Zoey and the Two Burgers
Zoey wears a faded uniform and eats plain bread while classmates open boxes of burgers, and her mother's answer is one burger bought with extra hours of work.
📚 Children Stories
173 stories
Little Fox and the Worry Pocket
The night before his first day at woodland playgroup, Little Fox worries who will talk to him and whether his questions will come out too quietly to be heard.
Cora and the Star Above
Cora the starfish decides the stars above her rock pool must be others like her, and Barnaby the hermit crab, who has never visited, cannot prove otherwise.
The Boy Who Listened to the Leaves
Arun comes home after three years and sleeps beneath his bed where he can watch the doorway, while his mother leaves a quilt nearby and waits to be trusted.
Milo the Monkey and the Magic Words
In Banana Bend the monkey Milo can swing faster than anyone, but he never says please or thank you, and one hungry morning his friends decide not to share.
Bella the Bear and the Invisible Bubble
Bella the bear cub shows her love with enormous squeezy hugs, but her friends have begun to flinch when they see her coming, and she cannot work out why.
Toby and the Weight Stone
Toby is a good boy with one trouble: when he is frightened the truth sticks in his throat, and the worst place for that is Mrs Calloway's orchid greenhouse.
Juniper and the Lantern Fox
Every evening the Lantern Tree lights the square in Hollowmere, until one night the branches stay dark and the village stands staring, Juniper among them.
The Little Girl Who Found a Home Among the Dogs
Knowing birdsong better than conversation, a girl finds three dogs at a farm at the edge of the woods, and one cold evening becomes years of quiet company.
Pippa the Pelican and the Stormy Sea Race
Pippa the pelican has trained all year to win the Grand Wave Race, but halfway across the bay the sky darkens and her friends fall behind in the rising wind.