A gentle heart. A curious spirit.
With mismatched eyes and a fondness for getting into peculiar situations, Seamus finds wonder where others might simply walk past.
EVERY NIGHT, WHEN THE HOUSE FALLS QUIET...
Cloverwood Castle awakes
For three little cats, bedtime is their favorite part of the day. The moment the lights go out, their ordinary house transforms into a magical castle. Through a tiny painted door, meant to be nothing more than a whimsical decoration, steps Brother Bramble, the Royal Watchmouse, to whisk them away on another unforgettable adventure.
Make bedtime the best part of your child’s day with a nighttime visit from Brother Bramble... Just scan the QR code at the back of the book and watch on your phone as the Tiny Door glows and Bramble steps out to say goodnight, by name.
The Cats of Cloverwood Castle is a beautifully illustrated read-aloud chapter book with a unique digital bedtime experience. Ages 4–8.
While the house sleeps
A little door.An ancient mystery.
Seamus and Smudgie are tucked in for the night when the painted door begins to glow. Soon, their ordinary bedroom is about to become part of a most extraordinary adventure.
The transformation is complete
Now enterCloverwood.
The castle is awake.
The doors are open.
Welcome, friends
Follow themoonlight.
Past candlelit halls.
Up winding stairs.
Into a world of little secrets and bigger mysteries.
High above Cloverwood
The Wonderglass.A magical telescope.
It points toward the endless night
and brings distant wonders into view.
Beside it lies a map of places yet to be explored.
The castle’s most important rule
A race againstdawn.
Stormie and her brothers are running out of night. They must hurry through the Tiny Door and be back in their beds before the first light of morning.
THE CASTLE HEREBY WELCOMES...
A spot saved just for you.
Every night, Brother Bramble, the Royal Watchmouse, opens the Tiny Door.
Tonight, he’s opening it for your child, and he’ll say goodnight by name.
SEALED WITH A LITTLE MAGIC
The castle calls
Book One holds a keepsake welcome from Brother Bramble plus invitations to cut out and give to friends who might like to come along for the adventure.
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Every story needs its heroes.
One curious, one sensible and one who knows far more than she lets on.
Tap a portrait to meet each cat.
Someone has to supervise.
Sensible, observant and usually wearing a necktie. He likes things to be in order, but his little brother has a talent for turning those plans upside down.
Smudgie
She knows a thing or two.
Elegant, independent and rarely surprised. With a rose at her collar, Stormie seems rather at home among the castle’s secrets.
Stormie
Every castle needs its keepers.
Beyond the Tiny Door, a wise old tree, a friendly little firefly and a very proper mouse keep watch over Cloverwood Castle.
Tap a portrait to meet each keeper.
A storyteller with deep roots.
Cloverwood is the wise old tree and narrator of the cats’ adventures. He has watched over the castle longer than anyone can remember.
Cloverwood
The Royal Watchmouse.
“Bramble Bartholomew Bramble Berry the Third, Brave and Noble Mouse, Keeper of the Acorn Lantern and Royal Watchmouse of Cloverwood Castle. But you can just call me Brother Bramble.”
Brother Bramble
A light when it is needed most.
Flicker is a magical little firefly who appears just when she is needed most. Follow her sparkling trail to trace her path through Cloverwood Castle.
Flicker
Step inside the story.
A glimpse between the pages of The Tiny Door, where an ordinary bedtime becomes the beginning of an extraordinary adventure.
Select a page to enlarge it and read the story.
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THE TINY DOOR · BOOK ONE
The Cats of Cloverwood Castle · Book One
The Tiny Door.
- Available in hardcover, paperback and e-book formats.
- A delightfully illustrated, 120-page read-aloud early chapter book for beginning readers ages 4–8.
- Inside the book: cut-outs of the Tiny Door, a keepsake scroll and invitations for friends to join Brother Bramble’s Goodnight Club.
- Free access to the Goodnight Club’s personalized digital bedtime experience.
No app to buy, just scan the QR code to bring a little magic into your child’s bedtime routine.
Brother Bramble’s Goodnight Club
Make bedtime
a little more magical.
Scan the QR code at the end of your hardcover, paperback or Kindle edition to bring Brother Bramble’s Goodnight Club into your child’s bedtime routine. First, help your child complete Bramble’s bedtime checklist.
Bramble’s bedtime checklist
- Wash up
- Brush teeth
- Get tucked in
With the checklist complete, the Tiny Door glows. Flicker leads the way, then Brother Bramble steps out to greet your child by name and share a gentle goodnight.
Coming soon: Book Two in the series.
New rooms. New discoveries. Seamus in a pair of heels? A knight in shining armour? Brother Bramble’s tour of Cloverwood Castle does not go quite to plan. After a few hilarious detours, the cats find a headquarters of their own and set out to solve the mystery of the Moon Garden.
From the imagination of
C.C. Nightingale
Welcome to Cloverwood, a world of beloved cats, curious little mysteries and the quiet magic of bedtime.
These stories are an invitation to slow down, read together and wonder what might be waiting on the other side of a very small door.