David Elvar

Biography

All books divided into four categories. See list below.

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Series

Younger readers
For the more accomplished 7-11 year old reader. Plenty of humour with a side-serving of serious. Wow, that's almost poetic...
Snippets
Shorter books for the less-accomplished reader, or good for reading to them at bedtime. Hey, I had to do it. Why shouldn't you?
Victoria, Cat and...
Well...this series is sort of...er...you know...sort of...Oh, just read them, you'll see what I'm getting at.
TeenReads
As the series title suggests, for teenagers. I was a teenager once! No, wait. Probably best we don't go there...
Ratburger Salad
Price: Free!

Books

Toadmix and Lunchbucket
Series: Younger readers, Book 5. Price: Free! Words: 22,170. Language: British English. Published: February 6, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
A friend whose only pastime appears to be food, a letter that purports to be some kind of magic spell, a bullying oaf obsessed with some mythical treasure - what else does a gentleman of leisure need in his life? Toadmix is about to find out...
The Friday Special
Series: Snippets, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 1,020. Language: English. Published: April 24, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
(4.00 from 1 review)
It stops at the station every Friday...and no one knows why...
Victoria, Cat and Dixmould
Series: Victoria, Cat and..., Book 4. Price: Free! Words: 2,090. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. He likes mushrooms, especially in an omelette. But there’s one mushroom that refuses to fall in with his plans for supper…
Victoria, Cat and the Pop Star
Series: Victoria, Cat and..., Book 3. Price: Free! Words: 2,050. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. And when a pop star appears in their garden, Cat decides to get in on the act…
Victoria, Cat and Catflapjack
Series: Victoria, Cat and..., Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 2,080. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. He’s good at inventing things. That’s what he tells everyone, anyway. But actually, not all of his inventions go wrong…
Victoria, Cat and the Bag of Holes
Series: Victoria, Cat and..., Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 2,040. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. He proves it when she buys a bag of holes. Why? Well, what else do you use for making doughnuts…?
Jack and the Brilliant Professor
Series: Snippets, Book 3. Price: Free! Words: 900. Language: British English. Published: February 17, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
(4.33 from 3 reviews)
What do you do with a professor who is so brilliant, he can answer any question you ask him? Why, you find him a question he CAN'T answer...
Millie's Mum
Series: Younger readers, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 3,960. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Millie’s mum is always getting her words muddled, and this can lead to some pretty embarrassing moments in front of her friends. It’s after one muddled conversation too many that Millie decides that something must be done about her. But what? She needs a brilliant idea. In fact, she needs a brilliantly brilliant idea…
Ratburger Salad
Series: TeenReads, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 38,160. Language: English. Published: December 20, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
(4.00 from 1 review)
They’re not going to learn Cookery at school, no way are they going to learn Cookery at school. They need to get themselves kicked out of the class, and they have the perfect plan that will allow just that to happen. Unfortunately, there’s just one small obstacle to them carrying it out…
Giuliana and the Giant
Series: Snippets, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 1,780. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
(5.00 from 1 review)
Ever wondered what causes the ground to quake and buildings to shake and the sudden rumble of thunder? Could be you have a giant living near you, a giant with terrible table manners...
The Story of Athene and Arachne (How the Spider Was Created)
Series: Younger readers, Book 4. Price: Free! Words: 2,720. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
A short dramatisation of a legend from Ancient Greece, the story of how the spider was created.
Lord Mustard
Series: Younger readers, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 7,290. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Lord Mustard is broke. No, actually, he’s seriously broke. His cook hasn’t been paid in months, Mustard Manor is falling down around his ears, and he has a telephone bill to pay. He needs money but how to make it, that’s the question. But he manages, and by becoming something no lord has ever been before: he becomes a street entertainer, a tap-dancer. But not the usual kind of tap-dancer...
Ghoul School
Series: Younger readers. Price: Free! Words: 5,060. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Ghoul School is different. It’s a school where ugly is beautiful. Three students—Jodie, Kate and Naomi—are chosen to represent the school in a forthcoming fashion show. But Naomi’s head keeps falling off, and since that would be very unfashionable, they have a problem. Do they succeed in solving it? After a fashion. In fact, very much after a fashion...
Sophie's Spell
Series: Younger readers, Book 3. Price: Free! Words: 12,010. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Sophie is a witch. She didn't know she was a witch until she was asked to cook tea one evening. Naturally, she puts these new-found powers to good use. First, against her horrible teacher for being in an unusually bad mood and making the class recite the 27½ times table twice. Second, against her Uncle Nesbit, who has come to stay and whose appetite is legendary...
Tall Thomas
Series: Younger readers. Price: Free! Words: 4,810. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Thomas isn't actually tall. He's called Tall Thomas because he likes to tell tall stories. It takes a neighbour with a magic spell to stop him. But it doesn't end there. If he wants the spell to stop working, he must start doing something he's never done in his life...

David Elvar's tag cloud

annoying parents    broke    cat    childrens    childrens ebook    cookery    ghost train    ghouls    giants    greek mythology    greek myths    humour    humour kids    lord    lunchbucket    magic potions    magic spells    no money    professors    school    secret witch    spell    spells    table manners    tall    tap dancing    teachers    toadmix    victoria    words   

Smashwords book reviews by David Elvar

  • Oh Doctor, the Places You Will Go... on Sep. 06, 2011

    A good point well made. As for the rhyming and illustrations, I've seen a lot worse. If this author has any more in the same vein, I for one would be very happy to see it.
  • The 4 Types of Artists – Starving, Dying, Dead, and Rich! on Sep. 16, 2011

    I'll second the previous review. Full of humour and containing a healthy dose of reality, much of what is in this charming little book could equally well apply to us writers. It applies to everyone else, of course: I plan to be rich and famous by the end of the year. Yeah, yeah, I read the bit about probability but I'm a writer, not a mathematician.