Catalogue Page for Animal Story Stories
Shearing Day
Lennie is frightened to be sheared so he decides to run away. But, was it a smart idea to be gone for six years?
By Deborah Dybowski
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Sheep Reading time: 05 - 10 minsDogs’ Home
A dog tells its story of living in a Dogs’ Home and the other dogs living there.
By Susan Gordon
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 05 - 10 minsPiggy
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 minsThe Naughty Woodpecker
A naughty woodpecker learns a lesson from playing silly tricks.
By Dave Gregson
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Fairy Tale, Modern, Original Animals: Badger, Bird, Rabbit, Squirrel, Woodpecker Reading time: 10 - 15 minsThe Blue Tit
The story of how a little bird would rather not leave home and make another one when he is just fine where he is.
By Susan Gordon
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Blue Tit Reading time: 01 - 05 minsSammy the Seal Wants to Play
Sammy is a seal who, even though he has other seal friends, is very interested in the children he sees playing on the beach.
By Cindy Eggleston
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Seal Reading time: 01 - 05 minsLofty and Zed
A story about Lofty, an old tree on that hill, that becomes home for Zed the native bee hive after a storm.
By Pati Duyckers
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Bee Reading time: 01 - 05 minsDesmond the Dormouse
Desmond the Dormouse is determined to build his own house in spite of his father’s objections.
By Dave Gregson
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsCookie Crumbs
What happens when you come home and it’s obvious that someone has been in your house? The attached piece of flash fiction looks at this with a surprising twist at the end for readers.
By Ryan Parker
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Animal Story, Flash Fiction, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Cat Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Clever Trick
Mr Squirrel and Mr Rabbit have a clever plan for collecting blackberries in spite of the dog.
By Dave Gregson
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Dog, Rabbit, Squirrel Reading time: 05 - 10 minsTom the Turkey’s Great Adventure
This story is about a young Turkey who doesn’t quite fit in, and his decision to leave home in search of friends. And all of the exciting adventures he has along the way.
By Cindy Eggleston
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Racoon, Turkey Reading time: 01 - 05 minsA Golden Romance
Find out what happens when two goldfish fall in love.