The Boy Who Got Nothing Right

In the first week of his school holidays, this boy set out to be helpful doing chores around the house and in the neighbourhood. He was prepared to attempt almost anything: gardening, painting, cleaning up, even carpentry. But, try as hard as he might he just seem to get things muddled. By the end of the week, he had decided that he would never get anything right. On Saturday morning he stayed in his room feeling very sorry for himself. He might have stayed there all day if a razzelum hadn't suddenly appeared. The razzelum does not believe the boy gets nothing right. It was time for action! The razzelum sets off with the boy to see if he really is The Boy Who Got Nothing Right.

Author Bio: Tony Urquhart lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. He began writing for children when his two daughters were very young and his first collection of short rhyming stories, My First Mystery Book, was published in The Australian Women's Weekly in the 1980s. The Boy Who Got Nothing Right won a regional literary prize in the 1990s, as did his next illustrated story The Woman Who Only Saw Weeds. He has recently completed his third book for children, a collection of quirky stories titled I Think I Would Rather Be Me.

Keywords: Boy, Children, Picture, Self-Esteem, Adventure, Chores, Confidence, Tasks, Achievement