Max Puddle and the Great Elevator Escape

Max Puddle and the Great Elevator Escape
By River Bella

Max Puddle has a plan. A perfectly logical, meticulously packed, possibly over-prepared plan for visiting his grandad's new flat. But when the elevator stops moving halfway up, Max’s plan falls down a lift shaft.

Armed with his trusty robot vacuum, Beep, a backpack full of strange supplies (dish sponge, batteries, lucky pebble—obviously), and a wild imagination, Max must figure out how to escape. Or... wait. What if the elevator isn’t just stuck? What if it’s a test? A secret mission? A puzzle waiting to be cracked?

Packed with warmth, humour, and a few emotional wobbles, this real-world adventure celebrates big feelings, brilliant brains, and the quiet courage of kids who think a little differently.