Skye is actually my pet dog; I used her as the inspiration for my stories.
Skye is a curious dog with a nose for adventure and heart full of magic. Whether she is chasing butterflies, exploring unknown paths, or uncovering mysteries in the everyday world, Skye's warm-hearted tales invite children aged 5-8 to see life with wonder and imagination.
Through her adventures, young readers learn about empathy, responsibility, and the joy animals bring to our life.
I believe that the Adventures of Skye are more than stories - they are invitations to dream, to question, and to discover the world through curious eyes.
The Heart of the Adventure
Skye's Adventures
Lynne Sherry
After more than twenty years as a teacher, I am now retired. I dedicated my life to nurturing imagination and creativity in children through the power of storytelling. Inspired by my beloved dog, Skye, I want to bring some of that joy and wonder to young readers everywhere. My stories celebrate curiosity, empathy, and the magic of seeing the world through a child's eye.
Despite no longer teaching, I still want to continue my mission of encouraging children to dream big, ask questions, and discover the extraordinary in the everyday.
Skye's Great Biscuit Caper
Published on the 17th of December 2025. This is the first in a series of book - children's fiction.
Book is available from Amazon, Waterstones (online) and Barnes and Noble.
Literacy and Language Teaching Ideas
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Build vocabulary knowledge by defining and learning new vocabulary.
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Look for sensory clues in the images to describe characters and setting
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Write a diary from the perspective of Skye or Bruno, describing events of the day.
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Look at similes and discuss how they improve descriptions. Create own similes and incorporate in a short descriptive text.
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Create a wanted poster
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Retell the story
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Write an alternative ending
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Play Skye Says... focusing on verbs from the story
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Sentence building - pyramid approach before developing sentence expansion
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Improve description by adding personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration and other literary devices.
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Create a comic strip
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Sentence scramble focusing on: adverbials, noun phrases and verbs and phrases
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Colour code sentences to show understanding of sentence components.
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Play Adverbial Swap relying on adverbs of manner, time and location. What impact does it have to the meaning of the sentence?
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Story sequencing
Maths
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Map making and co-ordinates
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Directional language
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Simple arithmetic using biscuit images
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Scaling up and scaling down using biscuit recipes
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Weighing ingredients and measurement problem solving
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2D shapes for biscuits
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Fractional decoration of biscuits
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Counting and quantities
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Money problem solving with shop role play
Other Lesson Ideas
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Baking biscuits
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Discussions on honesty for personal development
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Role play emotions
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Complete an emotions graph for the story and be able to discuss a range of feelings as well as articulate own feelings
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Environments work - life in urban areas.
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Map skills
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Character artwork using a range of art mediums
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Product design - ultimate dog biscuit