The Humble Seed
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Timothy was the best reader in his class, and couldn't help bragging to his friends about it. He didn't understand why his friends didn't want to play with him.
On the playground, Timothy's teacher, Mrs. Lightfeather, overheard him showing off and explained to him about the importance of being humble.
In the classroom, Mrs. Lightfeather gathered all the children around her and read them a story about the fairies, the humble seed and the Scatterbee creatures, who had also forgotten about being humble.
A delightful fairytale with a magical lesson about being humble.
An enchanting picture book with fairies and humbleness as its main theme.
Enchanting words and story by Linda Appleby. Whimsical illustrations by Zoe Saunders @whimsicolour_art.
Linda Appleby
Linda Appleby is a native of Cambridge with Welsh roots. She was educated at The Perse School, Cambridge, where she was awarded both 6th Form prizes for English Literature and went on to gain a top Philosophy first of her year at Somerville College, Oxford. She taught English at North Warwickshire College and ran the college's language policy. Retiring on the diagnosis of a psychotic illness, she has devoted herself to her writing. She has written two novels and three poetry collections, as well as short stories and articles. Linda was married to Professor John Appleby. They have two sons. Linda's book of poems, Harvest, was published by Austin Macauley in January 2022.
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