Category: Reading and Literacy

  • How the Camel got his hump

    Is the Camel the laziest creature on earth? How can the other animals get Camel out of the Howling Desert to do his fair share of their work? Can the Jinn help? Re-written and illustrated, this is one of the classic Just So Stories written by Rudyard Kipling – brought up to date with a…

  • How the Whale Got His Throat – New Read Aloud Story

    Here’s a new follow along story in my Rudyard Kipling Just So retellings. Number five of eight. There’s more to come! When the Whale has eaten up every fish he can find, he meets the “Stute fish. Can the little fish escape the big Whale? And what happens when the Whale finds out that Man…

  • How I Would Draw Piggy & Ralph from Lord of the Flies by William Golding

    Ralph and Piggy are two main characters from William Golding’s Classic novel for older children – Lord of the Flies. Linda, who supports me on Patreon, asked if I could show how I might illustrate the book, as she is a homeschooler and they are studying the book at home. The video shows how I’d…