The Almost True Story of Sandy Primary School

When Hurricane Soft and Fluffy completely flattens Sandy Primary School, an unlikely turn of events means that the children of Mr Bell’s class are handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The government wants a bunch of ordinary children to not only design the new school, but to decide on its location, too. Unfortunately, the government can’t find any ordinary children, so Mr Bell’s class are chosen instead.

When the school is reopened, Mr Bell leads his bonkers class through perilous bus journeys, calamitous school fairs, an exhilarating treasure hunt and all-out parent warfare at the sports day. Gluey guinea-pigs, a local artist’s Big Plastic Windy Bottom and daft doctors are all part of the usual ebb and flow of Sandy Primary School.

This is a story that needs to be told, but who could possibly write it and would anyone believe that it was true? It is...almost.

The A to Z of Animal Magic

This book is written and illustrated by myself. I have never done anything like this before. As I suffer with essential tremors I am trying to keep my hands busy for as long as I can. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed writing and illustrating it.

Tessa Tidies Up!

Meet Tessa, a little girl on a mission to save lost litter in her home village of Patchworth.

Travel with Tessa as she journeys around town helping a crumpled coffee cup, a crushed tin can and a soggy crisp packet all make it home safely to their family and friends.

Tessa Tidies Up! is a delightful story of love, care, imagination and hope for the future.

Teamwork االعَمَلُ الجَمَاعِي

A series of stories about Yousef and Leena.

About this series:

It is a collection of educational stories that aims to:- 

Assist non-Arabic speaking children in learning Arabic terms through the use of a simple and fun storytelling style.

Build spiritual, ethical values and morals.

About this story:

Youssef and Leena help their parents with chores around the house, but when Ahmad, their friend, arrives, he is initially shocked until he hears an inspirational story which changes him forever!

Tafara and the Patchwork Blanket

Tafara lived with her parents and little sister, Tanaka. More importantly, she lived right next door to her grandparents, Gogo and Khulu. She loved going to their house every day after school and especially on Saturday afternoons, after all her lessons were done. Gogo was always up to something wonderful, like baking, cooking or making decorations. What was so special about her was that she would always let Tafara and Tanaka join in on the fun. This Saturday, Gogo was doing Tafara's favourite 'Gogo-thing': sewing. She loved the noise of the machine and the amazing pieces that Gogo came up with. On this occasion, her creation was no less glorious than all the others before, but this one had a little extra magic sewn in its seams. It was something that helped her see just why the world was full of beautiful colours…and all the shades in between.

Susie's Silly 1, 2, 3s

Do you like to be silly? Like wearing flowery tops and patterned bottoms together? Do you like to listen to rhymes or better yet, listen to those rhyming words roll off the tip of your tongue? Do you doodle and shade with a pencil?If you answered “yes” to any of these, then I invite you to follow me on a journey from 1 to 10 in a world brimming with silly rhymes and shady pencils.

Spotty Paint

It’s a race against time! Everybody knows that when a new baby arrives, you must learn to do things at breakneck speed. Unfortunately, this can result in unforeseen problems, especially when it comes to spotty paint!

It takes a whole week to finish the job with lots of mishaps along the way.

The delightfully rhythmic beat and playful words creates a poetic feel to Spotty Paint, subtly introducing days of the week, things to count and colour recognition to pre and early readers.

Can you spot Grandma’s robin?

Spike, Super Scientific Spider Investigates

Spike, the garden spider, is fascinated with the world of science. As he munches on another juicy fly and sits on his silky web, his head is brimming with curiosity and questions; on how and why things work, what they are made of, where they are found and their uses?

With his super spidery senses, he wants you to join him on his exciting investigations... You can think along with Spike and he will reveal great science facts and help you with exciting experiments, using everyday items to set up superstar challenges for the great discoverers and scientists among you...and the real superstars could be awarded super spidery prizes.

Before each topic, Spike gives a comment, or a very corny joke. Together, you will learn correct scientific language and terminology and how to apply it, all in a very fun way.

With his magnifying glass ready, Spike awaits adventure... What are you waiting for?

Sometimes we feel... Sad

At times, we all feel sad. Reading this book helps children understand negative emotions, the physical sensations that accompany them and healthy ways to feel better.

So How Will You Sleep?

Do you want to sleep in a tree like a koala?

How about at the bottom of the ocean like a whale?

Or upside down in a cave like a bat?  

Discover how different creatures go to sleep at night and imagine yourself snuggling down with them at bed time.  

You can also try and spot the playful caterpillar hidden on every page.

Shape Me Beautiful

Shape Me Beautiful is a story about learning to accept and love yourself for who you are, no matter what shape and size. Join TIA on her journey as she discovers what truly matters and learns to embrace her unique shape!

Sometimes all it takes to recognize what was right in front of you all along is just a little bit of magic. A magic hat maybe!

Rhyming Numbers

Think of a word that rhymes with number 1,

Reading this book will be lots of fun,

You will rhyme words with number 2,

Children like to say the word poo,

Turn the page to number 3,

You guessed it, everyone shout wee,

The pictures hide more if you look,

Explore number 4, please open this book.