Catalogue Page for Instructional Stories

The Dog With One Blue Eye

A dog’s life is short. To a little boy, a dog is a playmate and a friend

By William Propsner

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

Harry the Slug

A story about a slug finding his identity and being proud of who he is.

By Angie Shingleton

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Slug, Snail Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

My teeth are freezing!

Oscar is a master of wonderfully weird excuses – until one day his family decides to give him a taste of his own medicine.

By Eszter Molnar

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

The Bunnies and the Seeds

Three bunnies get one seed each from the wise owl but have very different results. A story about patience.

By Steve L Thompson

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Rabbit Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

That Pharaoh is a Mean Guy

Does Neferu have what it takes to stand up to Egypt’s meanest pharaoh?

By Stephanie Gibbon

Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Funny, Historical, Instructional, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

My Donkey Trip

This is a story of trying to catch a donkey and how some things seem unchallenging to the unwitting mind.

By Pulkita Anand

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Donkey Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

Castor Seeds

The story is about how lack of knowledge invites trouble. It describes how two kids’ greedy eating leads them to indigestion.

By Pulkita Anand

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

Millicent Makes a Wish

Millicent wants to be the richest girl in the world. Will she get her wish?

By Stephanie Gibbon

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

Lisa and her Dog

Lisa has to show her parents that she has grown up enough to handle the responsibility of having and taking care of her own pet.

By Phillip Bell

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

The Foodfairy

Zack is lactose intolerant. Having lost his mom at a young age, his father struggles to find things to feed him until the Foodfairy appears.

By Elena Kefalogianni

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Fairy Tale, Instructional, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Laura’s Dreams

When dreams and reality started to blend together, Laura struggled to detangle what was actually happening and what was only in her head. Note: Deals with Mental Illness.

By Kim Barrett

Age range: Teen Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

Getting to know Ronnie – a story about autism

A video about Ronnie, a boy who suffers from autism and struggles to fit in at his new school.

By Artie Knapp

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Instructional, Video Reading time: 05 - 10 mins