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By: John Walker Pattison

Strange Trips and Weird Adventures

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No one could tell a tale like Papa, not even Pinocchio…

He told Daniel of his fights with lions, tigers and even a great white shark; he had even captured the Loch Ness Monster before letting it go again…

Papa claimed to have climbed Mount Everest barefoot and had slurped tea with the queen of England. He had done it all, an undercover agent for the FBI, a champion rodeo rider and he had even swum across the Atlantic Ocean in just one day…

Daniel had heard most of Papa’s claims before, but now he was ready to be part of the next weird adventure…

The feisty twelve-year-old was born with the gift of intrigue, willing and keen to search out trouble wherever and whenever he could, and once the trouble had been discovered, he would always blame Papa...

This first chronicle of adventures of Daniel and Papa includes four very different adventures of suspense and mystery; but no matter where they go, trouble is never far away…

Fasten your seat belt and join Daniel and his best friend, Papa, on their ‘Strange Trips and Weird Adventures’.

John Walker Pattison was born in the wonderful seaside town of South Shields 64 years ago.


He is a long-suffering but dedicated Newcastle United supporter; however, there is little doubt that the crucial hinge in John’s life is his beautiful wife, June, and his family. “Nothing is more important than family,” says John.


He recently retired from his post as a senior clinical nurse specialist in haematology at his local hospital, a place that established his cancer diagnosis in 1975; he is humbled to be one of the longest living cancer survivors in the UK at 46 years post diagnosis.


His interests include Native American photography and exploring parts of America unseen by tourists.

Customer Reviews
5.0
20 reviews
20 reviews
  • Francis.

    A great book, nicely written and fantastic illustrations. Bought for a ten year old yet, my fourteen year old has now read it three times. Funny and exciting, exactly what young children want to read. I read it before the kids and I loved the love that was obvious between Daniel and Papa. Definitely recommended.

  • Courtney

    Fab book kids loved it, 100% recommend

  • Mark Wallis

    Bought this book for my grandson ended up reading it before giving him it. What a fantastic book imaginative and yet real, felt like I was there. Amazing!

  • Emma

    Very imaginative book, well written and a hit with kids

  • Sophie

    What an amazing read! My son absolutely loves it. So much detail and imagination. Excellent!

  • Neil McMillan,and Grandaughter Amber Rose.

    The G/daughter has just finished reading Strange trips and Weird Adventures. She is 10 yrs old and she loved this book, so I thought I would see why she loved it so much, it’s filled with stories that fill your mind full of exciting thoughts of things we did as kids. I have 10 more G/kids now waiting in a queue to read it.

  • Jo Seales

    Brilliant!!!
    I bought this book for the grand children but thought I’d read a few pages see what it was like…..I couldn’t put it down I read the whole book and loved every second of it. Fantastic read. Highly recommended for kids and adults. Go buy this book you will not be disappointed.

  • Jade

    Fab little book, good quality finish too. Love the idea of a grandfather reading this to his grandson & imaging them being the characters!

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