Teething Trouble

2020. The Year of The Lockdown. In years to come, people will ask, "So what did you do during The Lockdown.?" Well, personally I put the finishing touches to a project of mine; a children's novel entitled "Teething Trouble." A novel aimed at 9-11 years old children. “Don’t you mess around with tooth fairies, oh no, not with them,” she whispered harshly. “You give them the respect that they rightly deserve. They take something from you that you don’t need and they give something in return but don’t you mess with them. They can be nasty and they can hold a grudge. Nearly the death of me they were. You listen to me well. Don’t mess with tooth fairies. Pillow your tooth and spend the money on something for  yourself and  nobody else. If I were you, I’d be careful what you say when you’re near a gnome. I really wouldn’t trust further than I can spit.” Wiping the sleep from his eyes, Barnaby Spruddge stared down at the small silver coin l