儿童故事集：Katie and the Magician of Morocco

We learn a new side to Katies mother in this magical adventure which takes us to Morocco, and Marrakesh, the magical capital of the world. One astute listener recently said she liked our Katie stories because Katies mum is such a good role model. In

儿童故事集：Katie and the Big Cat

It was the first day of term in the New Year. Isis was standing in the playground talking to Judith and Andy about their holidays. All three of them had lovely suntans, Judith and Andy from their skiing trips, and Isis from her stay on a Caribbean is

儿童故事集：Katie’s Halloween Aunt

This Katie story is just a bit different because most of it is not even about Katie but about her mum. Of course Katies mum is a witch, and she always wanted to set up a magic shop. When she finally achieved her ambition, the other shopkeepers starte

儿童故事集：Katie’s Revenge

Katie and her best friend Isis were really not at all like each other in so many ways. Isis was neat and tidy and Katie was rather messy. Isis was sporty, and liked swimming and gymnastics, and Katie liked reading books and drawing pictures. Isis was

儿童故事集：Katie’s Black Friday

A fortune telling craze is spreading through school. Katie warns her friends that predicting the future can be dangerous, and is proved right in this story that is just a little more SPOOKY than usual. NATASHAS COMMENT ON THIS STORY: I love the Seanc

儿童故事集：Katie and the Invisible Umbrella

Katies Grandmother had all sorts of beautiful, but rather old fashioned, magical things. Many of them werent so useful these days, because science has caught up with magic in so many ways. For instance, before electric kettles were invented, witches

儿童故事集：Katie and the Cat who Talked

Katie and the Cat Who Talked- Every Saturday, not far from where Katie lived, there was a market. Farmers came into town and set up their stalls in a car park. They sold the tastiest apples, the freshest eggs, and all sorts of vegetables that stil

儿童故事集：The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells

Katie was in the clear. The head teacher knew for a fact that it was somebody else who had been doing all the bad spells around school. But not everybody knew that she was innocent. In fact, as far as most people were concerned, Katie was still the N

儿童故事集：Katie and the Giants

It was 9am on Monday morning, and the corridor at school was echoing with shrill voices and swarming with every type of kid neat, scruffy, tall, dumpy, nice-mannered, plain rude, sporty, smart, not so smart, and the odd genius. Each and every one of

儿童故事集：Jack and the Pirate School Part 1

Once upon a time, there was a boy called Jack. He was seven. And Jack had six sisters, but no brothers. And they were really, really girly. All day long, theyd play with their dolls. And with their beauty salon. And twirl around in their pink ballet

儿童故事集：The Witch Who Lost Her Spells

Proofread by Jana Elizabeth. Katie went to a nice school where most of the teachers were kind, but some of them were quite strict, and all of them could be moody and grumpy at times, just like anyone else can be. Unfortunately, Katies form teacher wa

儿童故事集：The Nose That Ran Away

Loads of people are always saying that Isis is an exceptionally pretty little girl. They say things like: What lovely blonde hair she has! and What wonderful blue eyes! and Such a sweet nose! and What a darling little mouth! And Isis likes it when pe

儿童故事集：The Witch Who Got into Trouble at School

It was summer. The school year had almost come to an end, and everyone was looking forward to the long holidays. In fact, everyone would have been really, really happy, except for one thing. Before the holidays, they had to do exams. And nobody likes

儿童故事集：The Witch Who Was Frightened Of Halloween

As every kid knows, Halloween is both spooky and sweet. Its spooky because there are witches and wizards about, and its sweet because children go in search of treats. This story is about a little girl who is a witch, and its fair to say that its more

儿童故事集：Jack and the Pirate School Part 5

Captain Blackheart looked at Jack. Your father has gravely insulted this ship, sir, he snarled. And one week from today, you will walk the plank. Jack felt a bit nervous after he heard that. Take him to the hold, roared Captain Blackheart. Ben the ca

儿童故事集：Jack and the Pirate School Part 4

Just in case you cant quite remember what happened so far, Jack was a boy of seven who went off to sailing school one summer. But there was a bit of a mix-upand Jack found himself at pirate school instead. But the lunch they made was so disgusting, J

儿童故事集：Jack and the Pirate School Part 3

He was lying on the deck, and Captain Blackheart was leaning right over him. Welcome to The Pirate School, young man, he boomed. I hope you like excitement young man, because from now on, youre going to have plenty of it! Excitement is just what I lo

儿童故事集：Gladys and the chiX

Have you ever wanted to be lead singer in a band? I mean, have you ever picked up an old cardboard toilet roll, held it to your mouth, and pretended that it was a microphone? Or have you ever found yourself tapping out a beat on the kitchen table wit

儿童故事集：Gladys the Music Maker

It was Saturday afternoon, and Gladys three older sisters were just finishing their breakfast. What shall we do for the rest of the day? Asked Sam in a half-asleep voice. You mean whats left of it, said Gladys who had been up for hours, but her siste

儿童故事集：Gladys and the Big Gig

The chiX new manager was called Arny Layne and he liked to chomp cigars and talk about all the singers who had become monster rich just because of him. He had started to ring their house quite often. The first time he called, Sam picked up the phone.