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The 2021 children’s book sampler

This image shows a lady with dark wavy hair eating a small children's book

Parents, librarians, teachers, lend me your ears (and minds). I recently invited independent authors to take their best work, polish it to a high shine, and create a sample. It could be ten pages long, a few chapters, or half the book. Whatever the length, I asked them to make sure that, at the end […]

Bedtime story: Beware the Bear.

Boy marching through tunnel holding flowers. The title says "Beware the Bear"

Here’s another original short story for free. This story is perfect for reading at bedtime to pre-schoolers between 4-8 years of age, or to challenge the reading skills of children aged 6-10 years I have also made this story into a delightful rhyming romp, complete with 17 colour illustrations like the ones below. If you […]

Bedtime story for toddlers: Nighttime is My Friend

picture of the silhouettes of father and son singing as the sun goes down behind a grassy field or hill

This original short story is written for toddlers. It’s a great bedtime story to settle young children for sleep. I have included the first pictures I created (using a computer mouse, which was very hard). Since then, I made this story into a picture book with much better illustrations. If you are looking for books […]

Original Short Story: Bitter Lemonade

Picture of a lemon on a wooden table at sunrise. The title says Bitter Lemonade

Here’s an amusing and original short story you can read in the time it takes for the kettle to boil. Readable in two minutes and available for free, I will be attempting to write one original short story like this each month. For something a bit longer, I have two low-priced and exciting books available […]

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