Tag Archives: Goblins

FREE KIDS’ BOOKS! #ebookweek24

Posted on March 6, 2024 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s Read an Ebook Week on Smashwords, and these two fun adventures are FREE until Sunday! Gateway to Magic Steven Topcliff is addicted to his games console, but when a goblin changeling takes his place on Earth, he finds himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Adventure, Children's books, Children's story, Fairies, Free Book, Goblins, humor, Humour, Mermaids | Leave a comment

Goblins galore – and a great #Halloween read!

Posted on October 31, 2023 by annabellefranklinauthor

Hi, Lyra here! Don’t tell my human, but I’m off to the goblins’ Halloween party! The veil between the worlds is at its thinnest at this time of year. It’s easy for dogs – and children – to slip through … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing, Dogs | Tagged Blogging, Children's books, Children's story, Dogs, Fairies, Fairyland, Goblins, Halloween, Pets, Whippets, Writing | 2 Comments

The very next day, they gave it away…

Posted on December 14, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s always sad to see the queues of people in the stores after Christmas, taking back unwanted gifts. The trouble with surprises is they don’t always turn out to be what people want. So how’s this for a solution? Before … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, children, Children's books, Christmas, Dogs, Fairyland, Gift ideas, Gifts, Goblins, Humour, presents, Writing | 14 Comments

The Slapstyx – a great summer holiday read! #kidlit #fantasy #humour

Posted on July 27, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

What if the dirt and grime that appears in our homes was actually put there by goblins? What if those goblins filled our homes with dirt that could only be removed with one product – a detergent that poisoned the … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Adventure, Book blogs, Children's books, Ecology, Fantasy, Goblins, Humour, Mermaids, Seaside, Writing | Leave a comment

Christmas Greetings and a #FreeBook

Posted on December 24, 2019 by annabellefranklinauthor

Hi, Pearl here! All I want for Christmas is to be able to get up the stairs when we go to visit our extended pack – my knees are getting stiff, and stairs are starting to look scary. Annabelle’s family … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing, Pearl | Tagged Children's books, Children's story, Christmas, Fairies, Fairy Queen, Fairyland, Free Book, Goblins, magic, Writing | 12 Comments

Nightmare Hair #dreamdeeply

Posted on February 13, 2019 by annabellefranklinauthor

Have you ever wondered why you can go to bed with perfectly tidy hair and yet wake up in the morning looking like you’ve swapped heads with Worzel Gummidge? Maybe you thought it was down to tossing and turning in … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle | Tagged Blogging, Fairies, Goblins, Hair, Hairdresser, Horror, magic, Nightmare, Scarecrow, Supernatural, Worzel Gummidge, Writing | 7 Comments

Hot Dogs and #Free Book!

Posted on July 11, 2018 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s HOT here at the moment! Readers in other countries might say, ‘Of course it is, it’s summer,’ but we haven’t had a proper summer in this country for 10 years, so it feels strange. Pearl finds it particularly puzzling; she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing, Millie | Tagged Biology, Bioluminescence, Books, Fairies, Free Book, Goblins, Heat stroke in dogs, Heatwave, Moths, Nature, Plankton, Writing | 10 Comments

The Gateway Opens #kidlit #dreamdeeply

Posted on November 27, 2016 by annabellefranklinauthor

The button opened like a great big eye. Inside was a spinning kaleidoscope of forest foliage, which spread out rapidly in a circle. Everything around it – trees, fungus, beer cans, Tracy, the stone itself – rose up and formed … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Books, children, Fairies, Fairyland, Goblins, magic, Recreation, Story, Writing | 6 Comments

Interview With Author Annabelle Franklin

Posted on September 18, 2015 by annabellefranklinauthor

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
Please welcome Annabelle to this weeks author interview. You can find Anabelle on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads or Amazon especially her book pages Gateway to Magic and The Slapstyx. Without further ado, please welcome Annabelle. ? What are you currently writing/working…

Posted in Annabelle, Annabelle's writing | Tagged Books, Fairyland, Goblins, Humour, Inspiration, Literature, magic, Nature, Recreation, Writing | 16 Comments

Millie Investigates Goblin Tech

Posted on August 23, 2015 by annabellefranklinauthor

For some months now, the dirt levels in our house have been escalating. It started shortly after builders renovated the house we believed to be Slapstyx HQ, so I took a dreamwalk to the goblins’ dimension to investigate. Sure enough, … Continue reading →