My life is full of animals, and so are my books, from being ‘asked’ by my cat, in the middle of the night, to help find her missing kittens, to being talked into getting on an ex racehorse, to see how she’d react to having a complete novice sat on her. She took it very well, and I lived to tell the tale, only to be knocked over by an unruly puppy…
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The Puppy in the Cat Carrier
“Orphaned puppies” they said. “Won’t get very big” they said…
But has he really been mistaken for a cat?
And if he’s not a cat, then what breed of dog can he be?
He just keeps getting bigger and bigger until…
Book Dedication: (and a little insight into the story behind the book)
For Kim, who persuaded me to “come and see the puppies”, though in truth I only actually ‘met’ one. The others were being carried around in the peripheries, working their own magic.
For Finley, I’m not sure who chose who, but when the moment came to hand you back, no one was letting go, though no one quite knew why. So we took you home and loved you, not really knowing what you would turn into, or when you’d stop growing.
For Phil, for putting up fencing, and then more fencing…
For Jessica, Mitchell, Fraiser, Rosie and Willow; Finley hopes you’ll all carry on dropping food and playing, but mostly the food bit! (Except for greens… you’re on your own with them.)
For the cats, for learning to live with a dog.
32 page full colour picture book.
IBSN 978-0-9560232-9-2
Belle ex Racehorse ...just horsing around
Belle is an ex racehorse and has become part of the family – true she doesn’t live in the house with us, but I’m sure that given the chance she would live in the garden and come and demand carrots at the kitchen door.
In this book I’ve tried to capture, and do justice to, some of the day to day stories my daughter came home with about her ex racehorse. Horses can spook at the strangest things – a tractor and trailer rattling by, might be absolutely fine, but sheep in a field can be the scariest thing ever… and as for a fly-tipped corner bath! What sort of monster could that be?
Write a story about Belle said my daughter. But I don’t know about horses was my reply, I think you need to know a subject to be able to write a story about it.
And so time passed, and I learnt more about horses, I sat on horses – even Belle – apparently my daughter had been wondering what would happen if she put a complete novice on Belle’s back… well I lived to tell the tale – literally.
Belle is an ex racehorse, but she doesn’t know what that means. She was born to race, so what now…?
Maybe she’s a jumper, a dressage horse or an explorer… she still has the instinct to race whenever she gets the chance; but maybe just horsing around could be fun too.
32 page full colour picture book.
ISBN 978-0-9560232-8-5
Basil and the Flappy Thing
The door had always worked perfectly well, until the day that Mr Feed-Me cut a hole in it and fitted a flappy thing. Mr Feed-Me was on the floor using it as a window to look at Basil. Mrs Feed-Me called to Basil through it instead of opening the door. And Small Feed-Me tried to post Basil through it, like a letter through a letter box. Then one stormy night Basil found that he had a use for the flappy thing after all...
32 page colour picture book.
IBSN 978-0-9560232-5-4
A book inspired by the antics of my cats, none of whom are called Basil.
Reviews:
This review is from: Basil and the Flappy Thing (Paperback)
I don't have cats but many of my friends have them and in this book I can see so much of how their cats behave. From the regal way the cats sit and wait for you to assist them (be their slave more like!!) to their natural curiosity and also the disgusted looks they give out when things don't happen to go their way!!The drawings and writing in this book depict this behaviour really well. It's a lovely read & will delight young readers.
This review is from: Basil and the Flappy Thing (Paperback)
This a good book for kids who enjoy funny pictures and is similar to Annes cats at her house which I found made it even better
But I'm Not Sleepy
Everyone it seems has a Lucy… a child who will just not go to sleep, a few will admit that they used to be a Lucy too – but not many.
Lucy isn't sleepy. She's feeling bouncy and full of energy.
She listens to Granny's bedtime stories, then jumps about pretending to be the characters.
Granny suggests counting sheep, but when the sheep start running around Lucy's bedroom, even Downboy the sheepdog can't round them up.
Finally Lucy gets tired, and finds her own solution to the sheep problem.
32 page full colour paperback
ISBN 978-0-9560232-1-6
But What I Really Want is a Box
What Ollie really wants is a box, because when you have a box you can play anything, all you need is a little imagination...
Ollie finds the perfect box to be a boat, and he sets sail with his toy giraffe Mr G, but something is missing, they need a mast and a sail; a sweeping brush and a pair of pants are perfect. When the wind drops they have to take turns at pushing. But then it gets stormy, the wind blows the waves higher and higher, even higher than Mr G!
32 page colour picture book
IBSN 978-0-9560232-7-8
The Monster Under The Bed
A bed time story that the little monsters in your life will love.
“Mum……Mum…..There’s a monster under my bed.”
Billy sits up in the dark, he can hear something moving around in his bedroom. When his mum puts the light on there’s no monster to be seen. But when Mum goes back downstairs the noises start again.
“Get back into bed Billy,” calls Mum.
Something is making a noise, and if it isn't Billy – who can it be? Find out in this full colour picture book that’ll keep you guessing till the last page.
16 page full colour picture book
ISBN 978-0-9560232-2-3
Outnumbered by Cats
Not everyone has been asked by their cat, in the middle of the night, to go on a hunt for missing kittens… Come and join the mayhem, from the cat flap incident with the tomcat, to the house full of kittens, one of whom needed a little more care the the rest.
“I’d like to get a female kitten and let her have one litter,” I said to my stunned family when they raised the kitten topic. Not surprisingly a suitable kitten was quickly found… and Mitzi arrived in time for Christmas, bringing her own brand of fun and chaos, and demanding friendship from a 5 year old cat Cleo.
By summer Mitzi was quite confused, she came into season and started calling shamelessly. But when a hapless tomcat answered her call, she was far from impressed; causing more than one cat flap drama, and a hole in the door where a flap used to be.
Eventually nature took its course and Mitzi had kittens. The first few weeks were blissfully peaceful, watching as Mitzi took care of their every need. We had a week of heartache when one of the kittens was poorly, and then not developing properly, and was destined to challenge us in ways we could not yet imagine.
Then they grew big enough to escape their box, and the bedlam began…
160page paperback with colour inserts.
ISBN 978-0-9560232-6-1
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You can buy one of only 100 books printed in the first edition, first print run, all of which are numbered and signed.
Doodle Mayhem
What if... your doodle came to life and started pulling letters off the page and throwing them at you...?
First in the Doodle series.
Eric would rather doodle than write a story, but when the words start to disappear off the page in front of him, and his doodle starts talking to him, he thinks he must be dreaming. Eric's doodle has come to life, and he's getting bored; he jumps into Mirander's story, where he gets attacked by a rubber, then he's blown off his feet when Natasha sneezes. Miss Roper is getting angrier by the second. How will Eric ever finish his story, when his doodle just wants to have fun, and create havoc?
Doodle Mayhem came about when I read that you shouldn't let characters take over, well that just seemed like a challenge; what better adventure than to invent a character and let them run riot through the pages of a book?
46 page paperback with black and white drawings.
ISBN 978-0-9560232-4-7
Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars
I look forward to reading Doodle Mayhem to my young grandson, Anne was very helpful and posted out quickly, thank you so much.
Purchased item:
Author signed and personalised paperback, chapter book, when doodles comes to life... Doodle Mayhem
Lost in the Christmas Post
Second in the Doodle series
Eric's doodles are on the rampage again. Iver No-Idea and his dog HB are no ordinary doodles, they're alive; and stories and pictures come alive around them. When Iver No-Idea jumps into a Christmas card and sinks up to his knees in the snow it's just the beginning of Eric's troubles.
Eric comes up with an idea to control Iver No-Idea, but it only makes matters worse, and soon Iver and HB are running through the Christmas cards, knocking things over and jumbling things up. But when HB goes missing, and Iver No-Idea sets out to find him, Eric is afraid he might have lost his doodle friends for good.
42 page paperback with black and white drawings.
ISBN 978-0-9560232-0-9
A Face Full of Snow
Third in the Doodle series.
As Eric crashes his way down the ski slope, totally out of control, his only consolation is that Iver No-Idea isn't there to see.
Iver No-Idea and his dog HB are doodles. But they are no ordinary doodles - they're alive, and words and pictures come alive around them. Iver No-Idea has been learning to ski in a ski brochure. He's been practising for weeks and now he thinks he's an expert, and can't wait to tell Eric how it's done.
But when Iver No-Idea and HB are left behind, they find a way to gatecrash Eric's holiday. They arrive at just the wrong time, causing their own unique brand of trouble.
50 page paper back with black and white drawings.
ISBN 978-0-9560232-3-0
Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars
A lovely touch to have the author sign and personalise this charming little book. It made me giggle so my grandson will also enjoy it I'm sure, thank you for the speedy delivery, I would certainly recommend.
Purchased item:
Author signed and personalised paperback, chapter book, early reader A Face Full of Snow
