BoBo Hippo

From the ocean to the trees
the droplets searched with ease,
our family covers the world two-thirds at least.

Blue Bell From Greenfield Parade

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a cat and be able to get into, under and beneath cars, houses and especially trees where you would be able to see everything around you? 

Meet Blue Bell, who is a very special cat who lives in Greenfield Parade.  No one owns Blue Bell, but everyone loves her.

Interested and curious in all things living, Blue Bell has great freedom to roam in her neighbourhood and meet many other creatures.

See how Blue Bell is able to discover the Room of Happiness and Song – and how she saves the life of one of its most beautiful residents.

Bjorn's Story

This is a true story of a lonely street dog named Bjorn.

Bjorn walks the streets searching for food and shelter, he's hungry and alone without any friends. He needs some help.

Could a compassionate dog rescue charity come to his aid and help him find a home? Could they help him to find a loving person or family who can provide him with warmth, food, shelter and most of all 'love'.

Is he destined to be alone and sad?

See where this adventure takes him in this heartwarming story. A true story based on friendship and hope.

The odds have been stacked up against Bjorn for his entire life.

Isn't it time for him to see a favourable result?

Billy the Lion Cat

Billy is a handsome ginger cat who one day mysteriously grows a lion's mane. So is he a lion or is he a cat?

Betty’s Bedtime Adventure

Betty has been told that her grandad is gone forever, but she knows that he isn’t. She believes he is up in the stars. So instead of lying in bed, asleep, she is looking through her telescope, fuelled by chocolate biscuits, hunting the night sky for him.

But Betty quickly realises that there is a problem.

A big one!

All the stars look the same. So, full of disappointment she makes a wish upon a star...

Follow Betty on her adventure to find her beloved grandad, learning the comforting lesson that people we love will always be with us, no matter how far away they may seem.

What do you wish upon a star?

Bertie’s Amazing Tales

Dear Reader,

Bertie was inspired by my own daughter, Ellen, whose daddy always called her ‘Bertie’ when she was little (and indeed, even when she was not so little!)

These stories are often, but not always, based on things that happened to Ellen as she was growing up ... I will leave it to you to decide which events are real, which are made up and which are a mixture of both.

Great-Aunt Jacinda’s house was a very real place ... as are Bertie’s many, many cousins. Again, I have mixed reality and imagination with most of the characters in the stories ... and as before, it is for you to decide where reality ends and imagination takes over – or should that be the other way around?

So, I hope you enjoy reading about Bertie and I hope Ellen’s memories of her childhood are as magical as Bertie’s.

With love ... and keep reading!

Moya Banks

X

PS: Pirates for ever!

Benny’s Sports Day

Everyone loves toys, although nowadays they are becoming more and more sophisticated and electronic.

But for really young children, the old favourites are still the best. Teddy bears and all forms of cuddly toys are what toddlers seek. So, what would they give to be able to play with them should they come to life.

Benjamin Roy is a typical fun-loving five-year-old who can’t believe his eyes when a glove puppet in the form of a grey and white rabbit tips him a wink and comes to life.

Benny’s Sports Day is the third in the series, following Benny’s Arrival and Benny and Teddy’s Day Out.

Benny’s Arrival

BENNY’S ARRIVAL

Everyone loves toys, although nowadays they are becoming more and more sophisticated and electronic.

But for really young children, the old favourites are still the best. Teddy bears and all forms of cuddly toys are what toddlers seek. So what would they give to be able to play with them should they come to life?

Benjamin Roy is a typical fun-loving five-year-old who can’t believe his eyes when a glove puppet in the form of a grey and white rabbit tips him a wink and comes to life.

“Benny’s Arrival” is where it all began.

Benny and Teddy’s Day Out

Everyone loves toys, although nowadays they are becoming more and more sophisticated and electronic.

But for really young children, the old favourites are still the best. Teddy bears and all forms of cuddly toys are what toddlers seek. So, what would they give to be able to play with them should they come to life.

Benjamin Roy is a typical fun-loving five-year-old who can’t believe his eyes when a glove puppet in the form of a grey and white rabbit tips him a wink and comes to life.

Benny and Teddy’s Day Out is the second in the series, following “Benny’s Arrival”.

Benjy and the Butterfly Air Show

Being a beautiful butterfly is a lovely existence – spending your days fluttering from flower to flower and supping tasty pollen. But it can also be a pretty scary existence since you represent a tasty meal for many birds, dragonflies, spiders and lots of other adversaries.

There is a lot of danger out there and you have to be very careful, very watchful and very skilful in your manoeuvres to avoid being picked off.

In this little book, children will learn to name many of the butterflies they see each summer in England and also learn about the hazards that butterflies face on a daily basis – including coping with the British weather!

The book is designed to be proactive for young children when read with an adult and involves the child taking a role in each page, responding verbally and physically as well as singing along with the butterfly song!

Benjamin's Birthday

Everyone loves toys, although nowadays they are becoming more and more sophisticated and electronic.

But for really young children, the old favourites are still the best. Teddy bears and all forms of cuddly toys are what toddlers seek. So, what would they give to be able to play with them if they came to life.

Benjamin Roy is a typical fun-loving five-year-old who can’t believe his eyes when a glove puppet in the form of a grey and white rabbit gives him a wink and comes to life.

Benjamin’s Birthday is the fourth in the series, following Benny’s Arrival, Benny and Teddy’s Day Out, and Benny’s Sports Day.

Benevolence the Tree

Benevolence is a tree that helps everyone who comes to her. But who will help Benevolence when she is in need? 

This is a fun, short, wholesome rhyming story that endeavours to educate young readers about the important role of trees in our world.