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Victoria The Wednesday Market Bus – Story for children

This is one of two books that were the very first that I was commissioned to write – originally for Blackie Books and Puffin paperback.

Victoria may be a very old bus but she has always managed the journey to market every Wednesday. Then one day, as she is climbing the last hill into town, the most terrible thing happens… A delightful story for children set in the countryside with a beautiful of bus and bunch of characters on their way to the Wednesday market.

If you would like to read the book for yourself, you can get a copy from Amazon:
UK: https://amzn.to/3I1U7wd
USA: https://amzn.to/3H2A4fM
Canada: https://amzn.to/3I3HiS3

The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo – Rudyard Kipling – Just So Stories – Read Along

The Kangaroo wants to be different. He wants to be popular so that other animals will follow him. His wish is granted – but why is Yellow- Dog Dingo chasing him all through the land?

A fresh, new retelling of the classic Just So Story to bring it up to date with more modern ideas, language. The author, Rudyard Kipling, also wrote the Jungle Book over a hundred years ago.

Get the book from amazon here in the UK Here in the USA And here in Canada.

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Alpha Betty – Learn English Through Story – Word Play

Betty loves making signs, she even sets up her own shop to sell them. But will Tacky Tim’s Sign Superstore put her out of business?

Easy text for beginners and learners.

Playful word images helping to tell the story.

I was a signwriter many years ago, so this story comes from the heart and is one of my favourites. I think it is quite unusual. In preparing the video, I realise that business quite often comes into my stories. I think I want children to know that most stuff happens because of the enterprise of people who get up and do things!