Where Nippy Comes From

Volume One: Where Nippy Comes From COMING SOON

Meet Nippy, a little wooden boy who is not made in the usual way. He is carved with care, loved into life, and raised in a house where kindness is as ordinary as breakfast, and where listening matters just as much as speaking. Edwin and Martha, his gentle, wise parents, cannot have children of their own, yet their home becomes full of laughter, learning, and the steady warmth that helps small ones grow brave.

Volume One tells the origin of Nippy’s world, and the quiet miracle at its centre: three special words. One evening, Nippy begins to wonder whether love can travel further than he ever imagined. He tries something tender and daring, and the night begins to hold secrets. By moonlight, toys gather. A mystery unfolds. And a question appears that is bigger than Nippy expected.

Alongside Nippy is Twiggin, his thoughtful friend and neighbour, who listens, observes, and asks the kinds of questions that change everything. Together, they begin to notice that what matters most is not cleverness or strength, but what someone is like inside. Slowly, a pattern becomes clear, and one small toy, later known by her true name Charity, begins to shine in a surprising way.

And then, just when the story seems to be opening into endless possibility, it takes an unexpected turn. A gentle figure appears in Play Vale, carrying a penny whistle, and the world has to learn something important about limits, balance, and the kind of love that knows when to stop. The ending is not sad. It is wise. It leaves room for children to keep imagining, and for goodness to deepen quietly, rather than spread too fast.

Volume One closes with a final small mystery: Stillplay, a place where nothing needs to prove itself, and where Charity learns a beautiful paradox, that the more you stop trying to matter, the more you discover you always did.

Perfect for sharing at bedtime, and for rereading together. These stories invite children into wonder, while gently strengthening the qualities most families hope to grow: kindness, patience, truthfulness, restraint, and a warm sense of what love looks like when it is real.