We often hear from children who are having a good whine about those terrible teachers at their school. This is a story about a teacher named Mrs Caddiddlehopper who tells what it is like for her every day. It is about how she is feeling very harassed all day by the antics of her wayward young students. As she imagines all of the wonderful things she’d love to do to “ruin their day”, instead of her days always being ruined by those rascally young children, she comes to the realisation that it will all be for nothing because the very next day they will all be in class behaving exactly the same.Read an excerpt Order a copy now
Mr Robins bought the Friendship Factory because he wanted to make lots of money. Instead of making lots of money, he nearly went broke. That is, until some help came from a very strange and unexpected source indeed.
Zella Zimpels had some pimples that she just loved to squeeze. The pus she’d use to fool the mice, pretending it was cheese. She had a doll, her favourite toy, whose feet were glued to skis. She thought she’d teach her how to fly, so she threw her into the breeze.
I have some silent little friends who live up on my ceiling—Pokey, Angel, and there’s Grom, made up from paint that’s peeling! They’re funny little creatures who never ever fight, and they help to keep me safe all throughout the night. Pokey has a silly face, with his mouth above his nose. Angel has nice fluffy wings. Her face is full of awe. And at last there’s frumpy Grom, with floating little ears. He shines a torch into the dark to chase away my fears.
