teacher storyteller children’s author creative champion charity supporter The Story Behind the Stories

It began with Oscar, one much-loved cat and a story written through heartbreak. Today, Molly’s stories help children feel seen, celebrate their imaginations and support charities around the world.

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Every story gives something back. Discover the charities.

It started with Grief

In 2014, my cat Oscar went missing on a ferry.

I wrote his story to process the loss. Then something unexpected happened.

Kids didn't just love the story. They started telling me their stories. About scary things. Confusing things. Big feelings they didn't have words for yet.

I realized: kids tell you who they are through what they create, not what they say.

After 20 years of working with children across Kenya, Italy, Germany, the US and London—teaching in primary schools, writing 18 books and watching thousands of children communicate through colour and creativity—I made it my mission to create stories that help children feel seen, understood and proud of what makes them different.

BEYOND THE BOOKS

Twenty years of listening

I’ve kept the drawings. Heard the questions adults sometimes miss. Watched a child explain an enormous feeling through one tiny scribble.

I get it because I’ve spent more than 20 years listening to children — in classrooms, libraries, hospitals and communities around the world.

I’m here for the forty-seven dragons, the wonderfully chaotic paintings and the stories that make no sense to us but perfect sense to them.

Because every creation says something. And every child deserves to feel heard.

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GIVING BACK

Every Story Gives
Something Back

Giving back has been part of my stories from the beginning.

Across 18 books, I’ve supported 18 charities—each one chosen to reflect the heart behind the story.

From children’s hospitals and hospices to heart charities and environmental causes, every book is an opportunity to turn imagination into something that makes a real difference.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Real Voices

"Oscar the Ferry Cat is, by far, the very best children's picture book and story I have ever read and reviewed."

— Kids Lit Book Café

"Molly was brilliant when she visited our school. She took the time to meet with our children and shared her stories animatedly. She has been a real inspiration."

— Primary School Review

"We were all transported up to the West coast of Scotland! Thank you Molly for being so friendly and easy to work with!"

— Joanna Jacobson, Bridport Children's Book Festival

"Molly has been our three-year-old daughter's baking buddy since the spring. She is the most brilliant and devoted teacher and has put in so much love and effort!"

— Parent Testimonial

"The children loved her stories and had lots of questions for her afterwards! They have spoken about her visit for some time."

— Rosemead School, Hackney

"A tremendous book which I know children will enjoy hearing time and time again, so that the gentle lessons within the story will sink in."

— Nick Ross, Art History Abroad Director

READY FOR A STORY?

Open a Book. Start an Adventure

Forget predictable stories and perfect little heroes.

Molly’s books are for curious children who feel deeply, notice everything and imagine wildly.

Each adventure gently explores courage, kindness, belonging and being wonderfully different.

Find the story that speaks to your child—and let their imagination take it from there.