​Rumer Godden's 'The Diddakoi' was made into a children's TV series called Kizzy when I was a little girl, and I couldn't tear myself away..

Layla was always hard at work, but don’t think for one moment that this simple fact was enough to satisfy her family’s demands when it came

A poem written by my little lad when he was only about six. I love it! The cat in the hat Was eating a rat Whilst looking at beautiful...

‘Do you want to make something?’ Mum asked. ‘We could make a cake. Or some cupcakes?’ Shelby looked hopeful… ‘We could ice them with that...

Jack stares at Piggy and Piggy stares back at Jack. So, what do you want me to do, asks Piggy? But Jack doesn’t answer. Jack opens his...

This is the story of a much beloved child, probably just like you are, or once were. She's interested in everything and everyone. She...

‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ by A Philippa Pearce was on the list of my favourite childhood books. This list also included Rumer Godden’s...

Lottie looked up at her mum while she snuggled down under her duvet. She had an important question. It was very important for a five...

Melissa's face was ten years old, but it looked to her as if it was eight, and she found that extremely frustrating. Why couldn't she...

Travis was no ordinary man. He was tall, handsome, intelligent and sensitive, with kindly eyes and knobbly knees. That all sounds...

In a field. On the edge of a town. In a country. It doesn't matter which. Something was going on: something unusual. My eyes were opened...

It was Wednesday. It was wet too. The skies were spitting out wetness from their huge black clouds, and Melissa was not happy about it....

Can you continue this story? Rosie was hungry. ‘Is tea nearly ready?’ she moaned. Her brother joined her in her moaning. ‘I need a...

The waiting room was warmer than the street. Jemima knew that because when she puffed her breath out she couldn't see it rising like...

Eric is a x-ray fish. Just in case you were wondering, yes, he is transparent and looks like an x-ray of a fish, where you can see his...

There must have been some extra toys in the box. Too many. So many, in fact, that its lid wasn't closing, and Jack, possessing only a...

Why not try to finish this slightly derivative story begun by a very clever and very young man? There was a big metal door. It was...