Nana's Stories

By Bev Scott Prior

Sharing precious moments together.
Step back in time into the world of childhood.
A collection of children's short stories, seen through children’s eyes and imagination.
The joys of sharing, kindness and curiosity leap from the pages and cannot help but make you smile.  
Twelve heart-warming stories for young children.  
How a scribble can change into a thoughtful gift with
Rusty Pickles 
Making friends and sharing with
Two Red Apples and a Green Pencil 
How a day at the beach brings unexpected surprises for Terry Tomkins with
The Shell Jar
and many more to delight.  
Enjoy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Oct 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781528996860

Bev Scott Prior

Bev Scott Prior has always loved books, and as a young mother, she frequently wrote stories for her four children to be read at bedtime. Now they are grown up, and Bev’s ‘tree’ has grown too. Once again, her pen is flowing with stories for the new little generation.

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About the Author

Bev Scott Prior has always loved books, and as a young mother, she frequently wrote stories for her four children to be read at bedtime. Now they are grown up, and Bev’s ‘tree’ has grown too. Once again, her pen is flowing with stories for the new little generation.

Dedication

To all the children, whose innocence so often brings a smile. This book is for you.

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Bev Scott Prior 2021

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ISBN 9781528996853 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781528996860 (ePub e-book)

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First Published 2021

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Evelyn’s Present

Evelyn Evans put down her library book and stuck Mum’s shopping receipt between pages 39 and 40, to remind her where she was up to. She could hear the voices of children playing ‘chase’ in the park opposite her house.

She enjoyed looking at them out of the window, and she smiled to herself as they chased each other shouting and laughing. She would have liked to have been in the park, running around with them.

It looked great fun, and nobody seemed to mind when they were ‘caught’ but, Evie,