Kenneth C. Steven,
writer, poet
Children’s Picture Books
Fergus Finds a Friend
Fergus is a young otter leaving his family for the first time to find his own home on the river. Along the way he encounters all sorts of dangers, but what will happen to him in the end?
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The Monk and the Mermaid
This is a very old story form the island of Iona. One day a monk spies a beautiful mermaid on the shore. The monk and the mermaid fall in love, but how can they ever live together when they come from such different worlds?
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The Biggest Thing in the World
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 This began life as a story told in schools.
It centres around Chang, a chinese boy whose father makes kites. Chang is
given a dragon kite for his birthday but what he really longs for is a real dragon. This is the tale of how he finds one. |
 The Bearer of Gifts, The Song of the Trees and The Sea Mice
and the Stars are all published by Little Tiger Press in London.
They have been translated into French, Dutch, Slovenian, Catelan, Portuguese, Greek, German, Korean and Taiwanese. Editions have appeared in Australia and the United States. |
 Imagining Things is my first collection of poems for 8-12s, written entirely in my little cabin in Aberfeldy. The collection was commissioned by Lion Hudson in Oxford; in 2005 it was designated one of Scholastic’s Best Books. |
