Bonkers Postbox
The Bonkers Postbox
There are stories hiding everywhere.
Mr Morton is always on the hunt for new ones to add to the Barmy Book. The trouble is, the good ones are experts at hiding.
They lurk under beds. Behind curtains. Inside questions nobody’s quite finished asking. At the bottom of cereal boxes, occasionally underneath the prize. Every now and then, one turns up in the head of a child who was meant to be brushing their teeth roughly four minutes ago.
So Mr Morton needs your help tracking them down.
Maybe you’ve thought of a brilliant title. Perhaps you’ve invented a character so strange nobody’s quite sure what to do with it yet. Maybe it’s a ridiculous question, a very silly problem, or one tiny idea that simply won’t leave you alone.
Whatever it is, send it to the Bookshop.
It doesn’t need to be a whole story. Sometimes the tiniest idea is exactly what Mr Morton needs to get started.
Pop it into the Bonkers Postbox, and we’ll see what it grows into.
And if your idea finds its way into the Barmy Book, Mr Morton will make sure everyone knows who helped him find it.
So keep your eyes open.
There are stories hiding everywhere.
You just have to spot one before it hides somewhere else.
What Can I Send?
a STORY IDEA
“The penguin who was afraid of snow.”
a CHARACTER
“A monster who desperately wants to be a dentist.”
a PROBLEM
“What if gravity suddenly stopped working at school?”
a QUESTION
“Why don’t worms ever get dizzy?”
a TITLE
“Aunt Petunia and the case of the missing shopping bag”
the TINIEST SPARK
“Something involving a chicken, a submarine and custard.”
Tell Me ALL About Your Idea
Answer these questions to send through your idea
Or Send Me a Voice Message
Ask a grown-up to include their email address so Mr Morton can get back to you.
Please don’t include surnames, addresses, school names or any other personal information. Submissions may inspire future Mr Morton stories and, where appropriate, the contributor may be credited using their first name or nickname.
What Happens to My Idea
First, it rattles through the Bonkers Postbox and lands somewhere in Mr Morton’s Bookshop.
Then Mr Morton reads it.
Every single one.
And every single one goes somewhere. Some land straight on the shelf marked Ideas Currently Growing, tucked in beside a hundred other tiny sparks waiting for their moment. Some get pinned to the corkboard behind the counter, where Mr Morton can keep half an eye on them while he works. And some get carried off entirely and turn up somewhere unexpected, as a character, a ridiculous fact, a question, or one particularly bonkers moment.
And sometimes, an idea becomes a brand new story. A whole new Bonkers Bit, added to the Barmy Book itself, sitting right there on the shelf for anyone to find. If yours does, Mr Morton will make sure you get the credit for helping him find it.
Wherever your idea ends up, you’ll find out. Nobody sends something bonkers into the shop and hears nothing back. That’s simply not how the Bookshop works.
Not every idea becomes a full story. But every single one earns its place somewhere in the shop, and every sender finds out where.
After all, nobody knows which tiny spark is going to turn into something enormous, until somebody puts it in the Postbox and the Bookshop gets to work.
A Quick Note for Grown-Ups
The Bonkers Postbox is designed for children to share ideas safely with a grown-up’s help.
Please don’t include surnames, home addresses, school names, phone numbers, or any other personal information.
If an idea is used in a future Mr Morton story or mentioned on the podcast, we may credit the contributor using their first name or nickname only.
By sending something through the Bonkers Postbox, you’re giving Mr Morton permission to read it, respond to it, and potentially use the idea as inspiration for future stories.
Questions about the Postbox? You can always get in touch through the main Contact page.