Wendy Cooling read hundreds of stories to her nephews and nieces, the children of friends and neighbors, and children in schools before deciding on her choice for this book.
- How to Read in the Dark
- Wonderful Woody
- Playing Princesses
- The Troll's Story
- The Cat and The Mermaid
- Horrid Henry
- FlowerPotamus
- Tool Trouble at Smallbills Garage
etc.