Category: Stories
Lamb Drover Jim – The Champion Sheepdog – Story for Children
Jim the sheepdog has always dreamed of being a champion. But one day, when all the sheep escape, it takes all Jim’s skills to get them back in their field again! A delightful story for children set in the countryside, with a faithful sheepdog saving the village from being eaten out of house and home…
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,…
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…