Charlie`s Key
Charlie lived with his mum in a village by the sea.
It was a small village, and a quiet one.
Nothing much ever happened there -
at least not until he was given his own key to the house.
He promised his mum he`d look after it but
things just started to go wrong.....
"A sweet and lively story told in John's distinctive, relaxed, conversational style." - Lucy Land, 'Essex Life' Magazine
"I`ve just finished reading 'Charlie`s Key' to my class - they loved it!" - Sally Wrigley, Our Lady`s Convent Junior, Abingdon
'A delight' - Amazon reviewer
'Charlie's key' is one of John's most popular stories. It's funny, thought provoking and every child will identify with poor Charlie's difficulty in getting his mum to believe him when he really is telling the truth - it's just that the truth is sometimes a little hard to swallow.
Oh, and did we mention it's funny? John once told it at a school in Southend during an Ofsted inspection. One of the inspectors was in the audience and by the end of the story she was crying with laughter. Lots of people would like to make an Ofsted inspector cry, but how many can honestly say they've done it?
'Charlie's Key' was shortlisted for the 2008 Association of Illustrators award.
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