Lily had been looking forward to starting school. Her new mum and dad had told her how good it would be. She would learn how to get strong roots, learn how to grow big and tall and most importantly she would learn how to flower. The teacher was called Rose. She was tall and bushy. […]
I love writing stories for kids. But I only write words, and books for under fives really don’t work without pictures. (Except for The Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak, which is an amazing book, especially if you watch a video of B. J. Novak reading it. Honestly it is worth it.)
I’ve got words for over thirty picture books sitting on my computer. They’ll have to stay there until maybe one day they’ll emerge like a caterpillar, get some wonderful colours added to them and get published.
I hope you enjoy some of these stories for kids older than five. I’ll be adding more stories over the next few months. I thought about adding guidance on ages, but kids don’t fit neatly into boxes. Just try reading and if you like the story carry on. If not then try another.
The black bears
Once there was a black bear who had the best territory in the forest, and the best ideas too. Each day he would sit in a clearing under a giant redwood tree and the other black bears would come and listen to him. He enjoyed their company and loved teaching them what he knew. After […]
The Conker Conspiracy (15 – 20 minute read)
Adam’s hands were sweating, his throat was dry and he had no ideas. He’d expected to solve problems not set them...
Caught (3 minute read)
Mum looked shocked. ‘Wh..What,’ she stammered. ‘Mrs Phillips,’ said the policewoman. ‘Can I talk to you about your daughter? She was caught shop-lifting.’ Mum led us into the front room. Dad came in. Unfortunately he hadn’t gone to work yet. ‘Where was she caught?’ asked mum. ‘How was she caught?’ asked dad. ‘What did she […]
And seeing as there are no pictures here’s a fun photo I took. I am sure someone could write a good story about this.
