Short Stories For Kids #4 | How Will Mayor Whitterkins Solve This Problem?

Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings by Alexis Tapp

This is Mayor Whitterkins, the mayor of JackoWhisp Village. He lives with his wife, Hilda, at Number 1 Whippoorwill Avenue in a very posh house with beautiful wrought iron gates.

Of course that is the same village where noisy Jimba Jackobean lives.

Alexis Tapp Short Stories For Kids | Mayor Whitterkins

Mayor Whitterkins is a very busy man and has a lot of important things to do, and many pressing problems to solve in the first book in the JackoWhisp Series of childrens story books, Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings.

One of Mayor Whitterkin’s biggest problems is trying to work out what is stopping the people of JackoWhisp Village from getting a good night’s sleep every night.

Here’s a quick quiz for you:

  1. Use your imagination to guess what was stopping the village people from sleeping soundly.
  2. Who might help Mayor Whitterkins solve the problem? Type your answer in the comments box below this story.
  3. What are wrought iron gates? Find a picture of some on the internet, then draw some designs for wrought iron gates for other houses in JackoWhisp village.

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To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Parents, Jimba Jacobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings now gives you the option of an audio CD  to use as your children read along, and is available at the JackoWhisp Bookstore.

Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings | Childres Story Books and CD by Alexis Tapp | Jackowhisp series of kids story books

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Short Stories For Kids #3 | Why Do Bouncer Bangerrings Bounce?

Say hello to Bobber Bangerring

This Bouncer Bangerring is a friend of Jimba Jackobean, the main character of my first book, ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings‘ in the Jackowhisp Series.

Bouncer Bangerring From Jackowhisp | Short Stories For Kids by Alexis TappRemember that I told you that Jimba was a very noisy Jack-o-Whisper who lives in a village of very quiet Jack-o-Whispers?

Well, when you read the Jimba Jackobean book you will meet the Bouncer-Bangerrings. Jimba loves them because they are big and loud and loads of fun.

Jimba visits them often and tries to bounce with them. They love bouncing; in fact they prefer bouncing to walking any day.

The Bouncer-Bangerrings live in Bangerring Mountain and it’s just the right place for them because it is big and has plenty of room for bouncing!

Why do you think Bobber Bangerring finds it fun and easy to bounce? Share your answer with other kids in the comments box below. Here’s little hint for you … it has something to do with his shape :)

Have you downloaded your FREE, full colour poster of Jimba Jackobean yet? You can ask for your FREE poster on Alexis Tapp’s home page at www.AlexisTapp.com

And you can buy your own copy of  ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings‘ from the Jackowhisp Bookstore.

Here’s To Your Wonderful Adventures In the Land Of Jackowhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Remember to type your answer in the comments box below :)

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Short Stories For Kids #2 – The Land Of Jack-o-Whisp

Short Stories For Kids #2 – The Land Of JackoWhisp

Jimba Jackobean, the noisy Jack-o-Whisper I told you about in Short Stories For Kids #1 lives in a faraway land called JackoWhisp.

Here’s a map of JackoWhisp:

Short Stories For Kids - Jimba Jackobean by Alexis Tapp, Childrens Author

Jack-o-Whisp Series | Childrens Story Books by Alexis Tapp

All the characters in my stories and the adventures they have, take place in the Land of JackoWhisp.

Look carefully at the map and use your imagination to guess:

  1. Who might live under Bangerring Mountain?
  2. What things might your family do if you all spent the day having a picnic at Peppermint Point?
  3. How do you think Peppermint Point got its name?
  4. What is unusual about the houses in Snuggle Snitter Green?
  5. Which house do you like most in the Village? Why?

If you have a printer it might help to print out the map and make it as big as you can before you answer the questions.

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Share your answers for other kids to see by typing them in the comments box below…

To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Delightful Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Short Stories For Kids #1 – Meet Jimba Jackobean

Who is Jimba Jackobean?

Jimba Jackobean is the main character in the first book of the Jack-o-Whisp series, ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer-Bangerrings’. Jack-o-Whispers are quiet, peaceful folk who live in Jack-o-Whisp Village, close to Bangerring Mountain.

Jimba is different from other Jack-o-Whisper because he is NOISY! He can’t help being noisy, it’s just the way he is. He isn’t naughty or anything, in fact he tries to be very helpful, like when he tried to help Mr Jitter-Jump at the town meeting. You can read all about what happened at that very important meeting in the book ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer-Bangerrings.’

Short Stories For Kids - Jimba Jackobean by Alexis Tapp

Jimba lives with his parents and sister, Jessica. He goes to Jack-o-Whisp school and is in the fourth grade. If you haven’t downloaded yours yet, there’s a free colourful poster for you of Jimba on his way to school at www.AlexisTapp.com

Mrs Jickelby is Jimba’s teacher, and you will meet her in this first book, and in the second book, ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Octodillioes’, Mrs Jickelby takes Jimba and the fourth grade students in a bus on a field trip to the beach.

Jessica, Jimba’s sister, thinks he is the noisiest Jack-o-Whisper ever, and she is probably right :) . You will read about her in one of my stories called ‘Jessica Jackobean and the Quillarills’. Jessica plays a musical instrument and one day when Jimba is being his usual noisy self, she gets so annoyed that she goes off to Jindleberry Woodland, to find some  peace and quiet to practice. It is here she meets the Quillarills, who live inside the Billy-Bubble trees and compose music…

Look out for your next edition of “Short Stories For Kids.”

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Here’s Your Wonderful Adventures in The Land Of Jackowhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Alexis Tapp, author of the Jackowhisp series of ten childrens story and picture books (with audio CDs), provides wholesome reading and listening for kids with her delightful characters from the land of Jackowhisp. Alexis also provides guidance to aspiring writers and publishers of childrens books. Contact Alexis for book orders or speaking requests.