Helpless, Hopeless

Family life for the Kellys is rather unusual, full of fantasy adventure and fun. They are very small and live in a house in an enchanted wood, so their family drama often goes unnoticed by passersby. In this delight among enchanting children’s short stories we follow one of the Kelly children, Macy, in a children’s fantasy of adventure humour for kids. Macy is a tiny girl in a large family. While she dreams of adventure humour family life goes on around her. So unhelpful is she when asked to lend a hand that she earns the nickname ‘Helpless Hopeless’. But one day, Macy hears a strange noise. Her sense of children’s fantasy adventure leads her to the mouth of a snoring giant, and with one false step she falls in! All is not lost, however, because in the giant’s stomach she finds her grandmother, who has also been swallowed. But as family drama unfolds outside the giant’s stomach, it may be a while before Macy finds a way out.This brilliant new example of children’s short stories in the fantasy genre is full of family values and humour for kids that you will return to again and again.