Tick and Tock Stories by Neil Richins

Bedtime stories for ages 2–200

Little clocks.
Big friendships.
Gentle goodnights.

Step inside the world of Tick and Tock. Two tiny clock elves, three gentle adventures, and a familiar rhythm to carry into sleep.

Find your bedtime story Meet Tick and Tock

Written by Neil Richins · Made for reading together

Tick in his silver hat and Tock in his golden coat share a teeter-totter among the clocks of their storybook world
A little world of wonder
Three gentle adventuresTwo little friendsOne familiar tick-tock
Tick and Tock welcoming readers, with Tick in a silver bell hat and Tock in a golden coat
Small friends. A world to keep ticking.

Behind every tick and every tock

Meet the little friends
inside the clock.

Have you ever wondered what makes a clock go tick-tock? In these stories, it is two tiny elves, teetering up and down on their little teeter-totter.

Tick and Tock are curious, kind and always there for each other. When their rhythm stops, they listen, lend a hand and work together to get things moving again.

Hello, Tick.

Look for the little silver hat with a bell, a curious face and a friend ready to help.

Hello, Tock.

Look for the golden coat with twelve shiny buttons, and a helping hand when Tick needs one.

Choose a story. Settle in together.

A little story for
the end of a big day.

Find all three adventures in one paperback, or choose a single story in a colour hardcover.

Front cover of Tick and Tock: Bedtime Stories by Neil Richins

Three complete stories · One collection

Tick and Tock:
Bedtime Stories

Visit the Clock Tower, the Old Train Station and the Old Thatched Cottage in one illustrated collection. Friendship, little surprises and reassuring tick-tock refrains, ready to share at bedtime.

Paperback72 pagesColour illustrations
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Tick and Tock in the Clock Tower by Neil Richins — front cover

24-page colour hardcover

In the Clock Tower

High above a busy village, a storm blows through the tower. With a flying hat and a very soggy coat, can two little friends find their tick-tock again?

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Tick and Tock in the Old Train Station by Neil Richins — front cover

24-page colour hardcover

In the Old Train Station

Steam swirls, passengers wait, and a great big whistle interrupts the rhythm. Tick and Tock have a little repair to make before the train can leave.

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Tick and Tock in the Old Thatched Cottage by Neil Richins — front cover

24-page colour hardcover

In the Old Thatched Cottage

A glowing fire, a sleepy cat and a grandfather clock. When a drifting feather brings everything to a hush, a little teamwork sets things right.

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Tick and Tock inside the Clock Tower, with the village visible beyond the clock face
A glimpse inside Tick and Tock in the Clock Tower.

Shall we begin?

Once upon a time,
inside a clock…

“Once upon a time, high inside an old clock tower, lived two tiny clock elves named Tick and Tock.”

From Tick and Tock in the Clock Tower by Neil Richins.

Read a little more of the opening

Tick wore a little silver hat with a bell. Tock wore a golden coat with twelve shiny buttons.

In the middle of the tower stood their little wooden teeter-totter.

Up and down they went, and as they teetered,
Tick ticked to Tock
and Tock tocked to Tick,
and they went
tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

A familiar rhythm to carry into sleep

Tick ticked to Tock
and Tock tocked to Tick,
and they went
tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

All night long.

The author

Neil Richins

The world of Tick and Tock

Neil Richins is the author of the Tick and Tock bedtime stories: three illustrated adventures about friendship, helping each other and finding a reassuring rhythm at the end of the day.

From a village clock tower to a bustling station and a quiet cottage, each story follows two little friends as they put things right together.

Say hello to Neil.

For questions about the stories or to get in touch with the author:

neil.richins@gmail.com