug 2022

A beautifully illustrated book, that really immersed you in the story from the very start. Plot was quite simplistic but children in my class really engaged with the story and we all enjoyed it!

28 Aug 2021

A magical book, beautifully illustrated.

07 Aug 2021

This book was magical!

18 Jul 2021

Really mystic ,enchanting and beautiful

03 Mar 2021

This book is about a boy who goes to see a magician. He participates in a trick and goes to the place between. The writing style is very dramatic.

01 Sep 2020

I love that each page is completely different, with different fonts used throughout.
It leaves a lot of teaching opportunities and would be a great book to base a unit of work on.

21 Aug 2020

An imaginative story that transports you to the world of magic. It is well written and the illustrations are a good entry point for teaching children about the artistic technique of collage and interplay between text and image. Once Leon is in the Place Between, however, the narrative could have been extended to further the plot line, adding twist, turns and resolutions to fully realise its potential.

15 Jul 2020

i love this book

11 Jul 2020

Easy to read and tells a tale of a circus with a magic show on.
I liked little Mo because she is sweet and still believes (but I mustn't tell you what as that would be a spoiler alert!!)
It is a story for 3 year old's but can be thoroughly by those older.

20 Aug 2019

Good book

09 Sep 2018

A beautiful picture book with haunting illustrations. Leon and his friends visit a magic show but Tom and Pete don't believe in magic. Leon does and discovers something wonderful.

16 Aug 2017

A little boring

14 Aug 2017

It was a mysterious read!

16 Jan 2016

This is a very magical book.

Latest offers

View our other programmes