Jacqui Shepherd

Bongi the beetle is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Bongi shows young readers the importance of tidying up and the consequences of being untidy.Bongi likes to collect things she finds in the beautiful garden where she lives. She brings home shiny pieces of glass, flowers, and interesting sticks and stones. She plays with them in her beetle house but never packs anything away - she doesn't see the point in tidying up as she wants to play with her things again anyway. One day her sister, Bibi, bumps into Bongi's pile of stones and hurts herself. Bongi decides to clear her mess by making one big pile. One day, in a rush out the door, Bongi runs into her pile of things and hurts her leg very badly. She finally understands the importance of tidying up and becomes a very tidy beetle. This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Enor-mouse is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: It shows the importance of accepting yourself as you are. In this book 'enormous' and 'mouse' have been put together to make a fun word 'enor-mouse' - a mouse that is very, very big. The story is set in a farmhouse.Joe and his friends love playing in the farmhouse when the people are away. Sometimes the mice squeeze through the small holes in the floor, but Joe is too big to join them. Joe is much bigger than the other mice, he is enor-mouse. Sometimes the other mice tease him and call him Joe the giant. He laughs and pretends not to mind, but his feelings are hurt and he finds it difficult to feel part of the group.One day he is talking to himself about his wish to be very small. Suddenly he hears a voice - it's Tiny Tom. The little mouse explains that he feels the same way as Joe the giant feels. And that you cannot control what others say but you can control how you feel about it. He also explains that we are all the way we are meant to be. Joe does not agree.The next day Joe's mother is trying to reach some biscuits on a high shelf. She cannot reach them, but Joe can. Then Tiny Tom gets stuck under a table that has fallen over. The other mice cannot free him, but Joe is big enough and strong enough to lift the table off Tiny Tom. Then the farm cat runs to attack the mice. Joe stands tall and gives the cat a fright, who runs away. Joe the giant realizes that his size helps him in many ways and that we are all just the way we are meant to be. Enor-mouse is part of the exciting Farm-tastic series. This is a set of 10 story books for children, with farm animal characters. Word play is used to bring an additional element of fun to the books. Each story highlights a valuable lesson, such as the importance of hope, that we all have a purpose, and the power of an imagination. The beautifully illustrated stories will entertain children and encourage them to adopt values and attitudes that will help them in their daily lives.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

The unkind buffalo is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: it is better to see the good in others instead of the bad, and to encourage rather than criticize. The story is about buffaloes and is set in the African bush.Bertus is a big, strong buffalo who is very unhappy. He never sees the good things in life. He only notices the bad. He also points out unkind things in the other buffaloes, such as a horn that is not perfectly shaped. Bertus does not think he is unkind. He is merely there to say what needs to be said, such as the important job of pointing out faults in others.The other buffaloes get tired of this and decide to teach Bertus a lesson. One day they all point at Bertus and tell him he is unusually short for a buffalo. Bertus gets very upset and feels ugly. He sits under a tree and recalls the many times he has pointed out differences in other buffaloes and made them feel ugly.He realizes that there is nothing wrong with being different and that everyone makes mistakes. Instead of pointing out bad things he starts pointing out good things. And he is never unkind again.This book is part of the exciting Animal Adventures series, a set of little stories with big lessons. They were written, illustrated and published in South Africa, where the series has been dubbed 'New African stories for a new generation'. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Pinky breaks the rules is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: the value of trusting parents and realizing that they make rules for good reasons. The story also teaches readers about hedgehogs.Pinky is a young hedgehog who lives with her parents. They teach her everything she needs to know about being a hedgehog and protecting herself from danger. Pinky listens to her parents and is happy.One night she meets Neo, who becomes her first friend. Neo tells Pinky that there are many exciting things beyond the hedge and asks Pinky to go there with him. Pinky's parents have told her not to go to the other side of the hedge, but she wants to show her new friend that she is brave. So she follows him through the hedge and finds herself on the side of a busy road. Neo crosses the road and curls up into a ball, knowing that he is in danger.Seeing Neo in danger, Pinky runs to call her father for help. Mr Hedgehog moves Neo to safety back behind the hedge and is very upset with Pinky for breaking the rules. Pinky now understands that her parents make rules to keep her safe. She also learns that a true friend will never expect you to break the rules or disobey your parents. This book is part of the exciting Animal Adventures series, a set of little stories with big lessons. They were written, illustrated and published in South Africa, where the series has been dubbed 'New African stories for a new generation'. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

The little grey horse who loved to run is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: everyone is special and there is nothing wrong with being different. The story is set on an African farm.The little grey horse lives on a farm with other horses. What makes her different is her endless energy. She loves to run very fast, like the wind. And she never gets tired of the excitement of doing this. The other horses spend their days lazing around and doing as little as possible. They are not fond of the little grey horse and find her quite annoying.No one will run with her, so the little grey horse begins to wonder if there is something wrong with her. She tries to fit in with the other horses - she stops running and stands for hours nibbling grass while flicking away flies with her tail. But this does not make her happy at all.One day, when she decides she can no longer pretend to be a lazy horse, the little grey horse starts running. Faster and faster. She laughs as she feels the wind blowing through her mane again. A young boy, Zac, is visiting the farm that day with his father. They are looking for a new horse for their farm. Zac sees the little grey horse running at top speed and finds her magnificent. He names her Quicksilver and takes her home, where they become very good friends and go on long rides together. Quicksilver realizes that there is nothing wrong with her. In fact, she is quite special This book is part of the exciting Animal Adventures series, a set of little stories with big lessons. They were written, illustrated and published in South Africa, where the series has been dubbed 'New African stories for a new generation'. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Wally gets a tummy ache is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: the dangers of being greedy and not sharing. The story features warthogs and is set on an African game farm.Wally lives with his family on a game farm, where the warthogs spend most of their day looking for food. His mother likes to collect berries as a special treat for her little ones. The problem is that berries are Wally's favourite food.One day the warthog family is taking a nap, but Wally lies awake thinking about the pile of berries lying nearby. He quietly sneaks off to eat one, which surely no one will notice. Then he eats another. And another and another until he has eaten all of them. Now his tummy is so full it feels like it is going to burst.His moaning and crying in pain makes the family very worried about him. But then his mother sees that all the berries are gone. She asks him where they are and he admits to eating every last one. His mother says he cannot eat another berry for a week because of his greedy behavior. Wally learns his lesson and never takes a berry again without asking.This book is part of the exciting Animal Adventures series, a set of little stories with big lessons. They were written, illustrated and published in South Africa, where the series has been dubbed 'New African stories for a new generation'. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Jojo's journey is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: how not giving up helps to achieve a goal. The story is about giraffes and is set in the African bush.Jojo is a giraffe who lives in a zoo. She is very lonely there as she has no friends. One night, when the zookeepers go home, Jojo runs away to look for friends in the African bush.She meets many creatures along the way - a mouse, a monkey, a crocodile, a lioness, a bird, a snake. Jojo asks each one to be her friend, but they all have an excuse why they cannot do that. Jojo feels sad but knows that she cannot give up. So she keeps on walking and searching.Suddenly, Jojo sees a long neck and a head sticking up. She knows it is another giraffe. She runs over to find a big group of giraffes, and they all say yes to being her friend. Jojo knows that not giving up is what brought her to her new friends and she is never lonely again.This book is part of the exciting Animal Adventures series, a set of little stories with big lessons. They were written, illustrated and published in South Africa, where the series has been dubbed 'New African stories for a new generation'. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Eddie gets a fright is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: the importance of listening to parents and watching the time. The story also teaches readers about elephants and is set in the African bush.Eddie is a baby elephant in the wild. His mother teaches him all about being a good elephant in the morning, and in the afternoons he is allowed to go out and play. All his mother asks is that he comes home before dark. Eddie enjoys playing in the river the most, so he often runs straight there to splash around in the water. He has so much fun that he always loses track of time and has to race home to get there before the sun sets.One afternoon he forgets all about supper and it gets dark. Elephants have bad eyesight so Eddie cannot find the path home. But they do have good hearing and Eddie gets very frightened by the noises he hears. Suddenly, his father appears out of the tall grass to fetch him. Eddie finally understands why it is important to listen to his parents and to watch the time.This book is part of the exciting Animal Adventures series, a set of little stories with big lessons. They were written, illustrated and published in South Africa, where the series has been dubbed 'New African stories for a new generation'. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Wadi the whale is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: being kind. Wadi shows readers the importance of treating others the way you want others to treat you. The story and illustrations also teach readers about whales and other marine life.Wadi, an enormouse whale, likes to swim far every day and greets everyone he meets. He asks how they are and listens to their news. He cares about the other sea creatures. One day Wadi and two other whales, Toto and Lulu, are swimming together. All the creatures greet Wadi, but not the other whales. Wadi swims along singing, but Toto and Lulu follow him with unhappy faces. They do not know why nobody speaks to them. Wadi explains that they have to treat others how they want to be treated. So if they want others to be friendly to them, then they need to be friendly and polite to others. The three swim along and Toto and Lulu begin to greet the other sea creatures first. They realize how good it feels to be polite and friendly, and they carry on treating others how they want to be treated. This book is part of the exciting Sea stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Suzy the seal is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: the importance of manners. The book demonsrates to young readers that good manners show others that you are grateful and that you care about them. The story and illustrations also teach readers about seals and other marine life.Suzy lives with a group of seals. Her mother teaches her many things, such as good manners. But Suzy thinks manners are a waste of time - why does she have to say 'please' and 'thank you'? She thinks the other seals with manners are just silly and she never says please or thank you to them for anything. One day she shares a big fish with her friend Flippy. He walks off and does not say thank you. Suzy gets offended and thinks that Flippy is ungrateful for her kindness. Suzy's mother explains to her that this is how the other seals feel when Suzy does not say please or thank you. Suzy realizes that manners are important and that they show others that we are grateful and we care about them.This book is part of the exciting Sea stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Finny the fish is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Finny shows that gossiping and talking behind someone's back can be hurtful and cause trouble. The story and illustrations also teach readers about sardines and other marine life.Finny is a sardine who loves talking to the other sardines in her group. But she also has a very bad habit of talking about the other sardines behind their backs. She feels important when she passes on news, even though it is not always true. She also likes to share the other fishes' secrets. This causes a lot of trouble between them all. The other sardines no longer trust Finny and they decide to teach her a lesson. They tell her that they hear she wants to leave the group. Finny gets very upset that someone is making up stories about her and realizes how awful it feels when someone gossips about you. She finally understands that gossiping can hurt others and cause unnecessary problems, so she stops making up stories about others and learns to keep a secret. This book is part of the exciting Sea stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Sam the spider is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Sam shows young readers the importance of concentrating on what you are doing.Sam is a young spider living in a shed. The other spiders around him make beautiful webs very quickly. Then they sit waiting for insects to get stuck in their webs so they can eat them. Sam tries to make his first web like the older spiders. He thinks it is easy, but when he looks at his web he can see that it is not right. He spins web after web but none of them come out right. One of the older spiders takes pity on Sam and watches him spin a web. He sees that Sam makes a good part of the web when he concentrates, but then not-so-good parts when his mind wanders. Sam tries again, paying close attention from beginning to end. And his new web is perfect This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Solomon the snail is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Solomon shows young readers that even though time is precious and should be used wisely, everyone should go at their own pace.Solomon's friends call him Solomon the slowcoach. Even when he is moving as fast as he can, he hardly moves at all. One day Doris the dung beetle tells Solomon about a beautiful garden at the end of the road. She comes up with the idea that Solomon should slide into his house so she can push him down the road with her back legs. She is trying to help him get to the beautiful garden faster. Solomon agrees, but he gets very scared as he speeds over every bump along the road. Doris is very proud for saving Solomon time in getting to the garden, but Solomon explains to her that snails are not meant to go so fast. He tells Doris that wasting time has nothing to do with speed, it is what you do with your time. The friends agree to not waste time and to stick to the speed they were made for. This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Lala the ladybug is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Lala shows young readers the benefits of being positive and the importance of thinking good thoughts rather than bad thoughts.Lala is sitting on a flower one day when her friend Dotty flies past. Dotty does not wave, say hello or even smile at Lala. Lala gets very cross and ignores all her other friends for the rest of the day because of her bad mood. She tells her mother how Dotty no longer likes her and that Dotty ruined her day. Her mother explains that you can choose to think good or bad thoughts when something happens - Dotty was probably in a hurry and did not have time to greet Lala. Lala then chooses to think positive thoughts. She has a lot more fun with her friends and is much happier as a result. This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Fatima the fly is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Fatima shows young readers that you do not have to be the best at everything you do, you only have to try your best.Fatima happily takes part in all the local insect activities, including running races, flying races, dancing classes, singing in the insect choir and playing volleyball. She always does her best, whether she wins or not. One day she plays hide-and-seek with the other insects. A mosquito tells Fatima that she is no good at the game - she is far too easy to find. Fatima explains to the mosquito that she tries her best and plays to have fun. The mosquito then understands and agrees that doing your best is the best you can do.This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Cobus the cockroach is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Cobus shows young readers that it takes two to fight and that getting on together is much more fun.Cockroach brothers Cobus and Crawley never stop fighting in their home behind a kitchen cupboard. Their fights get very serious: they shout and kick and punch each other. And they always blame each other for starting the fights. All this fighting makes the cockroach family very unhappy. Mother Cockroach sits the two boys down after a big fight and explains that they are both hurt and both at fault - it takes two to have a fight. They finally understand that being friends is much better than fighting. This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Aggi the ant is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Aggi shows young readers the importance of working together as a team and that every member of a team is valuable.Aggi finds a very large piece of cheese one day when out with the other ants from the anthill. She knows it's too big for one ant to carry. It's even too big for two ants to carry. So Aggi calls all the ants together and they work as a team to get the cheese back to the anthill to feed the colony.This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Cale the crab is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Cale shows young readers the importance of being reliable and keeping your word. The story and illustrations also teach readers about crabs and other marine life.Cale lives in an old ship at the bottom of the ocean. He has many crab friends who help him whenever he needs them. But Cale is not always there for them - he often has an excuse when he does not keep his promises. He does not think it is a problem if he falls asleep or just forgets to meet them when they have plans, even though they sit waiting. The other crabs cannot rely on Cale. One day they make plans with Cale and don't go, but Cale does. He gets very angry and confronts his friends about wasting his time. They explain to Cale that he does this often and that he has not been a very good friend. Cale then understands that it is wrong to tell someone you will do something and not do it. And he never does it again. This book is part of the exciting Sea stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Dis-cow-very is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: It shows that it is not safe to go wandering off on your own. In this book 'discovery' and 'cow' have been put together to make a fun word 'dis-cow-very' - something new, seen or found by a cow.Molly the cow is a dreamer. She often dreams of leaving the farm she lives on to go exploring. She wants to find something new and make a discovery. She thinks she has seen everything there is to see in her field. One day Molly decides to chew the rope holding the gate closed and run through it. The grass on the other side seems to be the same as the grass in the field she lives in. She looks up, down and all around for something new. The trees, birds and butterflies also look the same. But she carries on walking, looking for something new. She is tired from all the walking and falls asleep. Suddenly a noise wakes her up. She realizes that wandering off on her own is not such a good idea - what if there is something new that wants to hurt her?She runs all the way back to the farm, where she will be safe.The farmer is waiting there for Molly. He is happy to see her and locks the gate behind her. Molly now understands that the gate is not there to stop her from making discoveries but to keep all the cows safe. She starts looking for new things on the farm and finds them, like a beautiful flower and some fireflies. One day she finds the most exciting thing of all: a chameleon.Molly understands that she does not have to go somewhere to find something new and that it is dangerous to go off on her own. Her lovely grassy field is the best place to be Dis-cow-very is part of the exciting Farm-tastic series. This is a set of 10 story books for children, with farm animal characters. Word play is used to bring an additional element of fun to the books. Each story highlights a valuable lesson, such as the importance of hope, that we all have a purpose, and the power of an imagination. The beautifully illustrated stories will entertain children and encourage them to adopt values and attitudes that will help them in their daily lives.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

Gonzo the grasshopper is a beautifully illustrated story book with a very important life lesson: Gonzo shows young readers that you should not be so focused on one particular goal that you miss out on other important things in life.Gonzo hardly ever hops. He likes flying more. He believes that the faster you get to where you are going, the better. Gonzo's grandfather disagrees - they are grassHOPPERS after all. So Grandpa and Gonzo hop together one day. They go slowly from place to place and stop often to look around. Gonzo realizes that he sees nothing but a blur of grass when he whizzes by in the air, but when he hops he sees raindrops sparkling on grass and bright berries on bushes. Grandpa explains that when Gonzo has time he should hop along and enjoy the journey. And when Gonzo is in a hurry it is okay to fly. Gonzo finally understands that when you are too busy getting to where you are going, you miss a lot of other things along the way.This book is part of the exciting Bug stories series, a set of little stories with big lessons. By relating to the fun characters in this series, children can learn valuable life skills.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.