CHILDREN'S STORY WITH MORALS

Hi All. I have for the first time written a short story for children (5-9). I envisage an adult reading it until the child can read for themselves. I have tried it out on a small group and a proficient seven year old can read it pretty well. There may be one or two words they don't understand but that's fine because it means they are learning something new as well.

A lot of children's books concentrate on talking animals. I therefore decided to concentrate my characters on talking flowers and one very wise garden bug called Birtie. With the seven short chapters I have included a problems which resembles true life and dear Birtie Bug has an answer. At the end of each chapter is a short, simple question for the young reader to think about or, possibly, discuss with an adult or friend. I would love to see this properly illustrated with child-friendly cartoon characters. For example the Forsythia branch on the front cover (below) would, ideally, be a cartoon of Freddie Forsythia. Unfortunately, I am not an illustrator so I have had to pull images from the internet. Inside, though, there is a great cartoon of Birtie bug.

Flowers that are humanised include Snowdrops, Crocuses, Tulips, Dandelions, Buttercups, Roses and Peonies. I will put this short 27-page book on my book page when it is published.

The back cover blurb will read something along the following lines:

Even garden flowers need friends. Freddie the Forsythia Bush can't wait to see who pops up once Spring arrives. He's spent winter all by himself thinking of new friends he can make once the days get longer and the weather gets warmer. When the time comes, it's Birtie Bug who climbs out of his cavity under the garden path and offers to be friends with Freddie. Pretty flowers poke their heads through the soil as Spring and summer arrive. Soon Freddie has more friends. Birtie is Freddie's best friend and a very wise bug. Whenever Freddie is worried, he always comes to his rescue with some very comforting words.