Eric & Wally: illustrated bedtime stories for children

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The lane into Elmsham on a summer afternoon: a carved welcome board reading Welcome to Elmsham, Smaller paths. Bigger stories., a signpost to Royal Oswald, The Allotments, Madisle Green and Fieldhaven, and the square tower of St Erin's among the roofs. Eric the snail and Wally the worm have just arrived on the path, looking pleased.

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Eric the snail and Wally the worm tucked up under a knitted blanket in a matchbox bed by candlelight, reading a little book together in the cellar of the Royal Oswald.

Every story, every night.

Every page of every book, read together or read to you
New stories as they’re finished
Everything in Eric’s Satchel: every drawing in his Sketchbook to colour
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Look inside Eric’s Satchel

Everything to do between stories, in one bag.

Eric's SketchbookHis drawings of Elmsham, to colour on screen or print. A few are free; members get every one as he draws it.
Things to printMazes, dot-to-dots and word searches for a pencil. 7 sheets, free for everyone.

Eric the snail at a little desk in the lantern-lit cellar, reading over a letter he has just finished, a pencil and an envelope beside it, with Wally the worm watching.

A letter from Eric, roughly once a month

Eric writes roughly once a month, when there is something of importance to tell you. A short letter from the cellar of the Royal Oswald Inn.