I was asked to write some stories for toddlers, stories which dealt with experiences encountered by tiny tots. I wrote the first four about a cuddly baby elephant toy called Elephant Small, and the second four about a mischievous piglet called Piglittle. All of them are amusingly illustrated by Andy Ellis.


ELEPHANT SMALL AND THE SPLASHY BATH

This is my own favourite. Elephant Small doesnt want a bath, but he has to have one. When Elephant Mum pours bubbles into the water and Elephant Small begins to splash, he discovers that bath-time can be fun after all...

ELEPHANT SMALL IS LOST

Elephant Mum can't find Elephant Small anywhere. Jolly Dog joins in the search but there's no sign of him. Then a little voice is heard, but where is it coming from...

ELEPHANT SMALL GOES TO A PARTY

Elephant Small has been invited to Jolly Dog'sbirthday party and has great fun wrapping his present. But when it is time for Elephant Mum to leave him at the party, Elephant Small doesn't want her to go...

TIME FOR BED, ELEPHANT SMALL

When it's time for bed, Elephant Small wants to play. He chases Clockwork Mouse, splashes Scaredy Cat and jumps up and down on his bed. Will he ever go to sleep..?

EAT UP, PIGLITTLE

Piglittle would much rather run round the farmyard than eat his sprouts and potatoes. But will he eat what he is given when he is really hungry..?

CAN WE PLAY TOO, PIGLITTLE?

When Piglittle finds a ball near the pigsty, he won't let anyone else play with it. Then he discovers that it is no fun playing on his own...

CAN'T YOU SLEEP, PIGLITTLE?

He's too cold, then he's too hot, then Primrose Pig begins to snore. Piglittle can't sleep, so he creeps out of the pen to see if anyone else is awake. He is shockd to find that the moon has fallen into the duck pond...

BOO TO YOU, PIGLITTLE

Piglittle enjoys running round the farmyard and scaring the other animals. But he has a shock in store when he runs past Baggy Bull's field...