Children's author, Diana Kimpton, has made five of her picture book texts available in this slim volume so aspiring illustrators of all ages can try out their skills. Ideal for artists, teachers and parents, this book comes complete with wide-ranging permission to use the stories for personal practise and in class. Three of the stories have been previously published in picture book form while the other two are brand new. The published stories include the text of Diana's most successful picture book, The Bear Father Christmas Forgot, which was one of the Children's Book Council Children's...

Originally published as "The Green Sheep"
Winner of the children's category of the Rubery Book Award 2015

When an alien sheep mysteriously appears in a local field, Tom offers to help. But it's not easy to hide a sheep - especially one that's green, bleats backwards and duplicates itself every time it goes to sleep. Soon Tom's problems are multiplying as fast as the sheep. With the army closing in and the increasingly large flock looking to him for protection, can Tom help the woolly aliens escape from Earth before they are captured?

A fast moving...