Mr Christian Darkin

Act Normal - and Don't Tell Anyone About the Dinosaur in the Garden: Read It Yourself Chapter Books Mr Christian Darkin

Jenny?s latest experiment has accidentally turned her chickens into dinosaurs. Her brother, Adam thinks this is great. He decides to feed the same experiment to some ostriches at a local farm.

This isn?t going to end well, but Jenny is used to strange things happening in her life, and thinks the best move is to just ACT NORMAL...


This book is published in two forms. This version is for readers who are happy to tackle a book of 4,500 words (usually 6,7,8 and 9 year olds). There is another version of the same story for younger, or less confident readers which is told from the point of view of the younger brother and is simpler in story and writing style ( just search for the same cover, but in green).

This series of books aims to:
? Create books which are adventurous, funny and entertaining which early readers can read on their own or with help. ? Foster the idea of reading for fun ? particularly to encourage children to see their electronic tablets and Kindles as more than just games machines.
? Have strong female characters who don?t concern themselves only with nail varnish and kittens.
? Tell each story in two forms ? one for younger children and one for older, more confident readers

If this appeals to you, take a look at this and the other books in the ?Act Normal? series.