Daisy and Lisbeth, two young fairies, were playing when suddenly a quivering mess of colours caught their attention. They crept close. “Its a ball with the air escaping” Lisbeth stated. “No, its not cos it keeps lying still. It must…
It was quiet in Mudpile Wood. Not a single buzzing bee was around. Suddenly, a loud rustle made Breeze jump to his feet. It must be a big mouse. I hope it is not a bat, Breeze thought. He liked…
The trouble with trees. Breeze loves to sit in trees. In general, Ogres hate trees. From his seat in a tree that sits alongside the river, he is hidden. This means Breeze can see everything that is happening in Mudpile…
(I first told this story on Decidinglybob.com. Bob considered himself to be a wolf but, in reality, was a Norwegian Elkhound with a huge heart and a bigger appetite.) Jessie was hiding under a chair. Bob, her dog and protector,…
It was Summer in Ireland. Meabh was lying on the grass, staring at the clouds in the blue sky. “I would like to be a cloud,” she said, waving her straw hat towards the sky. Caoimhe giggled. “That is silly.…
Here is part one, in case you missed it Meabh loved flying. “But it would be better if I could move about in this basket.” Caoimhe’s cry for help was loud and sad. Meabh searched the sky and failed to…
Maybe it was the huge meal or the memory of a baby playing in a plastic round play car, but Betty had a delicious dream. She dreamt she was driving a special car made just for Betty. The car was…
Chapter 1 Betty is a Grandmother. She looks like a grandmother but doesn’t think like your grandmother or mine. When not cooking or babysitting, she does what she does best—inventing things. She calls them “Gadgets or Do-Wackys.” Betty insists everything…
The cloud who learnt to hug Tiny cloud was small and thin. You could see through it and watch the larger, darker clouds high in the sky behind. At first, Tiny Cloud didn’t notice how small he was. He dived…
This blog/website has been created to promote Maria Matthew’s books among the vast sea of published books. The Runaway Schoolhouse was published almost ten years ago, and since then, it has found a pool of readers who tell me they…