August 2023

A fable-like tale, “the Wolf the Duck & the Mouse,” takes the reader on an unusual journey. “Oh, woe! said the mouse.”  as he appears in the wolf’s stomach, eaten by the beast. To the mouse’s surprise, the duck sleeps there and is not pleased to find his new visitor. But gradually, the relationship between duck and mouse warms up…

Izzy Gizmo is invited to the annual Invention Convention with four other contestants to compete for a badge at Genius Guild.  After a challenging journey with her grandad and Fixer (a purple crow), Izzy arrives at the Technoff Isle to meet the judge, who wishes the children to build a stand-out machine. Unlike the other participants, Izzy is modest but…

A girl with a catchy name is always late for school. “Vera Jewel is Late for School” by Nikola Kent follows the week of a schoolgirl who unfortunately broke her favourite bike on Monday and had to find alternative ways to get to school. Many would be discouraged, but that is not Vera’s personality. She faces the challenge by going…