Catalogue Page for Modern Stories
Riya’s bright idea

A village girl finds a way to remind city kids of how fun it is to play outside.
By Anish Vedsen
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: By Children, Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Green Shoes

The story lesson is to not leave your mom’s side, so you won’t get lost.
By Coralie K.
Age range: 3 to 5 Tags: Animal Story, Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Mouse Reading time: 01 - 05 minsMischief

Fred Bumbley is terrified of everything, especially London, and the only place he feels safe is his little flat with fourteen locks on the door. But when he decides to adopt an abandoned puppy he found sitting alone in a dark alleyway, he soon discovers he might have discovered the most dangerous thing of all- and let it into his house!
By Eilidh McKenzie
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 05 - 10 minsRescue Dog

Do you see things differently when they look different? Or do you see them for what they are? Join Skipper and his friend, Jack, as they learn the difference.
By Bill Sells
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 05 - 10 minsWorking Cats

A Maine Coon cat is taken to the vet after an accident on a woodpile.
By Andrew C Miller
Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Cat Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsClarence the Cricket

Freddie makes an unusual friend – a cricket – who soon becomes his fast friend.