Fred and I on the podcast trail
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 the Snake Series
Fred hands over to the horse
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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SALE!! 20% discount on all Fred books
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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Fred Book 10 is Published!!!!!
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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Fred learns about the Barber’s pole…..
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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Perdy and Jack join Fred’s adventures
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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2025 is the year of the snake! Go Fred!
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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Why Snake, and why Fred?
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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So we went to Kerala….
No doubt you want to hear all about our trip to Kochi (AKA Cochin) in southwest India. No sign of Columbus, but Vasco da Garma was buried there. Good flights via Doha, on Qatar airways which deserves its excellent reputation. Breakfast omelettes at 30,000 ft in an (almost) double bed! We stayed initially
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Fred is delighted with new reviews of USA-West
Signed copies available at www.petercottontales.com
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