Peter Millett
Hello! I am a very tall author stuck on a very small island at the bottom of the world. It's very quiet down here with nothing to look at but the ocean and flightless birds. To pass the time away I write children's stories. Very silly ones. I also try to invent new words. Ninnysquash and Throttlecup are my current favourites. I haven't thought of their meanings yet. One thing at a time!
I hope you like my stories too. I know my mum does. I really enjoy writing them and they always have lots of letters and paragraph breaks.
Cheerio for now...
Or as I like to say Bafflefullup...
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