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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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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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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This is the last of the 3 books in which Jim takes Fred, Perdy, Jack and the gang exploring famous sights in USA. They travel the west coast, starting in Hollywood, where Fred gets a star, fly under the Golden Gate bridge, get locked up (temporarily) in Alcatraz, marvel at Yosemite, ski at Tahoe, visit
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Meet Cristina Young, the “designer” of my books about Fred the snake and his friends. She weaves my words and Bonnie’s illustrations into the printed books. I hadn’t realised the importance of the designer until we started working together. We just finished the 9th book about Fred’s adventures which will be on sale very soon.
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Fred was tickled to get publicity in the local islands SIP quarterly magazine. SIP is Sullivans Island, Isle of Palms and Dewees https://www.luckydognews.com/sip-magazine/when-peter-the-doctor-invented-a-medical-marvel-and-dreamt-u/
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I have been rather quiet for a few months while working on some important changes to my website(s). We have revamped www.petercottontales.com . Chad at Tidewater Creative Media has done a nice job, despite my help. Hope you like it. I had another site www.drpetercotton.com for my medical activities and my blog about life in
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Hopefully a few of my kind readers will know that I have been writing stories for young children about Fred the Snake. The first was a bedtime story for my then small kids about how (not) to cross the road, “When Fred the Snake got Squished and mended”. The rough text laid idle in a
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When Fred the Snake and Friends explore USA-East By Peter Cotton and Bonnie Lemaire Reviewed By Amy Louise Hill for Readers’ Favorite. June 2022. 5 STARS When Fred the Snake and Friends explore USA-East by Peter Cotton is a fun-filled and adventurous picture book for young children. Jungle Jim and his friends go sightseeing around
My latest Fred snake book gets a 5 star review! Read More »
