Milo and the Chocolate Wish
Milo loves chocolate more than anything and wishes that everything he touches will turn to chocolate, and by morning his teddy bear is a brown shape.
📚 Children Stories
173 stories
Gus the Monster Under the Bed
Gus is a shaggy purple monster with three horns who is meant to be terrifying, and according to his handbook he should be growling, but he is scared.
Rusty the Fox and the Basket of Plums
Rusty the fox wants to be the kindest creature in Thistledown Glen, but his father and grandfather were famous tricksters and the valley remembers.
Kai and the Little Wooden Boat
Kai's grandfather carved the little red boat Pepper, and one windy Sunday the string slips through Kai's fingers and the creek carries it out of sight.
Tessa and the Humming Wind
In Larkmeadow everyone sings, at the anvil and the bakery and the Sunday Singing Supper, and nine-year-old Tessa has not sung since a squeaked solo.
Captain Cheerful and the Day the Smiles Went Missing
Sam is eleven, wears a sunrise mask and mismatched socks, and his only power is making people smile, which other superheroes consider no power at all.
Pip the Little Owl and the Night That Wouldn’t End
Little owl Pip has his nights and days the wrong way round, and on a windy night when the whole forest settles, his eyes will not close.
Eli and the Superhero Check-Up
Eli is brave about the dark and big dogs and the tallest slide, but a six-year-old check-up is another matter, and he will not put his shoes on.
Mr. Alder and the Extra Loaf
Mr. Alder runs a small bakery on Thistle Street with one rule he never breaks, and one chilly afternoon a boy in a thin jacket arrives with three coins.
Corvin the Crow and the Spoiled Pile
Corvin the crow claims every apple, seed and crumb in the orchard at Windy Hollow as his own, while the sparrows nearby share whatever little they find.