My Nana Knits Cats

For this current project I have chosen the Macmillan Childrens Book Competition. I have to write a 32 page, origional children's story and illustrate it.

I'm really excited about this one! Had quite a few ideas for a story but they all felt a bit obvious. I wanted to do something compleatly different that (as far as I know) nobody else has done!

My story is called "My Nana Knits Cats". The story is told by the eldest of 3 siblings and is about them going to visit their nana. She isn't just any old nana, their nana can knit cats that come to life!

This story is based on an old photo of my nana :)

...My Nana Knits Cats...

(First draft)

My brother, my sister and I love going to visit our Nana.
Most nanas knit hats, jumpers, scarves, gloves and socks…
My nana knits cats!

All kinds of cats!
Big cats, small cats, short cats, tall cats, fat cats, thin cats, spotty cats, stripy cats, fluffy cats and scruffy cats
Cats all the colours of the rainbow!
Blue cats, red cats, yellow cats, green cats, purple cats and pink cats!

Knitted cats like to eat art and craft materials instead of cat food. Nana makes them lots of lovely things like button cake, glitter buns and bead pies. Knitted cats don‘t drink milk or cream, instead they drink fabric softener. Knitted cats also like to chase gloves round the house instead of mice.

Like normal cats, knitted cats need to be kept clean. Nana bundles them all up into different piles and puts them into the washing machine. Sometimes a naughty red knitted cat will jump in with the white and cream knitted cats and they all come out pink!

One time nana accidentally washed the cats a bit too hot and they all shrank and came out as kittens. Nana calls them mittens.

Inside the washing machine all the knitted cats love swimming around and chasing all the little socks like fish.

In summer nana hangs the knitted cats up on the washing line to dry. The knitted cats love the warm summer breeze. They feel like they can fly.

Sometimes my brother, sister and I will go an visit nana and her knitted cats. The cats keep us warm when we go out and play in winter. (Cats acting like scarves and hats)

One time my brother accidentally unravelled into a very long piece of wool. Nana gathered up all the wool and re-knitted the cat as quick as a flash.

All the knitted cats like to sleep on the floor in a big messy pile but nana likes to put them into order and place them into their beds (clothing draws) each night while they sleep.

When my brother, my sister an I sleep over at our nana’s house the knitted cats like to pretend to be our pillows. They are very comfy and their purring helps us sleep.
My brother, my sister and I love going to visit our nana!

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