Children's Books

Sometimes when I do art, I like to recall places that I have been in the past. I paint trips that I loved. It helps me to lock in the good times.

BANG! Jill wakes up covered in dust - again. Dr. Can Do has blown another hole in the ceiling, and Jill has finally had enough. She’s going to build her own house, with her own roof, and sleep in perfect quiet for once. But what’s that awful groaning sound coming from above her bed? And how on earth did something get stuck up there? This decodable reader practices the ’ei’ sound in words like ‘ceiling,’ ‘weird,’ ‘seized,’ ‘height,’ and ’eiderdown.’

Meet the amazing hens on the farm! These feathery friends have so much to do - from sitting on eggs to pecking at seeds and hunting for tasty bugs in the grass. Some hens have fancy feathers on their legs that look like pants, while others have beautiful spotted coats. Learn how mother hens care for their fluffy chicks and what they do when the sun goes down. But wait - who is that unexpected visitor sneaking into the hen coop at night?

When the sun sinks, the monsters come - and Ned only has a sword, two bone-chewing wolves, and a bossy floating Book to help him survive the night. Can a half-built wall and some rubbish leather armor really keep him safe? And what clever plan will The Book cook up before the next wave swarms in? This decodable reader practices the ‘gn’ sound in words like ‘design,’ ‘gnash,’ ‘sign,’ and ‘assign.’

When Cam closes his eyes after a long day, something magical happens - suddenly he’s floating, soaring past treetops and waving at birds! But what happens when an eagle warns him to hold on tight, and there’s nothing to hold on to? How high can one boy fly before the stars start to shake? Will Cam find his way back before morning? This decodable reader practices the igh phonogram in words like ‘bright,’ ‘flight,’ ’night,’ and ’tight.’

Long ago, all the stories in the world sat locked in a wooden chest high in Nyame the Sky-God’s palace. When Kwaku Anansi the spider decides those tales should belong to him, the Sky-God names an impossible price: capture four dangerous creatures and bring them back alive. Can one small, clever spider outwit a python, a leopard, and more to win the stories of the sky? This Bookbot level practices the soft ‘g’ sound in ‘huge’, ‘rage’, ‘danger’, ‘judge’, and ‘village’.

One cold season, the rain drowns every campfire and the forest people shiver through long, dark nights. Only selfish Old Chimp keeps a living flame, high on his ridge, and he shares it with nobody. Can a small, quiet boy named Kele outsmart fire itself and carry warmth back home? This story is retold for Bookbot readers who are practicing the ‘wr’ sound, with lesson words like ‘wraps’, ‘wren’, ‘songwriter’, ‘wriggling’, and ‘wrathful’.

Before there were stars, the Kalahari sky was a black, empty bowl, and the dark was said to be too wide to cross. So when little Sena’s brother wanders off into the night and cannot find his way back to the fire, what can one brave girl possibly do? Could a handful of glowing embers light the whole sky? This Bookbot level practices the ‘wr’ sound making /r/, with lesson words ‘wren’, ‘wrist’, ‘wreck’, and ‘wrings’.

As soon as you arrive in a village, it will start to change. If a village fails, you can lose all the trade. Here is a quick guide on what could happen and how to improve a village.

Mine carts on rails are a very quick way to get to a space you use a lot, which is a little way from your home base. A powered mine cart line takes a bit of time and resources to set up, but is well worth the time and effort. In survival mode, you will need to mine, mine, mine and chop, chop, chop to get what you need.