by Waen Shepherd, age 7

In September 1979, my parents and I moved to a small village in North Yorkshire called Fairburn. Two and a half years later, we left. In that time, I filled more than 30 schoolbooks with stories, pictures, jokes, comic strips and, occasionally, even schoolwork. Somehow, over 40 years later, I still have nearly all of them. This website is dedicated to those bizarre little books, and the life that little boy lived while he was making them. That's me, age 7

The Fairburn Schoolbook Memorial

TODAY’S HOT PICKS
September 1979 - February 1982 From Adam Ant to The Yorkshire Ripper - a day-by-day recreation of the Plastic Age The Time Fairburn, North Yorkshire An idyllic Northern village with a nature reserve, an art gallery and a motorway running right through the middle of it The Place Who was Waen Shepherd? A brief biography of a seven-year-old - his life, his loves and a list of all the diseases he contracted The Boy Waen Shepherd’s English books He seemed like such a nice, polite, quiet little boy. But then Christmas happened. And overnight, he changed… The Stories Waen Shepherd’s Topic books He seemed so normal at first, slavishly copying Ladybird books about dinosaurs. But then he started being weird… The Madness Everything Else History, Science, Geography… and a whole bunch of other stuff I haven’t had the time to upload yet. But I will… … and the rest
Lazer Lash An exciting criminal spy adventure in a world made of lasers!
Woman Line Which of these five squiggly lines leads to the woman?
robschnitt’s age robschnitt eturns! ut hy ave ll he irst etters isappeared?
Captain Starlight Know your Starlight superheroes with this amazing fact file!
The Human Maze Meet Whirlwind, the man whose face is an impossible maze!
The Yellyog Gang Meet my latest hideous bunch of nutty nightmare fuellers
Apeth (from Ota Sbees) Ritern ov thu perpal geriller
Exploring the Underworld Eight boys go exploring in a dangerous cave
TERM 3 1980 continues with the embassy siege and The Empire Strikes Back
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In September 1979, my parents and I moved to a small village in North Yorkshire called Fairburn. Two and a half years later, we left. In that time, I filled more than 30 schoolbooks with stories, pictures, jokes, comic strips and, occasionally, even schoolwork. Somehow, over 40 years later, I still have nearly all of them. This website is dedicated to those bizarre little books, and the life that little boy lived while he was making them. Sept 1979 - Feb 1982 A day-by-day recreation of the Plastic Age The Time Fairburn, North Yorkshire An idyllic village with the A1 running through it The Place Who was Waen Shepherd? His life, his loves and the diseases he contracted The Boy Waen’s English books He seemed such a nice, quiet little boy… The Stories Waen’s Topic books He seemed so normal at first… The Madness Everything Else History, Geography, Science… and more! and the rest
TODAY’S HOT PICKS

The Fairburn

Schoolbook Memorial

by Waen Shepherd, age 7

That's me, age 7
A-Maze-ing! The most unbelievable maze you’ve ever seen in your life!
Optical Illusion Time Amazing visual tricks that will boggle your mind!
Fury Falls Evel Knievel in a scary waterfall adventure with Split Sam!
Grobschnitt’s Page Meet Grobschnitt, the dome-headed Harbinger of Mischief
Apeth (from Ota Sbees) Ritern ov thu perpal geriller
Exploring the Underworld Eight boys go exploring in a dangerous cave
TERM 3 1980 continues with the embassy siege and The Empire Strikes Back
Puzzlemaster Help Puzzlemaster escape the clutches of the Martian spacelords!
Captain Starlight Know your Starlight superheroes with this amazing fact file!
The Yellyog Gang Meet my latest hideous bunch of nutty nightmare fuellers
Lazer Lash An exciting criminal spy adventure in a world made of lasers!
Woman Line Which of these five squiggly lines leads to the woman?
The Human Maze Meet Whirlwind, the man whose face is an impossible maze!
robschnitt’s age robschnitt eturns! ut hy ave ll he irst etters isappeared?
THE GHOUL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Available now exclusively on Bandcamp
HOME HOME
ENGLISH ENGLISH
TOPIC TOPIC
TIMELINE TIMELINE
ETC ETC