I was 47 years old when I arrived in USA and discovered that I was named after a rabbit. I could not understand why people fell over laughing when I gave my name at checkout counters. Some started singing about hopping along a bunny trail at Easter. But surely the English author Beatrix Potter wrote […]
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Fred has favor to ask. If you like any of his books, he’d really appreciate a review on Amazon. It is easy to do Find the book on Amazon Click on the stars Click on “see customer reviews” Click on “write a customer review” Click on the number of stars you want, write something and
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Fred and I have enjoyed being interviewed by some publishing podcasters wanting to know all about the books. Check them out on this website WOW, Fred has a song!
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Fred’s year of the snake finishes on February 17th at the start of the Chinese lunar new year festival. Fred is happy to hand over to the horse, for those born in 2026, 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, 1942 and even older than me. Check out the panel to see which animal you are
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On Feb 17 Fred completes his year of the snake and hands over to the horse. In honor of Fred’s service, there is a 20% discount on all his books for this month only Coupon code is feb17
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Delighted to introduce “When Fred the Snake and Friends learn the Chinese Zodiac – and the Great race. After returning from their adventures exploring USA, Fred went back to school with Perdy and Jack. They met two Chinese kids, Connor and Ellie, who reminded Fred that 2025 is the year of the snake in the
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Friends of Fred the adventurous snake will recall that he had an accident in the first book when he first ventured out onto the street. “He thought the stripey barber pole was another snake, but, oh my soul, he dashed across with never a glance, into the path of an ambulance”. Whilst recovering from his
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Fred started as a bedtime story for my then young children, Andy and Nicky, a very long time ago. Andy and Nicky 1969 bedtime story text When Nicky had her children, she asked “What happened to Fred-Fred”. I found the 1969 text and a wonderful illustrator, Bonnie Lemaire. We published the first book “When Fred
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Did you know that January 29, 2025, marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake? Fred is rather pleased. Wikipedia says “The lunar calendar consists of a cycle of the twelve animals, in sequence: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Each year, an animal is paired with
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You may know that I write books for young children about Fred the snake. I am often asked, and you may wonder, why choose a snake? Snakes are not most children’s favorite pets or cuddlies. Surely a koala bear or a cute dog would have been a better subject, and gotten more traction in the
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