The Terrible Red Racer

By Lily Burgess

What happens when Dad swaps his yellow BMX bike for his friend’s red racer? Find out in the latest “Words from Daddy’s Mouth”— The Terrible Red Racer. The story also provides a modern take on “Murphy’s Law.” That is, what can go wrong, will go wrong.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lily Burgess
• Release date: May 29, 2014

Lily Burgess

About how this all began (and why Lily Burgess is the author on the cover of the books) By Matthew Burgess Being a full time lawyer I needed a creative outlet, and in 2010, began writing business books for other professional service providers. However there was still something missing. My wife said she married me because I made her laugh with the crazy stories I told her when we first met and that I should write a book. Many years later we began to raise 1, then 2, then 3 and finally 4, precious girls and I started to share stories of my childhood with them. It soon became one of our family's favourite pastimes listening to these stories about my childhood. Often embellished and seldom kept on track the girls would be absorbed. What was fact became blurred in the magic of the stories told. A strong undertone in the stories are various life lessons, while also ensuring a healthy dose of humour and role playing. When my third daughter, Lily, was about four years old, she said ”Daddy, please tell me another story from your mouth". From that day on, the stories became known as "Words from Daddy’s mouth". Over time, the stories became known amongst my daughters as Lily’s stories. It was therefore a natural progression that Lily Burgess would became the pseudonym for the authoring of my children books to help distinguish them from my other publications. With so many stories, we had to create a list to remember them all (at last count the list was nearing 500). So over time a game developed where the girls would choose a number from the list. Whatever story related to the number chosen would be the story that I would tell. Stories were usually told as the last part of the wind down of an evening, sitting together in a bedroom or on a lounge chair. I hope you enjoy sharing the stories with your children. Matthew (and Lily) Burgess

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Book Two

The Terrible Red Racer

By Lily Burgess

The Terrible Red Racer

This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to persons living or dead is merely coincidental.

This book is licensed for your personal use only. If in electronic format, a separate copy of this book should be purchased for each person for whom this book is shared. Neither the author nor publisher assumes a duty of care in connection with this book. Some or all of the material in this book may be fictional and for legal purposes you should treat this book as entertainment only and not for instruction.

Copyright © 2013 Lily Burgess. All rights are reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-9924210-1-4

www.wordsfromdaddysmouth.com.au

Smashwords Edition

Published by D & M Fancy Pastry Pty Ltd

If you have purchased the ebook version of this book, then please consider buying the beautiful print version if your family enjoys the ebook.

A collection of stories my

Dad told to help me

understand the world.

www.wordsfromdaddysmouth.com.au