When I was a kid reading books, I always wanted to find a way to delve into the story a little bit more and somehow merge the world of the characters into my own. As a writer, I love when I can embed that opportunity into my books. In The Kingsley Kids and the Bouncy …
Reading a book is only half the fun for a child. The real magic comes when they use their imagination to put themselves in the story. Or when they think about what would have happened to the characters if one small element of the story changed.
Tier one words are apparently basic, more frequently used words with one meaning. Tier two words, while still frequently used, are more complex and may have more than one meaning.
A cool aunt loves you like a mother, keeps secrets like a sister and giggles with you like a lifelong friend. I’ve written about it before, but “aunty” is one of my favourite titles. I thought when my nephews were toddlers was the best time, but now they are proper little humans (at six and …
The first story in the Kingsley Kids series sees Ms Higglebottom make a pretend volcano with the children in the science lesson. Despite the teacher being a little strange and grumpy, the children had a great time with the science experiments. Most kids love to make a mess, and there is some fun and teaching …
Hi! I’m Kirsty Lee Hutton, an Aussie author with a pretty ordinary, but equally wonderful, life. The Kingsley Kids is a project I’ve been working on for years; I think I wrote the first story back in about 2013. Eventually I wrote a few more Kingsley Kids stories and decided to publish them. Back in …
