Activities.
Story of the month
Picture of the month
Joke of the month
Little Bat and Friends Word Search
Chester's "Uncover The Code"
Some fun classroom activities
Story of the month
One day when Baby was having a drink, Chester snapped at her. So Baby squirted Chester with water. Then she ran all the way home.
(Holly aged 6)
Look at Baby! What is she doing? Who could she be playing with? Write a story about Baby the elephant.
When you are finished and you'd like to enter your story in The Story of the Month, ask an adult if it’s okay to send it to:
And YOUR story could be chosen as… Story of the Month!
Picture of the month
Picture of Chester, drawn by Holly, age 6.
Bear on the run! Draw a picture of who you think Bear could be running from.
When you are finished and you’d like to enter your picture in The Picture of the Month, ask an adult if it’s okay to send it to
And YOUR picture could be chosen as… The Picture of the Month!
Joke of the month
1) How do you put a giraffe in a frige?
2) How do you put an elephant in the fridge?
3) The Lion King is hosting an animal meeting. All the animals but one attended. Who is it and why?
4) You need to cross a crocodile infested creek. You are alone and have no tools. How do you get across?
Joke sent in by: Madeline 13, Dominique 10 and Nicholas 8
Do you know a funny animal joke about bats, elephants, crocodiles, bears, wolves, geese, penguins or any of the other animals that have featured in my books? If you do, ask an adult if it’s okay to email or post to send in your joke.
And maybe it will be chosen for… Joke of the Month!
Previous jokes of the month - click here.
Little Bat and Friends Word Search
Hidden below are the names of Little Bat and her friends. See if you can find them all. 
LITTLE BAT
MUM
KINGFISHER
DRAGON
POSSUM
PARROT
OWL
BUTTERFLY
SUNBIRD
QUOLL
PYTHON
Click here to download and print this word search. (pdf 210kb)
Chester's "Uncover The Code"
Click here to download and print this. (pdf 36kb)
Fun classroom activities:
Click on the below titles to view and print activities for:
- Little Bat (pdf 161kb)
- Baby (pdf 54kb)
- Scary Bear (pdf 61kb)
- Snap! went Chester (pdf 143kb)
- Wolf's Sunday Dinner (pdf 72kb)
- Wolf - colouring in sheet (pdf 186kb)
- Alberta (pdf 57kb)
- Alberta - colouring in sheet (pdf 160kb)