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    Our Whimsical World: Illustrated Stories
    Our Whimsical World: Illustrated Stories
    Our Whimsical World: Illustrated Stories
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    Our Whimsical World: Illustrated Stories

    By Lauren M. Hancock also known as Alice Well

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    Welcome to a land of colour and wonder, where children and adults will giggle and ponder.

    Take a breather from life's whirlwind pace as you relax and explore the amusing realm of Lauren M. Hancock's colourful imagination.

    Our Whimsical World is Lauren's debut collection of short stories for children, young adults, and older readers, fully illustrated by Lauren's own vibrant and joyful artwork.

    Lauren is also known as Alice Well, a play on words that conveys how "all is well" when she creates. As Alice, her extroverted and artistic alter-ego, Lauren first began to express her inner creativity under the shelter of liberating anonymity. Now, Lauren sheds the cloak and comes into the light to express her humour and flamboyance.

    Gather your family around for story time, Alice's way, and dip and dive into the tales of Our Whimsical World, whose carefully embedded messages speak to young and old. Delight in the light-hearted journeys with your young ones, relish the more serious ones for older audiences, and ponder the meanings and messages proclaimed at turns loudly and softly.

    You'll giggle at Geraldine the Giraffe, learn the power of giving from Hippobottom the Heiress, and be surprised by the circumstances of Cosy the Teacup's distress. Observe the unconditional friendship between Bert the Turt and Trudy the Beet, learn why self-acceptance is something Igor the Eagle needed to seek, and unfold the meanings and morals behind many more tales besides.

    Pick up this collection today and spend many fond moments reading, filled with beaming smiles and chuckles that will brighten your day and give you a renewed sense of wonderment at life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLauren M. Hancock, also known as Alice Well
    Release dateOct 28, 2019
    ISBN9781393327677
    Our Whimsical World: Illustrated Stories

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      Our Whimsical World - Lauren M. Hancock also known as Alice Well

      Our Whimsical World

      For the younger ones…

      ‌ 1

      Ellen the Unearthbound Earthworm

      Ellen the Unearthbound Earthworm was fond of sniffing around the world with her fantastical nose. It was ever so receptive, and it detected anything that couldn’t be sourced by the tip of the world’s best nostrils and nose. However, Ellen’s nose was not of the greatest import. Rather, she was famous chiefly because of her wings, which were unusual for an earthworm to say the least.

      Ellen’s wings were ever so pretty, and allowed her to soar and dip and perform whichever manoeuvres she pleased. Despite this freedom she had been given, unlike her worm brothers and worm sisters, she preferred to remain on the ground, finding the stability more appealing. A curious being was she, but this earth she did not wish to leave.

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      Layla the Ladybug

      Layla the Ladybug liked to clutch onto trees. It gave pleasure to her demeanour and put a certain strength beneath her feet. When Layla hugged a tree, she felt most glorious indeed; there was no need to move up the trunk or wander, and the simple tactility of the bark placed her at ease. Layla suffered from bugxiety, a terrible form of anxiety to be had, and the only thing that comforted her in these moments was to hold a tree and feel the inner love it could provide. It made her feel far less jittery, and much more glad.

      Sometimes Layla’s bugxiety caused her such pain she could not move. From her bed, she wished for her favourite trees, to give her solemn and peaceful relief. When the moments passed and she’d imagined them in her arms, she travelled towards her true trees and gave them a long, comforting hug.

      ‌ 3

      Cosy the Teacup

      Cosy the Teacup had an aching: a hole within, deep inside. He had resided for most of his life at a department store, carefully packaged in a box carrying an exclusive brand, with his wife as his companion by his side. These two were most expensive and catered to posh, exclusive tastes, but potential customers would always pass them by after gazing at the price tags on display. That was how Cosy and his wife Teasey the Teapot liked things; they were comfortable in this home until one fine, deceiving morning, their fates were overthrown.

      A sneaky man in a camel trench coat came lurking near the silverware and expensive china, looking here and there for something that would meet his desire. Then, all of a sudden, he was ready for the attack. He knew which box he wanted and was aiming for, since from previous, surreptitious visits to the store, he understood that Cosy and Teasey were incorrectly priced and worth a fortune more. But in his bumbling, thieving ineptitude, after clutching at the box when the sales assistant’s eyes were occupied and could not detect him, he tripped and loudly dropped the box. He heard, felt, and could almost even see the sound of shattering. To his astonishment, upon checking the insides, the bandit found the cup and saucer had survived unscathed. He made off with his trophies, and left Teasey with a damaged handle inside.

      No, no, my Teasey, no! cried Cosy,

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