This is the first published version of what was to become The Three Little PiGs. THE FOX AND THE PIXIES Dartmoor, England. There was once a fox, who, prowling by night in search of prey, came unexpectedly on a
FEBRUARY 2018 On this latest adventure I’ve told a suitcase full of stories from around the world including a couple of Brazilian tales I’ve had in my repertoire for ages: Sambele, the story of a very cheeky monkey and The
NOVEMBER 2017 Adventures in Storyland continue courtesy of Authors Abroad. Telling tales in International Schools in Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Inadvertantly brought back a bullfrog in my suitcase from Myanmar in September. A cobra from India in November? Here’s the
SEPTEMBER 2017 Off to Myanmar this Friday thanks to Authors Abroad. I’ll be telling tales at the International School Yangon and at Dulwich College. I’ll kick off the tour with my own re-telling of the old Burmese story – The
JULY 2017 A toad of a man was Sir Brangwen. Squat neck Runny eyes Belly so large He never spied his boots as he waddled through the castle. Couldn’t close mouth for tongue too big Jaws ever moving like a
When Catalina the Cucaracha reached the age of 14 days she decided it was about time she found a partner. She wasn’t going to marry just anyone though, oh no. It didn’t matter to her if he was handsome or