Alan Bowater

Publishing Possibles

The Crazy Cloud Cleaner
Cyrus Nimbus lives on a mountain in the sky. He’s a cloud cleaner who’s a little bit crazy! Every day Cyrus catches the clouds that float over Witch Mountain. He uses a long crook to hook the clouds that are grey and gloomy. The old man huffs and puffs as he pulls them down from the sky…

Who Stole The Moon?
Millie and the moon were best friends. Every evening Millie stared at the sky. ‘Goodnight moon’ she called. But, tonight the sky was dark. The moon was missing!

A Dreadfully Dangerous Dragon
Once upon a time a dreadfully dangerous dragon swooped over the royal palace. It breathed fire on the Queen’s chrysanthemums and the King’s knights. They were covered in soot! It tormented the townsfolk and chased all the village children. Then, the dreadfully dangerous dragon devoured sixteen chickens! ‘Aaaaaahhhhhh!’ shouted the King. ‘This dragon must go!’

Jungle James
James lived next door to a jungle in deepest darkest Africa. Every night he heard the calls of wild animals. His mother told him to never go near the jungle. ‘The animals will eat you alive!’ she said. But James wasn’t scared and the next morning he walked into the jungle…

The Round Wind
The round wind came suddenly one afternoon. Mum and dad were in the garden. I was in my bedroom playing with Harley. Grandpa said a big storm was coming ‘cause his knees ached! Harley and me looked out the window. The sky was inky black. A thunderclap shook the house. Harley hid. Then, I heard the round wind roar!

Beware, the Agapanthus!
Beware the Agapanthus that’s come into our home. I heard mum say the other day, ‘You feed it blood and bone!’ She said it likes a dark dim place and doesn’t like a draught. And when dad said ‘It’s hungry!’ Not one of us kids laughed…

7 Days in Space
Eric spent all Saturday building a spaceship. He didn’t even stop for lunch! The spaceship was going to take him to the moon and back. That night Eric wondered who’d go with him. Bear wanted to go! So on Sunday Eric and Bear blasted off into space.

Bruce the Goose
Bruce is a goose. Once he was a gosling but now he’s a gander. Bruce lives on a farm with a gaggle of geese. He is very versatile. Bruce draws and writes and acts and sings. But Bruce has a big secret!