Full Story Catalogue

A Full Moon Goes Bananas

Liam was supposed to have a normal Saturday night of pizza and video games, but a new babysitter and a full moon had different plans…

By Ryan Parker

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Find out what happens to naughty Peter Rabbit when he disobeys his mother and starts to eat Mr McGregor’s vegetables.

By Beatrix Potter

Age range: 0 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Classic, Funny, Illustrated Animals: Rabbit Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Uraschima Taro and the Turtle

A fisherman spares the life of a turtle and his kindness is rewarded years later when he gets in trouble at sea. He meets the sea-princess and earns eternal youth, but he finally decides to go back and see his parents one more time. Warning – lovely story but not a happy ending.

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Japanese Animals: Turtle Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Crayon Box

A poem about a girl who creates a masterpiece with crayons and paper.

By Wendy Lee Klenetsky

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Modern, Original, Poem Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

The Birthday Honours of the Fairy Queen

Nora is a bit gloomy, so she is is taken on a magical trip to meet the fairy queen to cheer her up.

By Hapgood Moore

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Celtic, Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Irish Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 mins

Piggy

Piggy creates a lot of damage to The Hollow when she escapes from her pen, so the animals decide to find a solution.

By Dave Gregson

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Mole, Pig, Squirrel Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

Lost in Space

A story about family trip to the National Air and Space Museum and the ability of children to get lost
in imagination with disregard for the rules.

By Roland Mathew Christensen

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

Year 28000, a 10-minute play

Time Travel to the year 28000 after the mass extinction as mutant viruses attack the SuperBugs. Will humans return? Can the Earth be saved?

By Michael Kozubek

Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original, Play, Science-Fiction Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

The Three Little Gnomes

Three gnomes find a lost boy and try to help him find his way home.

By Johnny Gruelle

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Classic, Illustrated, Original Animals: Deer, Fox, Owl Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Enormous Nine-Toes Billy

When Nathan, the school bully, blabs Billy Witkowski’s deepest secret to the entire school, Billy and his friend devise a plan to discredit Nathan and salvage Billy’s pride.

By Valerie Collins

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

The Seagull who couldn’t fly

Flying was impossible for Sammy Seagull. His wings would just not open!
Last to leave his safe nest he had to find food and shelter before Christmas. Does he manage to do this?

By Ann Lang

Tags: Christmas, Illustrated, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Seagull Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

The Houseboat

A boy moves into a new place…but it’s no ordinary home.

By Aisling Noonan

Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins