"That's quite a story," said her mother. "It's not a story, it's true!" said Josie.

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"Are you sure it's a parrot? It smells very fishy," asked her mother.

"Are you sure it's a parrot? It smells very fishy," asked her mother.

"Are you sure it's a parrot? It smells very fishy," asked her mother.

"Are you sure it's a parrot? It smells very fishy," asked her mother.

"Are you sure it's a parrot? It smells very fishy," asked her mother.

"Are you sure it's a parrot? It smells very fishy," asked her mother.

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Meet theodore

A Parrot called Theodore tells the story of a friendship between a young girl called Amélia and a baby bird she finds in the picturesque town of Dartmouth. In true Hywel style, all is not what it seems.

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A parrot called theodore (Age 7+)

The Story

When a young girl finds a small baby bird on the muddy shoreline outside her home, she knows she has to do all she can to save its life. 

It is the beautiful story of a child’s friendship with a little bird that may not be all it seemed.  

The story is based in the beautiful town of Dartmouth in Devon. 

The story of Amélia and Theodore is set in real places in Dartmouth, including Bayard's Cove, Compass Books at No. 24 Lower Street, Bayard's Cove Inn at No. 27 Lower Street and other locations. 

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The thing that makes No. 6 Bayard's Cove so important is that this is the house where Amélia lives.


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The Inspiration

"The Mission House" No.6 Bayard's Cove, Dartmouth

Although my stories are always ‘given to me’, the location settings come from real places I’ve been to. A Parrot called Theodore was no exception. 

I was only in Dartmouth for a few hours, but I felt a strong affinity with the town.  This might have been because part of my family comes from Devon, in fact, my 7th great-grandmother Bradford and my 7th great-grandfather Northam were born near Exeter in the 1690s. 

Yes, going to Devon always feels like I’m coming home.  Sitting on the quay, watching the ferry go back and forth between Dartmouth and Kingswear, I wondered how many of my ancestors had done the same. Obviously, in their time the quay would have been full of tall ships getting ready for their voyages around the world. 

As I looked around that afternoon, one house caught my eye, with its enormous wisteria climbing up over the small first-floor balcony.  “What a wonderful house for a child to grow up in, and what adventures they would have,” I thought.  From those moments the story of Amélia and her Parrot formulated in my mind.

Dartmouth is such a wonderful place for a writer to just sit and dream a story. 

If you walk past the house...

..... stop and say "Look Mum, this is the house where Theodore lives".

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