This image is the cover for the book Peter the Pen

Peter the Pen

Peter is a whiteboard marker pen who sits on the shelf of the teacher’s whiteboard easel. He is alone and, at night, he often hears the chatter and giggles of the felt pens in a container on the children’s table. He longs to join them. But how can he? Peter is very lonely. One night something very magical happens, something Peter never ever dreamt would happen.

Christine Helmling

Born in Wellington, New Zealand. Christine now lives in Levin. She has been writing stories and poems for many years. Before retiring, Christine worked as a teaching aide in a primary school in Otaki and was inspired to write stories for children. So far, she has written over twenty stories. Peter the Pen is her first story to be published.

Austin Macauley