Brilliantio Books

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Brilliantio publishes funny real history for kids, sports stories, gift books and small-town romance. Each series has its own home, and every book is sold through Amazon.

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Some of our books

Real History Legends

Funny, strange and true stories about real people from history, for kids 9 to 12.

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  • Cover of Famously True by Pip Hartley: a startled general in a bicorne hat surrounded by leaping rabbits.Famously TruePip HartleyThe famous stories from history kids retell at dinner. Soldiers versus emus. Bats versus an air base. A rooster who kept going without his head.See it on Amazon
  • Cover of Totally Legendary by Pip Hartley: a grinning Roman soldier holding up a pair of woolly socks and underpants.Totally LegendaryPip HartleyKings and queens get the statues. This book is about everybody else: funny, strange and true stories from the common folk who were there.See it on Amazon
  • Cover of Wildly American by Pip Hartley: Abraham Lincoln lifting his top hat as letters fly out of it.Wildly AmericanPip HartleyThe true American stories your 9 to 12 year old will laugh at, then retell at dinner, from Jamestown to the Moon landing.See it on Amazon

Real Sports Legends

True sports stories for kids 8 to 12.

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  • Cover of Soccer's Greatest Comebacks by Luke Rennick: a young player in a striped shirt strikes a ball against a bright orange background.Soccer's Greatest ComebacksLuke RennickFifteen true comebacks that prove a game is never over while you keep playing, with a real practice drill after every comeback.See it on Amazon

Gato the Cat

Funny illustrated gift books for people owned by cats.

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  • Cover of Gato-ween by Samantha Loveheart: a grumpy white cat beside a carved pumpkin on an orange background.Gato-weenSamantha LoveheartA short, gentle read for grown-up cat lovers: no gore, no jump scares, just a cat who refuses to wear the cape.See it on Amazon
  • Cover of Gato’s Birthday by Samantha Loveheart: a grumpy white cat sits in torn wrapping paper beside a toppled cake.Gato’s BirthdaySamantha LoveheartA funny birthday gift book for cat lovers, one short illustrated story about a cat who prefers the box.See it on Amazon
  • Cover of Gato’s Christmas by Samantha Loveheart: a grumpy white cat sits in a knocked-over Christmas tree.Gato’s ChristmasSamantha LoveheartA funny Christmas gift book for cat lovers: 24 days of illustrated cat mischief to guess, read and laugh at.See it on Amazon

Sweet romance

Closed-door small-town romance from three of our authors.

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  • Cover of Salt and Lemongrass by Joss Tierney: shrimp boats at a bayou dock at sunset.Salt and LemongrassJoss TierneyBayou Saint-Cyr: a burned-out chef comes home to sell the family shrimp boat, and the stubborn mechanic who keeps it running has other ideas.See it on Amazon
  • Cover of The Pairing Season by Della Pelham: a couple at an oyster festival stall by the water, with a dog at their feet.The Pairing SeasonDella PelhamHalloran Bay: folks swear the first oysters of the January festival pair true lovers for life, and the two most stubborn skeptics in town are about to find out.See it on Amazon
  • Cover of The Tea Witch of Marigold Hollow by Tansy Fern: a teapot, two steaming cups and a black cat under a crescent moon.The Tea Witch of Marigold HollowTansy FernMarigold Hollow: the tea-witch who keeps a town's failing clock, the travelling true-seer who walks in for it, and the one-eyed cat who already knows how it ends.See it on Amazon

How we make them

Research first. Our history and sports books start from research notes. Every fact in a Real History Legends book is logged claim by claim with the sources behind it, and each chapter is checked against those sources before it goes into print. Soccer's Greatest Comebacks lists its sources at the back.

Checked before print. Our children's books are edited and then checked before they are printed: each chapter is fact-checked against its sources, the reading level is measured for the age it is written for, and the finished pages and cover get a final proof.

Corrections welcome. If you find a mistake in one of our books, tell us at hello@brilliantio.com and we will look into it.

About Brilliantio

Brilliantio is the publishing name of Brilliantio Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales, company number 03645364. Registered office: 3rd Floor Suite, 207 Regent Street, London, England, W1B 3HH.

Each series has a website of its own, linked above. This site does not sell anything: our books are sold by Amazon.

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For questions about our books, corrections, rights or permission requests, email us.