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The title is announced when the story is finished.
Willow Creek Tales
Theme: Empathy and kindness
Kindness, and the harder parts of it.
Willow Creek is green, busy and neighbourly, with water at the bottom of every garden. It is where the stories about noticing other people live.
The setting: A rabbit family in a green meadow village on the creek.
- Social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Ages 4–8
The stories in this world
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The title is announced when the story is finished.
Not yet published
The title is announced when the story is finished.
Each story stands on its own. Read them in any order.
The characters
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Poppy (rabbit)
Quick to notice when something is not right, and still working out what to do about it.
- observant
- warm
- impatient
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Fern (rabbit)
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Basil (rabbit)
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Mabel (rabbit)
A rabbit who has just moved to the creek, and who knows what it is like to be the new one.
- shy
- watchful
- funny once settled
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Old Tobias (tortoise)
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Digby (badger)
A neighbour who takes some winning over, and is worth it.
- prickly
- private
- loyal in the end
What these stories explore
Kindness in its easy form and its hard form — listening, making room, putting things right, and being decent to someone who isn't being decent back. These stories take seriously how much harder kindness is when nobody is watching, or when it is not returned.
Get told when the next story in this world lands
One email when a story in Willow Creek Tales is released. Nothing else.
Next door in Hollowdale
The worlds share one valley and one river. These are the neighbours.