A chucklesome collection of eight quirky tales to spark laughter and creativity. Each silly story is accompanied by activities, tips and prompts designed to help the reader explore their own ideas – and develop them into a zany tale of their own! With jokes and challenges all along the way, this book is a must for any child with creative ambitions.

• Eight original stories to inspire young readers and writers

• Vibrant, quirky and entertaining illustration style

• Activities help to develop the reader’s creative ideas

• Engages less enthusiastic readers through humour

• Writing prompts, jokes and challenges get the reader thinking!

• Enhances creative thinking through simple storytelling

This is a story collection with a BIG difference! Each of the eight story chapters uses an original story to teach the basics of how an idea can become a story, and how that story can be put together. Here are the stories and what they teach:

Chapter 1: Purple Gorilla: Can you use a ‘story mountain’ diagram to plan a story?
Chapter 2: Grandma, Go!: Can you add an unexpected twist to a story?
Chapter 3 Oops!: Learn about stories with a moral or a message for the reader.
Chapter 4: Would You Rather?: How to create an interesting or unusual character
Chapter 5: Poppy, Stop!: Animals often do silly things! Can you collect ideas and funny events for an animal story?
Chapter 6: Stinky Poop!: Discover the Art of Toilet Humour!
Chapter 7: In My Dreams: How to use fantasy elements in a story or change the usual rules of nature!
Chapter 8: Coo, Coo! Pigeon!: How to write a follow-up story – what would happen next?

All along the way, questions, writing prompts and little jokes accompany the story pages, to get the reader thinking about how the story has been inspired and put together.

Silly Stories: And How To Write Them!

Silly Stories: And How To Write Them!