Books by the author KATIE DALE

A Pet to Play With

A Pet to Play With

Katie Dale

Raj can't wait to get a new pet, but there are so many to choose from! Which one will he pick?

Characters: Raj

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Abdul's Lazy Sons

Abdul's Lazy Sons

Katie Dale

Abdul works hard on the farm, but his sons never help. They are far too lazy! Then Abdul thinks of a clever trick to make them work very hard indeed ...

Characters: Abdul

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Dot and Dan and Snack Attack

Dot and Dan and Snack Attack

Katie Dale

Dot and Dan want a snack. But Dan eats too much!

Characters: DanDot

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Invisible Ivan

Invisible Ivan

Katie Dale

Ivan loves visiting his Great Aunt Polly, who is the best prankster ever, and her dog, Geronimo. One day, Great Aunt Polly shows Ivan how to make invisible ink, which is great fun! Until Ivan spills the ink on himself… and turns invisible! Ivan thinks this is awesome at first — imagine all the pranks he can do! But soon he starts to worry… how long will his invisibility last? And what if he stays invisible forever?

Characters: IvanPolly

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Little Scarlet's Big Fibs

Little Scarlet's Big Fibs

Katie Dale

Scarlet takes buns and cakes to her gran's house, but she always eats them before she gets there. Maybe the big bad wolf will pay her a visit.

Characters: Scarlet

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Quick Quentin

Quick Quentin

Katie Dale

Quentin is too quick. He slips and trips!

Characters: Quentin

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The Pot of Oats

The Pot of Oats

Katie Dale

Carla and her Mum have nothing left to eat so Carla goes out in search of food, but there is none! Just when all seems lost, a kind maiden gives her a magic porridge pot that fills with oats. Carla and her Mum now have all the food they need, but will Mum remember the words to stop the pot of oats from overflowing?

Characters: Carla

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Scary Scott

Scary Scott

Katie Dale

Scott thinks there were lots of good things about being a ghost. But there was also one big bad thing…everyone is scared of you.

Characters: Scott

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Sid's Stick

Sid's Stick

Katie Dale

In this story, Sid the dog is desperate to find his stick, but he keeps getting it wrong. Then he finds another dog at the end of his stick... can they be friends?

Characters: Sid

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The Magic Music Box

The Magic Music Box

Katie Dale

Bella dreams of being a ballerina. When a new ballet school opens up, she is desperate to join but it’s too expensive. Then she is given a mysterious box…

Characters: Bella

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Viv the Vet and Top Dog

Viv the Vet and Top Dog

Katie Dale

Viv is a vet. There are lots of pets to help!

Characters: Viv

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Sam and Soraya

Built by Sam & Soraya

In 2022 we welcomed our little twins into the world. Since then we have been building up our home library full of baby books to try and give our boys the best start.

While books with characters called Sam are found in bookstores and charity shops throughout the land, we struggled to find any books with Soraya, Jasper, or Xander.

This gave Soraya the idea to compile a list of books for new parents and then Sam decided to turn it in to a website.