Stories For Young Children

Pirates Treasure

Pirates Treasure

Pirates Treasure
 Written by Carol Moore
 Illustrated by Aura Moser

 

“Ten steps from the porch and twenty steps from the rose bushes,” growled Bluebeard in Jimmy’s dream one night. “There be treasure there! Aawrgh.”

So the next day Jimmy began to dig. He dug until the hole was deep and the dirt pile was high.

He kept digging. The hole [...]

Wolstencroft The Bear

Wolstencroft The Bear

Wolstencroft The Bear
 Witeen by Karen Lewis
 Illustrated by Michael S. Weber
 
Not long ago and not far away there was a beautiful, big teddy bear who sat on a shelf in a drug store waiting for someone to buy him and give him a home.
His name was Wolstencroft. And he was no ordinary bear.

His fur was [...]

Sniffy & Fluffy Have An Adventure

Sniffy & Fluffy Have An Adventure

Sniffy & Fluffy Have An Adventure
 Created by Aimee Bruneau
 Illustration by Taylour Damion
 

Once upon a time there lived a young frog
who often sat upon a very soft lily pad.

His name was Sniffy.
Probably because he liked flowers.

One day, Sniffy was scrubbing his toes in the pond.
He felt something moving in the water!

Phew! It was his friend, Fluffy, [...]

Ollie's Jar

Ollie’s Jar

Ollie’s Jar
 By Carol Moore
 
Ollie is an eel.
He likes his home in a jar.
 
When he comes out he swims over his jar.
 
He swims under his jar.
 
He swims through his jar.
 
He swims around his jar.
 
He swims around his jar.
 
When he is done, he swims back into his jar.
 
Now there are two eels, Ollie and Izzy.
 
When Ollie and [...]

The Bitaba Bird

The Bitaba Bird

The Bitaba Bird
 Written by Carol Moore
 Illustrated by Michael S. Weber

There are birds like no other birds because they are not real.
… The bitaba bird.

They play tag with the earth and stars on wings of mist and light.
… The bitaba bird.

Above the clouds, their crystal eyes sparkle in the blue.
… The bitaba bird.

One appears every 100 [...]

Buzzy Bee Picnic

Buzzy Bee Picnic

Buzzy Bee Picnic
 Written by Carol Moore
 Illustrated by Dan Wetzel
 

Buzzy Bee never cuts in line.

Teamwork is good.

That’s too much work.

This is delicious. You can’t beat fast food.

Rescued again.