My Purple Family

By Gwen Grant

Miss Webb said we had to write a story about a family.
‘Any family,’ she said. ‘Just make it real, that’s all.’
‘I can’t do it,’ I told her.
‘But why not, Marilyn?’ she asked. ‘You’re the best writer in the class.’
‘I can’t do it, Miss Webb, because I have the most boring family in the world. Even our canary yawns instead of whistling. If I tried to write a story about them, I’d fall asleep.’
‘Did I ask you to write about your own family?’ Miss Webb says. ‘Did I? No, I did not. I asked you to write a story about A family, not YOUR family.’
She looked down at me.
‘You can do it,’ she says, and walks off.

A story from Gwen Grant, author of "Private Keep Out!", available now as a Penguin Classic.
A very funny story about a strange and unusual family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gwen Grant
• Release date: Jun 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463137376

Gwen Grant

I have been writing for over 40 years and have loved every minute. I started writing poetry, then radio short stories, then books. My first novel, PRIVATE-KEEP OUT has been called 'the funniest children's book ever written' by Lucy Mangan of The Guardian newspaper. I've won the ACORN AWARD for picture books and have been short-listed for many other awards.At present, I am working on a new children's novel and have just finished the first draft of an adult novel.

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MY PURPLE FAMILY

by

GWEN GRANT

Published by 2020 by GwenGrantBooks

© 2020 Gwen Grant

When the school project is to write a story about a family, Marilyn writes a very funny story about her strange and unusual family

CHAPTER ONE

Miss Webb said we had to write a story about a family.

‘Any family,’ she said. ‘Just make it real, that’s all.’

‘I can’t do it,’ I told her.

‘But why not, Marilyn?’ she asked. ‘You’re the best writer in the class.’

‘I can’t do it, Miss Webb, because I have the most boring family in the world. Even our canary yawns instead of whistling. If I tried to write a story about them, I’d fall asleep.’

‘Did I ask you to write about your own family?’ Miss Webb says. ‘Did