The Snake in My House

Examples of books that have been self-published by authors or teachers, usually to the Apple Books store, or to Book Creator's own online publishing.

Self-published books

Slithering around my house, moving as fast as a rabbit but as quiet as a mouse...

The snake in my house has gone, my mum is happy, that's a

THE SNAKE IN MY HOUSE A SHORT STORY BY JOSE O'DONOVAN ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNIMAIJA RAUNIO

Find its house out by the tree, it should live outside with its family...

It sleeps during the day and at night it comes out to play...

AUTHOR JOSE O'DONOVAN ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNIMAIJA RAUNIO 2016

Mum says if I ever see the snake to never try and touch it, leave it alone, so it can go along and find it's home...

For my nieces and nephews: Imani, Sean, Liam, Layla, Stephen, Ivar, Malcom, Alvar and Shane. Hope you like the story! Love from your uncle Jose.

The snake in my house has lost its way, at night we leave the door open so it can go away...

There's a snake in my house, I just don't know where. It could be under a bed or under a chair. I've never seen it before but I know it's there!...

Snakes don't have legs but they can be very fast, you can hardly ever seen them when they are in the grass...

JOSE O'DONOVAN ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANNIMAIJA RAUNIO

In 2012 I wrote this short story with the intention of giving it as a present to my nieces and nephews. Once it was eventually completed, I only managed to print a few copies. Four years later I have turned it into a digital book and published it to share with not only my wonderful nieces and nephews who are living in Mozambique, Ethiopia, Sweden and Thailand but also share it with the world!

Jose O'Donovan is a Teacher and Learning Technologies Coach. He enjoys his job and helping others use technology in teaching and learning.

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