Ug the Inventor

by Peter Frederick. Shortlistee of the Best Picture Book Text competition 2022

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Meet Ug.

Ug is the best inventor that ever lived.

You’ve probably used some of his inventions yourself, like…

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[All inventions are near-identical rocks]

The hammer…

The ball…

The drum…

Or even the balloon.

This is the story of Ug’s greatest invention.

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One day, Ug saw a caveman, crying.

‘Man sad,’ said Ug. ‘Eyes leaky. Ug have just the thing…

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‘Eye Plugs!’ [Rocks stuck over man’s eyes.]

But the man kept crying.

Ug went back to his cave to have a think.

Soggy man need toy, he thought.

‘Ug invent…

Continued…