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Beastopia
"Fun, fabulous and full of imagination. The perfect book for young adventure seekers and animal lovers!" Hannah Gold
“Beastopia is utterly brilliant, a wonderful magical adventure that’s sure to be a huge hit with kids everywhere!” Andy Shepherd
"A rip-roaring adventure." Rachel Chivers Khoo
Step into a world of magical creatures! Digby, Mog and Tai must pass three challenges to become Apprentice Guardians of Beastopia in this brand-new adventure for 7+ readers.
Magical creatures exist. You just need to know where to look...
Everybody knows one thing about Digby Griffin. Wherever you might find him, you'll also find his pet mouse, Cheddar.
Unfortunately, The Curse of the Tenth Birthday is about to strike. Family pets ALWAYS disappear when their owners turn ten, and Digby is terrified of losing Cheddar.
But where do all these lost animals go? Digby, along with his sister, Mog, and his best friend, Tai, are about to discover the magic of Beastopia.
“Beastopia is utterly brilliant, a wonderful magical adventure that’s sure to be a huge hit with kids everywhere!” Andy Shepherd
"A rip-roaring adventure." Rachel Chivers Khoo
Step into a world of magical creatures! Digby, Mog and Tai must pass three challenges to become Apprentice Guardians of Beastopia in this brand-new adventure for 7+ readers.
Magical creatures exist. You just need to know where to look...
Everybody knows one thing about Digby Griffin. Wherever you might find him, you'll also find his pet mouse, Cheddar.
Unfortunately, The Curse of the Tenth Birthday is about to strike. Family pets ALWAYS disappear when their owners turn ten, and Digby is terrified of losing Cheddar.
But where do all these lost animals go? Digby, along with his sister, Mog, and his best friend, Tai, are about to discover the magic of Beastopia.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 25, 2025
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
January 9, 2026
I have read all Chrissie Stains Jam Factory series! I have been very entertained by the brand new series of Beastopia, with the main character Digby Griffin, who has an intelligent pet mouse named Cheddar, that goes everywhere with Digby, even to school. Digby’s family move in with his grandads big creepy house,that has unexpected creatures roaming around the place. There is a curse of the tenth birthday when pets disappear and soon Digby will be ten, when his pet mouse Cheddar has escaped from Digby’s bedroom. Children are really and truly going to love reading the fun in Beastopia.
August 24, 2026
3.5 stars
This was loads of fun! Perfect for a quiet morning of reading. Gorgeously illustrated - they add so much fun to the story! Digby, his sister and his best friend end up in an adventure of a lifetime: dragons, fairies, snakes, magical books and so much more! This will be perfect in my class library; any KS2 class libraries would love this book! I will definitely be trying to get my hands on book 2!
This was loads of fun! Perfect for a quiet morning of reading. Gorgeously illustrated - they add so much fun to the story! Digby, his sister and his best friend end up in an adventure of a lifetime: dragons, fairies, snakes, magical books and so much more! This will be perfect in my class library; any KS2 class libraries would love this book! I will definitely be trying to get my hands on book 2!
October 1, 2026
About the book:
The curse of the 10th birthday is about to strike when family pets disappear. But where do these animals go and why? Digby Griffin, his sister Mog, and best friend, Tai are about to find out and discover Beastopia.
My review:
When I began reading this book, it started out a bit slowly. It described the family and their pets and that they simply disappeared on the happenstance of a 10th birthday. Weird! As pages went on, a weird washer turned portal and kind of an underworld became apparent as to where these animals had disappeared to.
I enjoyed finding out about their alter status and how they remained it what was called Beastopedi The children had special roles and how those came about is the meat of the book. Of course I am not going to reveal that. Read the book!
A few illustrations in black and white are dispersed throughout the book. They do not really lend much to the book but are well placed. This book is meant for upper elementary. If you or your kids like fantasy creature and what they do, this book is for you!
I give this book 31/2 pumpkins.
~Michelle, Reading Authors Network
The curse of the 10th birthday is about to strike when family pets disappear. But where do these animals go and why? Digby Griffin, his sister Mog, and best friend, Tai are about to find out and discover Beastopia.
My review:
When I began reading this book, it started out a bit slowly. It described the family and their pets and that they simply disappeared on the happenstance of a 10th birthday. Weird! As pages went on, a weird washer turned portal and kind of an underworld became apparent as to where these animals had disappeared to.
I enjoyed finding out about their alter status and how they remained it what was called Beastopedi The children had special roles and how those came about is the meat of the book. Of course I am not going to reveal that. Read the book!
A few illustrations in black and white are dispersed throughout the book. They do not really lend much to the book but are well placed. This book is meant for upper elementary. If you or your kids like fantasy creature and what they do, this book is for you!
I give this book 31/2 pumpkins.
~Michelle, Reading Authors Network
October 8, 2026
I like Beatopia because I like the bit when Digby and Mog and Tai, jumped in a washing machine that sent them to a magical world called be Ethiopia washing machine washing machine is in the basement that was all kinds of beasts that was a bus lick. That was actually Mog’s pet. They got B pins for becoming an apprentice guardian of Beatopia.
June 27, 2026
I absolutely adored this book.from the magical creatures to the sibling dynamic.Ive also never read of a character with diabetes in a middle grade book before.I absolutely loved it.I cannot wait to read the next installment of this wonderful series
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