The Twitterings of Ten Garden Birds

Birds live in their own secret world.

Birds are beautiful little creatures that have the gift of flight – they look down upon us from the trees, rooftops, the church spire and the weather vane, before deciding whose garden to visit this day. They have a marvellous navigational aid allowing them to migrate and then return. They have a short life span. The sparrow’s for one, so ordinary with its mousy feathers, is only 10 months.

This then, is the raison d'être for writing this book.

The Adventures of Heidi-High-Hat and Bonnie-Blue-Shoes

Take a walk into the secret world of the pixie-folk of Bluebell Wood and meet two little pixie-sisters, Heidi-High-Hat and Bonnie-Blue-Shoes. Look through the tiny window of their toadstool home and see how they live, and if you’re quiet and keep very still, you will see them come out to play. Join them as they meet with their friends and have all kinds of exciting adventures. They will get up to mischief and get into all sorts of scrapes, and sometimes they’ll even need rescuing by their best friend Tommy-Tiddly-Winks, who’s never far away. Come and share their adventures and discover a magical world where the animals, birds and insects who share the wood with the pixies are all brought to life.

Tell Me A Story, Grandad

I wrote Tell me a Story, Grandad as a result of telling a few stories to my grandchildren. They liked them and I enjoyed telling them, so writing the stories down in book form was a natural development. I also knew a talented artist who was interested in being involved in the project.

Tell me a Story, Grandad is a book based in present-day London. There are ten interconnected stories and characters, like ‘Bob’s House in the Clouds’ and ‘My Friend with No Name.’ All invite you to join them in a place somewhere between reality and the world of the imagination. Each story is illustrated by a picture with a specific colour and, like the stories, they are interlinked.           

The book is for children aged between four and eight, yet it is also for readers who are much older than this. I hope the book will be read not just by children, but by parents or grandparents as bedtime stories for their children or grandchildren. Hopefully, mums, dads, nans and grandads will add their own imagination and details so that each story becomes theirs as much as mine.

I hope you and children everywhere enjoy the stories.

Esmerelda Stories from Around the World

Kurumbey and his family lived a simple life on a picturesque island in the Maldives. They spent the long, hot days fishing and playing on the beach by their campfire. One day, they chanced upon an unlikely visitor who would change their lives forever. The family are faced with a challenge: will they be able to show their courage and unity to work together?Thousands of miles away, Chow Ho from Thailand is facing an awful disaster that will affect his whole family. He too was visited by an unlikely visitor. Would he and his family be able to unite to save what was so precious to them?Jetting back to the barren deserts of the United Arab Emirates, Haya, a young inquisitive tribe member must find a better home for her tribe. Will the mysterious visitor help her to believe in herself and take a risk?Esmerelda stories is a collection of short stories showing that when families work together, they can achieve the impossible.

Off Goes Stan

This is a story about a very special child in a very special class in a very special school. This is the story of Stan and his friends in Class 3. The children in Class 3 were always going on adventures. Adventures where they didn’t even leave the classroom. There was one boy in Class 3 who loved these adventures more than most.His name was Stan.Stan loves going to school each day. That’s because at school he learns about amazing places, and when he learns about them, he visits them! Stan may be in a wheelchair, but in his mind he swings from trees in rainforests and floats through space. What will his next adventure be? What will yours?

Proud Patrick Peacock and Other Stories

In Proud Patrick Peacock and Other Stories, Sue Ellis presents six funny, modern fables from a 'bird's-eye view', each one set in her favourite places in Great Britain: Arran, Coniston, Liverpool, York, Sheffield and London. She hopes to inspire children to overcome life's difficulties and become the best versions of themselves through wise choices, just as the birds do in the book. Children will find delight in these tales about 'quirky birds with attitudes' and parents, grandparents and teachers will love sharing them too. Teachers will be glad to know that this book complements schools' Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) curricula.

The Little Green Sunhat: A Day Out in London

Little Jack is having a day out in London with his Grandma. It's a sunny day so he must wear his little green sunhat. All is going well until they take the open-top, sight-seeing bus and a gust of wind blows Jack's sunhat away. Jack and Grandma have to continue on their tour without the sunhat but it seems the sunhat is taking a tour of its own. Discover all the sights of London with Jack and his Grandma and read how Jack's sunhat finds its way back to him.

A Visitation and Other Stories

A short story or two with a cup of tea is an ideal way to relax and escape from the cares of the world. None of the stories in this book are overlong, and all make for easy reading. The subjects are varied, ranging from ghost stories to little slices of life, with at least one drawn from the author’s own experience. He hopes the reader derives as much pleasure from reading them as he did from writing them.

Professor Bongo's Bedtime Nursery Rhymes and Tales of Nonsense - Book Two

Book Two is a collection of hilariously funny nursery rhymes to share with reader and listener alike, as well as a colouring book for quieter times. The book includes such characters as, a foolish king and a clever fool, a troll who is always burping and farting because he only has rubbish to eat. Sir Ponsalot who goes to slay a very argumentative dragon. There is also an alien who is lost and can’t find his way home, three mice who are the best cheese bandits in the world and a genie who is very forgetful.

The Gnomes Help To Catch The Burglar And Other Tales

This collection of stories includes several about the adventures of a trio of garden gnomes who come to life and help others. Also, some are about a young boy and his unusual and talented pets and their many escapades and there are some amazing creatures who all solve problems and live their lives outside of the gaze of humans. Mr Fox and his family, for example, get up to mischief while everyone else is asleep and Millie the cockatiel lives in a cage and longs to be free but when she gets the chance, she is not so sure. Underwater excitement comes with Tilly, the trout – who is too brave for her own good. A young Scottish boy called Andrew has the sort of adventures most children dream of with Angus, his pet Highland Bullock to ride on and Jessie, his sheepdog, also plays her part. Maybe you believe in fairies? Find out what happened to old Albert when he met one – or did he?

Children will soon pick their favourite characters and adults will be pleased to know that each story is a self-contained adventure, perfect for a short bedtime story.

The Secret of SmithTopia

Who knew that running away from a test would put you into an even harder one?

When Jean and Ben decided to cheat the school rules and go somewhere they should not, they definitely did not expect bizarre events to follow, that could possibly change their lives for the worst…

Follow their adventures as they get dragged unexpectedly into a completely different world – The Secret of SmithTopia.

To their surprise, Jean and Ben find themselves in real danger. Will they survive and get out of the mysterious and strange world? And what challenges will they have to face?

Read to find out the facts and fantasies about The Secret of SmithTopia through Jean and Ben’s magical journey (but not the type of typical magic you would expect!)

Nature's Friends

Nature is, at times, taken for granted. We have a tendency to forget that this has a lot of control over the outcome of every single day.

These short stories bring life, love and enjoyment to ordinary natural occurrences that happen every day. These stories teach us about the unknown team work between people and nature. These stories give personality to nature’s grandeur that may not usually be seen in such a way or appreciated.

Next time you look up at the night sky and find yourself enjoying the moon's glow, give the moon a name. Next time you are basking in the sun’s warmth or drying yourself off from the heavy rains, just remember that every element of nature has a purpose. They work together to give us a home so we can live, thrive, enjoy, grow, and form long-lasting friendships.