I was bought up in a little village in the heart of Devons glorious county side and was encouraged to spend lots of time out in the fields, woods and streams. I was lucky to have seen lots of wildlife in the natural surroundings. Most of the stories have a truth to them the surroundings and facts about the animals even though the stories are fictional but as a fantastic teacher once said "education should be fun" thanks Max. I started telling stories to my son he'd just give me an animal and off I would go as he grew I started writing them down so he could read them too and enjoy them when we were apart. Now I'm 46 and hes grown and flown I have shared these stories with friends to read to there kids and have been told time after time to put them into print, so dear friends and to my mum and dad here you go see I do listen. I hope your kids enjoy having them read whilst you bond or read them on their own, as much as I have over the years.