'King' Kamehameha's Dilemmas

‘King’ Kamehameha’s sole interest in further securing his blissful existence is sprinkled with adventures and unavoidable challenges. All is going smoothly until, one day, Toni, his long-suffering owner, decides she wants to find herself a hubby and potential stepdad for ‘His Majesty’. This sets the ‘King’ off on a personal mission, to deter any impending union between an unfortunate victim and Toni, the ‘King’s’ servant.

And, just as ‘His Majesty’ thinks he is safe and secure, lockdown descends on his kingdom. Will Toni succeed in enforcing her strict rules and regulations, when ‘King’ Kamehameha is in the full throes of conjuring up his own rules and regulations?

When Toni is on her deathbed in the hospital, will the ‘King’, at least, think about mending his mischievous ways?

Where will your loyalty, as a subject and reader, be placed?

A Cumbrian Prince

David struggles to live up to his father’s expectations. After losing his family, David goes on a journey of discovery that influences his future and the future of his country.

A Visit to the Zoo

Being a Lancastrian, I enjoyed Stanley Holloway’s ‘Albert and the Lion’ as a child and so resolved to attempt a monologue of my own. I chose the name Albert Ramsbottom in tribute to that earlier story, and my own tale is, in a manner of speaking, a sequel to it.

A Visit to the Zoo is based upon a true story that was recounted to me in a pub many years ago, which must have lurked in the back of my mind ever since. Something similar actually happened but I have adapted it to suit the character of Albert, the ‘hero’ of the yarn. I am almost ashamed to confess that Albert is a re-construct of myself as a boy, whilst his mother is the product of observing the adversities of parenting suffered by my own three daughters.

My wife and I took our niece, Lucy, to London Zoo, where we, too, were allowed to feed penguins. I can vouch for their voracious appetites and their complete absence of manners, together with the ready use of their beaks, and believe that this harrowing experience constitutes true in-depth research into the workings of a penguin’s mind.

I wrote the story to entertain my grandchildren, but I doubt if they enjoyed the telling as much as I enjoyed the writing. I do hope it makes you smile when reading it to your audience or yourself.

Ada and Emily

Ada and Emily are best friends and next-door neighbours. They love to engineer and build a variety of creations in Ada’s shed. One warm summer day whilst staring up at the sky, they realise what they want to do most is fly. They quickly get to work, turning a past project, a go-kart, into their very own aeroplane in which they can take to the skies and have amazing adventures.

Join Ada and Emily as they plan and build their aeroplane, become aircraft engineers and pilots, and take their first flights.

Adventures at Dinglewood Freddie the Flying Machine

Brian the Biplane takes an instant dislike to Mr White, the film director, as he appears to be quite rude. When Freddie, an old vintage aircraft, is brought into Dinglewood, the other aeroplanes are interested to learn that Freddie may be starring in a film about flying, but things don't always go to plan. Can the Dinglewood aeroplanes help out when big problems occur when the weather turns nasty?

Adventures of the Magical Leaf

When I wrote this book it was my intention to give some hope and encouragement. These past couple of years have been trying and very difficult to many people, and we need to be able to continue and never lose hope despite the adversities.

This book is about a leaf spreading happiness in dark places. It is about how, with a little bit of hope and never giving up, you are able to overcome your challenges in the end.

Adventures of Zandi and Rynlena

The Kingdom of Kaleral, a once dangerous land, now lives in peace. Except at the edge of the land, there is a place called Grim Valley, a cursed place where people go in but never come out. Alexandra is a not-so-average teenage princess also known as Zandi, a princess who wishes for adventure. And a shy yet powerful witch known as Rynlena wants to escape her own fate. Two completely different girls, from different lives end up crossing each other’s path. Two girls who could never be friends, or could they? When travelling to meet her friend Selwyn, Zandi stumbles into the fog, unknowingly entering Grim Valley. She then meets the guardian of Grim Valley who agrees to help her.

Zandi has found her adventure, but now she needs to escape and break the curse. Follow the Adventures of Zandi and Rynlena as they travel through the valley, fighting angry spirits, big centipedes, and more.

Adventures of Zara and Jannat

It’s a beautiful sunny day outside. Zara and Jannat are going to the market today. They are excited about all the different things that they will see.

Once more the candy floss cloud is back, taking the girls back to Bangladesh.

There is someone out there who is feeling a little glum, would the girls be able to help? Find out and join the girls in yet another fun adventure. 

Adventures of Zara and Jannat: Bangladesh

In a little house by the sea, two sisters, Zara and Jannat, wanted to have a kite adventure. Going through the boxes in Mum's shed, they make the perfect kite. Little do they know that today, a big adventure awaits them. Fly away with Zara and Jannat to Bangladesh, where a fabulous adventure awaits.

Adventures of Zara and Jannat: India

It’s raining outside, the sea looks dull and grey. Sisters, Zara and Jannat, get ready to play dress up. It is not long before the candy floss cloud is on its way, once again to take the sisters on another adventure, this time to India. Join the girls and find out who they will meet today.

Alfie and the Abbey

The day after he becomes a teenager, history-loving Alfie has an accident on his way home from school. It’s not an ordinary accident ... two worlds have come together ... the present and the past, pulling Alfie into adventures he could only have dreamed about ... but his experiences are real with real people and real danger ... bringing him directly into contact with the history he loves. He has been given a rare privilege by a Time Guardian ... will he be able to survive the dark and often violent past of history?

Andi’s Mermaid Tale

Have you ever had a wish come true?

When Andi and her sisters go on a trip to the beach, something magical happens. Andi sets out on an enchanting underwater adventure to scour the ocean in search of the prettiest shell in the sea. Along the way, she meets some new sea friends who help her on her quest. Andi spends all day searching and when all hope of finding her shell seems lost, an unexpected gift from an old friend might be just what she’s looking for.

Will Andi be able to succeed and show her sisters the prettiest shell in the sea, or will she return to the beach empty-handed?