Books – Nannie RaRa

Jenny Wren to the rescue

23rd Jan 2022 Nannie RaRa

Nannie RaRa has published her latest book: Jenny Wren to the rescue.

This is the tale of Jenny Wren who was looking for some tasty creatures to eat for lunch. But who will be eaten?

Gregory Grasshopper looks very appetising, but instead of eating him they become friends. Jenny narrowly misses being eaten by a sparrowhawk while protecting Gregory from a frog.

Does Jenny eventually find her lunch? Read the book to find out.

The book is illustrated with paintings done in watercolour and gouache by Nannie RaRa, mostly from photographs she has taken.

The baby pigeon had fallen out of the nest

Gregory Grasshopper would help Jenny get out of the soak away

It is available from Amazon both as a paperback and in electronic format.

Jenny Wren to the rescue: paperback

Jenny Wren to the rescue: ebook

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Listen to Nannie RaRa’s stories

31st Jul 2020 Nannie RaRa

Nannie RaRa has narrated both of her stories for younger children and released them on her YouTube channel. The stories are ad-free.

Listen to Nannie RaRa telling the tale of Bobbie Robin’s red feathers:

and you can also listen to the tale of Jason Jay

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The jay who lost his feathers

29th Jul 2020 Nannie RaRa

Nannie RaRa has written the second book for younger children. This time it is about a jay who lost his distinguishing blue feathers.

The book was inspired by a jay that came into Nannie’s garden. She took photographs of it, and turned them into watercolour paintings. The story of Jason Jay was woven around the paintings.

Jason Jay has lost his blue feathers. He asks for help from Monty Mole and Sonia Snail who do their best to find the blue and white striped feathers but to no avail. It is only when he steps into the ants nest that he finds his missing feathers.

Sonia Snail slowly makes her way to the flowerbed

Nannie saw Jason Jay with his blue feathers

The book is available both electronically and as a paperback from Amazon. I hope you enjoy reading it.

The jay who lost his feathers: paperback

The jay who lost his feathers: ebook

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Bobbie Robin’s red feathers

21st Jun 202021st Jun 2020 Nannie RaRa

Nannie RaRa has published a new book, Bobbie Robin’s red feathers, written originally for her youngest grandchildren.

The story is about Bobbie Robin who started life as an egg in the nest box in Nannie’s garden. When he left the nest box he couldn’t wait to have red feathers, but it wasn’t that easy.

Bobbie tried to make red feathers with paint, then jelly and finally red lipstick, but none worked as he expected.

The book is illustrated throughout with delightful watercolours by Nannie RaRa. The paintings were based on photographs taken of robins who had indeed laid eggs in the nest box in Nannie’s garden. The eggs hatched and the fledglings wandered about the garden.

The book is available both electronically and as a paperback from Amazon. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Bobbie Robin’s red feathers: ebook

Bobbie Robin’s red feathers: paperback

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Secrets of the Buckle: a tale of Grandad’s Magic Dust

12th Dec 201922nd Mar 2020 Nannie RaRa

The third book in the tales of Grandad’s Magic Dust, Secrets of the Buckle, has been published by Nannie RaRa.

In the previous adventure the grandchildren found the Wibble, an imaginary creature made up by Harvey. The Wibble disappeared as they watched leaving behind the stinger.

While they were searching for the Wibble the grandchildren came across two halves of a buckle. They want to join the two halves together and enlist the help of Great Grandad who explains what they need to do.

They need the stinger from the Wibble to complete their task, but Harvey has lost it – the buzzard took it.

They find the stinger and mend the buckle; but the buckle now has properties they never expected, which leads them onto another adventure.

Secrets of the Buckle is available from Amazon, either as a paperback or an ebook.

All of the tales of Grandad’s Magic Dust can be found on Nannie RaRa’s Amazon author page.