William Forde

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  • Bibliography:
    69 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2011
  • Latest Book:
    July 2018
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Full Series List in Order

Action Annie

1 - Annie's Christmas Surprise (Dec-2011)
2 - Annie's Snowman (Jan-2012)
3 - Annie's Pancake (Jan-2012)
4 - Annie's Easter Bunny (Jan-2012)
5 - Annie's Rainbow (Jan-2012)
6 - Annie's Birthday Surprise (Jan-2012)
7 - Annie's Music Box (Feb-2012)
8 - Annie's Seaside Surprise (Feb-2012)
9 - Annie and the Bullfrog (Feb-2012)
10 - Annie and the Magician (Feb-2012)
11 - Annie's Kite (Feb-2012)
12 - Annie's Bonfire (Feb-2012)

Douglas the Dragon

1 - Douglas the Unloved Dragon (Jan-2012)
2 - Douglas the Dragon Gets Angry Again (Jan-2012)
3 - Douglas Gets the Sneezes (Jan-2012)
4 - Douglas and Desmorelda (Feb-2012)

Kilkenny Cat

1 - Truth (Oct-2011)
2 - Justice (Oct-2011)
3 - Freedom (Dec-2011)

Sleezy the Fox

1 - Sleezy Gets a Second Chance (Dec-2011)
2 - Sleezy Becomes an Amazing Scapegoat (Jan-2012)
3 - Snoozy Catches Forty Winks (Jan-2012)
4 - Gilbert is Reformed (Jan-2012)

Tales from Portlaw

1 - 3 Short Stories (Sep-2014)
2 - The Priest's Calling Card (Sep-2014)
3 - Bigger and Better (Sep-2014)
4 - The Oldest Woman in the World (Sep-2014)
5 - Sean and Sarah (Sep-2014)
6 - The Alternative Christmas Party (Sep-2014)
9 - The Last Dance (Mar-2015)
10 - The Woman Who Hated Christmas (Mar-2015)

Book List in Order: 69 titles

  • Midnight Fighter

    The beauty of life lies not in the physical characteristics of the world's children, but in our indomitable spirit to survive as equals in the environment we inhabit. We are each but a mere part of a more perfect whole, endowed with differing abiliti...

  • Nancy's Song

    Musically talented 10-year old Nancy loves to explore the nearby woodland and feels at home with all aspects of nature. The story tells how Nancy and her mother cope with the news of her father's terminal illness. The author addresses the subject of ...

  • Robin and the Rubicelle Fusiliers

    This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandela who described two of his African stories as 'wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to Princes William and Harry when ...

  • Justice

    Kilkenny Cat - 2

    This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandela who described two of his African stories as 'Wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to the Princes William and Harry w...

  • Truth

    Kilkenny Cat - 1

    This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandella who described two of his African stories as 'Wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to the Princes William and Harry ...

  • Annie's Christmas Surprise

    Action Annie - 1

    This story addresses that perennial question that has perplexed the minds of millions of children ever since ‘Father Christmas’ came into their lives. “If there is a Father Christmas, and he visits the home of every boy and girl across the worl...

  • Freedom

    Kilkenny Cat - 3

    This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandela who described two of his African stories as 'Wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to the Princes William and Harry w...

  • Sleezy Gets a Second Chance

    Sleezy the Fox - 1

    As a growing child, the one thing that I experienced in abundance was ‘second chances.’ In fact, I’d go as far as to say that without having had my fair share of second chances, my life would have taken a much different course. Second chances w...

  • Annie's Birthday Surprise

    Action Annie - 6

    A child's birthday is one of the year's most enjoyable events to look forward to for both parents and child. The child's initial excitement upon waking up and their anticipated present-opening is just as anxious a moment for the parent as it is fo...



  • Annie's Easter Bunny

    Action Annie - 4

    Easter is probably the most important event of the year as it heralds the rebirth and rejuvenation of the world. The onset of spring softens the ground that was frozen solid mere weeks earlier, releasing into the new meadows and warmer soil those...

  • Annie's Pancake

    Action Annie - 3

    Annie learns how to make a pancake, but when she decides to ‘toss the pancake’ and do a tipple tails in the air, something very strange happens; Annie loses it! Read about Annie’s attempts to find her pancake.When I was young, my mother always ...

  • Annie's Rainbow

    Action Annie - 5

    Thousands of children have gone through their childhood, wondering where exactly the rainbow ends. As far as I understand, nobody has ever found the rainbow's end or the crock of gold that lies there. I am however content to believe that Annie did...

  • Annie's Snowman

    Action Annie - 2

    Follow Annie in the snowy month of January when she becomes determined to make her very own snowman, but the sun seems determined to spoil her fun. Annie first gets angry and then, as resourceful as ever, puts her brain into operation. Read about the...

  • Douglas Gets the Sneezes

    Douglas the Dragon - 3

    Old age and death are stages in a person’s life that all children find difficult concepts to understand, but this is eased considerably when ‘death’ is associated with the concept of ‘rebirth.’ At a time of separation, bereavement or loss, ...

  • Douglas the Dragon Gets Angry Again

    Douglas the Dragon - 2

    ‘Douglas the Dragon’ was once an angry dragon, but became a much-loved dragon and guardian of the village. When the villagers are threatened by an erupting volcano, it is left to Douglas to save them as he allows his ‘righteous anger’ to defe...

  • Douglas the Unloved Dragon

    Douglas the Dragon - 1

    ‘Douglas the Dragon’ symbolises ‘the power of love.’ A young orphaned dragon is found and adopted by a young boy and becomes a much-loved dragon in the village. When the boy is killed by a volcano, the dragon is eventually evicted from the co...

  • Gilbert is Reformed

    Sleezy the Fox - 4

    Gilbert Grim, the village bully and sheep rustler, is released from prison and faces life as an ex-con. He is evicted by his old neighbours and decides to steal to survive. Farmer Hans tracks him down and 'reforms' Gilbert.As a growing child, the one...

  • Sleezy Becomes an Amazing Scapegoat

    Sleezy the Fox - 2

    Sleezy the Wild Fox reforms his ways and becomes a friendly sheep fox. When sheep killing and chicken stealing starts again, Sleezy falls under instant suspicion. Follow Farmer Hans' efforts to clear the name of his faithful Sheep Fox, Sleezy.As a gr...

  • Snoozy Catches Forty Winks

    Sleezy the Fox - 3

    As a growing child, the one thing that I experienced in abundance was ‘second chances.’ In fact, I’d go as far as to say that without having had my fair share of second chances, my life would have taken a much different course. Second chances w...



  • Douglas the Dragon Play

    The author’s works have been praised by numerous celebrities; the most notable being Nelson Mandela who described his African stories as ‘Wonderful’, the late Princess Diana who used to read the Douglas Dragon stories to the Princes...

  • Lost Lucy

  • Annie and the Bullfrog

    Action Annie - 9

    Another reason for writing the 'Action Annie' stories was to correct an imbalance which had appeared to have developed between girls and boys; and in particular, the differing stereotypes. When one looked at 'roles' and 'the type of behaviour' tha...

  • Annie and the Magician

    Action Annie - 10

    The world of every growing child is filled with the ‘magic’ of their wonderful innocence and the extent of their vivid imagination. Follow Annie as she watches the Magician perform on stage and is enthralled by his ability to fascinate his audien...

  • Annie's Bonfire

    Action Annie - 12

    Bonfire Night is 400 years old. Along with other seasonal occasions, the special celebration of Bonfire Night in Great Britain is a highlight in the pleasure of a child who is old enough to appreciate it while being young enough to marvel at it. Foll...

  • Annie's Kite

    Action Annie - 11

    When I was young, it was common practice for young boys and girls to make kites and then fly them in the park and playing fields. The history of kite flying goes back thousands of years, yet the dreams of all kite fliers remain the same today as they...

  • Annie's Music Box

    Action Annie - 7

    A music box is there to play wonderful music. However beautiful the notes though, there is no sound as beautiful as the sound of a child’s happiness; no sun is as warm as a child’s smiley face, no song is as sweet as a child’s nursery rhyme, no...

  • Annie's Seaside Surprise

    Action Annie - 8

    It is only in more recent years that the possibility of flight and cheaper travel has made foreign holidays more accessible to the average family. No longer is it so unusual to travel to Europe and even countries farther afield. When I was a child...

  • Douglas and Desmorelda

    Douglas the Dragon - 4

    By 1971, I had founded the process upon which all ‘Anger Management’ groups would thereafter follow and freely gave this knowledge to the world. Within the space of two years, ‘Anger Management’ (a phrase that I coined), had m...

  • Lost Kingdom

    The story is about a Prince whose greedy parents plan that one day their son will become the wealthiest and most powerful monarch in the world. When the King and Queen die, so do their dream. The Prince becomes aware of the consequences produced by h...



  • Maw

    The story of 'Maw' is suitable for any reader over 8 years. It is written in the style of the 1950s when the sport of boxing and football tended to dominate the world of growing boys and some girls. Because its story theme focuses on the sport of box...

  • Everyone and Everything

    In areas of educational, social and moral development, the power of ‘story-telling’ remains unsurpassed. It is an important avenue of effective communication and learning between parent and child; teacher and pupil. ‘Everyone and Ev...

  • Bucket Bill

    A Jamaican story from the land where the sun shines down on every man, woman and child in equal measure; a safe harbor where hope springs eternal in the hearts of all good people and where the river of respect runs deep. This story is set in Trelawne...

  • One Love, One Heart

    One Love One Heart(Long Description)The true test of any great nation is not what it achieves, but how it endures. Africa is a great nation and the endurance of its people over many centuries is a testament to their capacity to sur...

  • The Valley of the Two Tall Oaks

    The true test of any great nation is not what it achieves, but how it endures. Africa is a great nation and the endurance of its people over many centuries is a testament to their capacity to survive with dignity within an all-too-often cruel and int...

  • Indian Dreams Come True

    Kulwant is a girl who was born and reared in the Punjab, India. From being a young child, she has a recurring dream about the man that she will one day marry in the Sikh tradition. She is an only child and has a very happy upbringing until tragedy st...

  • Sleezy the Fox Play

  • Two Worlds One Heart

    This is an Afro-Caribbean publication containing two stories that Nelson Mandela said was ‘wonderful’. The African story concerns an Africa from the past to the present day and Nelson Mandela’s influence on it. The Indian of a girl’s dream of...

  • The Bear with a Sore Head

    Boris the brown bear started life as a pleasant and good natured bear who was a good neighbour to all the other creatures of ‘Marfield Meadow Vale’. Then, suddenly, he turned into a nasty bear with a sore head who made his neighbour’s lives a m...

  • Elephants Cry Too

    A story about the world’s first herd of elephants who were as small as field mice. Being dissatisfied with their bodies, the leader of the elephant heard makes a Faustian pact with the forest sorcerer for body changes. The leader of the elephant he...



  • Bes

    In the year 2000, when this book was first published, I wanted to create a book which could be given to a child who was starting school at the age of 5 years and which could be read by them progressively until the age of 13 years when they either mov...

  • The Bes Omnibus

    In the year 2000, when this book was first published, I wanted to create a book which could be given to a child who was starting school at the age of 5 years and which could be read by them progressively until the age of 13 years when they either mov...

  • Solo and Solomon

    Solo is an independent sheep who in her early years becomes rebellious and refuses to follow the rules of the flock. The more the flock leader seeks to help Solo, the more rebellious she becomes. Matters come to a head when Solo publicly challenges t...

  • Four Crude Dudes and The Land of Hope

    As we enter the Third Millennium, the world faces challenges which no civilised country can ignore. The greed and material consumption by people living in the most prosperous parts of our world become more conspicuous and effectively impoverishes fur...

  • Greed

    'Greed' contains two stories: one set in the days of 'The Californian Gold Rush' and the other in Wigan during the 1950's. Both stories illustrate the triumph of the good person over that of the greedy one who seeks to get what want through thieving,...

  • Two Crude Dames and Horace Catchpole

    Horace Catchpole is an only son who was brought up in a single-parent family in Wigan. He is 28-years-old and still lives in the same house as he has always lived with his mother, Melissa. Melissa is a woman who dislikes her son intensely and is crue...

  • Tales of Bernard

    The social cohesion of any civilised society cannot be achieved without the eradication of high unemployment, mass homelessness and class division. While ever this triple scourge plagues our country, Britain will remain a divided nation, unable to ha...

  • Tales From The Allotments

    ‘Tales from the Allotments’ is my favourite story that I have ever written from the 50+ books I’ve had published. It is suitable reading for any teenager and adult. Although set in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it is a timeless story that ...

  • The Life of Liam Lafferty

    I grew up on my mother’s stories. Although an Irish woman of small stature and imaginative mind, stories didn’t come any ‘taller’ than those tales told by my mother. They would stretch the bounds of one’s credulity beyond the realms of poss...

  • The Life and Times of Joe Walsh



  • Butterworth's Brigade

    The worlds of 12-year-old Axel Tyler and 73-year-old Brigadier Butterworth couldn’t possibly be farther apart. While one is content to live life to the full in the fast track of 1990’s Britain, the other yearns for the day when the country regain...

  • Rebecca's Revenge

  • 3 Short Stories

    Tales from Portlaw - 1

    I was born in Portlaw and when my time comes to lie at the other side of the green sod, it is my wish that one third of my ashes shall be placed upon my grandparents' grave, William and Mary Fanning, along with my uncles, Willie Fanning and Johnnie F...

  • The Alternative Christmas Party

    Tales from Portlaw - 6

    I was born in Portlaw and when my time comes to lie at the other side of the green sod, it is my wish that half my ashes shall be placed upon my grandparents' grave, William and Mary Fanning, along with my uncles, Willie Fanning and Johnnie Fanning w...

  • Bigger and Better

    Tales from Portlaw - 3

    I grew up on my mother’s stories. Although an Irish woman of small stature and imaginative mind, stories didn’t come any ‘taller’ than those tales told by my mother. They would stretch the bounds of one’s credulity beyond the realms of poss...

  • The Oldest Woman in the World

    Tales from Portlaw - 4

    I was born in Portlaw and when my time comes to lie at the other side of the green sod, it is my wish that half my ashes shall be placed upon my grandparents' grave, William and Mary Fanning, along with my uncles, Willie Fanning and Johnnie Fanning w...

  • The Priest's Calling Card

    Tales from Portlaw - 2

    I grew up on my mother’s stories. Although an Irish woman of small stature and imaginative mind, stories didn’t come any ‘taller’ than those tales told by my mother. They would stretch the bounds of one’s credulity beyond the realms of poss...

  • Sean and Sarah

    Tales from Portlaw - 5

    I was born in Portlaw and when my time comes to lie at the other side of the green sod, it is my wish that half my ashes shall be placed upon my grandparents' grave, William and Mary Fanning, along with my uncles, Willie Fanning and Johnnie Fanning w...

  • Fighter

    When good people fail to stand up for what they believe to be right, bad behaviour is provided with a golden opportunity to triumph! Into such environments, bullying is born and permitted to flourish. Maw is born exceptionally small and enters second...

  • Loss

    This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandela who described two of his African stories as 'Wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to the Princes William and Harry w...

  • The Last Dance

    Tales from Portlaw - 9

    'The Last Dance' the story evolves around the love of ballroom dancing by widower Nancy Swales and the new dancing partner in her life, married man Richard. Both dearly have one aim, to win the 'All Ireland Ballroom Dancing Championship'. Nancy and R...

  • The Woman Who Hated Christmas

    Tales from Portlaw - 10

    It was the marked contrast between people who loved and the people who hated Christmas, which inspired this story. 'The Woman Who Hated Christmas' tells the story of one such person, Beth Malone. As a child of ten years around Christmas Day Beth's mo...

  • The Woman Who Hated Christmas

    Christmas has always held a special place in my heart and my home. It is that time of year when friendship is allowed to come in from the cold and be renewed in the warmth of forgiveness. It is that occasion where the harshest of hearts soften and ne...

  • Come Back Peter

    Ronnie is the younger of two children, neither of whom ever knew their father. Her brother Peter is six years older than she is. Both children live with mum who is a drunken, lustful, emotional wreck; a woman who is guilt ridden by her past and unabl...

  • Two Sisters

    Nellie and Nora Fanning are the 'Two Sisters'. In fact, they are the two most important sisters ever to come out of Portlaw. Their entrance into the world was as momentous as their influence upon it and as mysterious as their departure from it. They ...

  • Bes - The Omnibus

    Bes is a story suitable for the New Millennium reader aged between 9-13 years. It tells a story that loosely links with the three character types I introduced in 'The Bear with a Sore Head', 'Solo and Solomon' and 'Elephants Cry Too.' It is the first...

  • The Love Quartet

    'The Love Quartet' is a book of four romantic stories that include, 'The Tannery Wager', 'Fini and Archie', 'The Love Bridge', and 'Forgotten Love'. All four stories are a mixture of 'love won', 'love lost' and 'love found'....

  • Fourteen Days

    I grew up on my mother’s stories. Although an Irish woman of small stature and imaginative mind, stories didn’t come any ‘taller’ than those tales told by my mother. They would stretch the bounds of one’s credulity beyond the realms of poss...

  • Tales From Portlaw - Volume Twelve

    I was born in Portlaw and when my time comes to lie at the other side of the green sod, it is my wish that one third of my ashes shall be placed upon my grandparents' grave, William and Mary Fanning, along with my uncles, Willie Fanning and Johnnie F...

  • Tales From Portlaw Volume Thirteen

    This is a love story is about a travelling Romany who visits the home of Lizzy Lanigan in Portlaw during the year of 1955. Lizzy is a newly-wed, who was married a mere three months earlier. The peg-selling gypsy persuades Lizzy to have her palm read ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

William Forde has published 69 books.

William Forde does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Tales From Portlaw Volume Thirteen, was published in July 2018.

The first book by William Forde, Nancy's Song, was published in August 2011.

Yes. William Forde has 5 series.
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