Ting is a colourful series of much loved children’s books written and illustrated by English author Michelle Douglas. The books began publication in December 2021.

The stories follow the adventures of Ting the octopus. Ting lives a comfortable life in Hawaii but having been tempted by dreams of travel he decides to embark on a new life as an explorer.

There are 300 types of octopus located in every Ocean of the World. Ting represents an amalgamation of many known octopus traits as well as adding a few unique skills of his own like waterskiing and juggling.

The animals and people illustrated in the books are drawn to be recognisable and accurate to the real life locations depicted. Michelle met Nancy and Ed from Book 3 on a cruise in 2019! Being a well travelled diver the author wanted both children and the adults reading to them, to get a sense of our beautiful and varied World both above and below the water.

The books are inclusive and fun with interesting animal facts. They make good travel companions as they are light and compact.

Additional information about the real animals and locations in the series are added to the Tingstories.com website to encourage fans of the books to continue with their own adventure of learning and discovery.