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.
📚 Children Stories
173 stories
Nina the Ant and the Crooked Crumb Trail
Each morning the ant Nina is asked to carry one small crumb while her cousin is cheered for the great berry, and soon she leaves hers under a leaf.
The Little Moth Who Followed the Moon
Mira the moth wakes each evening to look for the moon, and one warm night she decides to fly to it, leaving the safe garden and Otis the snail far below.
Eli and the Lantern Walk
Eli has waited three days for the neighbourhood lantern walk, but at dusk the familiar street turns strange and his paper moon lantern feels very small.
Tilly the Turtle and the Heavy Backpack
Tilly the turtle tells her best friend Hugo a private fear of the deep end of the pond, and next day he repeats it for a laugh in front of the school.
Nina and the Rings of the Old Oak
Nina is the quickest girl in Cedar Hollow and likes everyone to know it, yet her daily job is walking Grandpa Odell, eighty-three, home step by careful step.
Oliver’s Birthday Cake
Oliver's family cannot afford a party, but on his birthday a small chocolate cake with five strawberries appears, and neighbour children knock with a card.
Little Bear and the Just-Right Hug
Little Bear is ready for bed apart from a fluttery feeling in her chest, so Daddy Bear offers a hug and asks whether she wants it big, small or in between.
Rory the Raccoon and the Rolling Pebble
Rory the raccoon nudges one small pebble down the hill for fun, and it gathers others until stones crash onto the village footbridge and the brook rises.
Kiki the Crane and the Great Pond Panic
Kiki the crane counts to five before she moves, which the others find odd, until a loud crack from the hills sends Reedy Hollow running in every direction.