The Revalyn Tells Stories A Children's Short Story Book is an anthology of short stories inspired by various aspects of children's lives and literature. The stories are told by a character Revalyn. The word "Revalyn" means influential. The introduction of this character is based on the idea of narrating each story within a story and giving some philosophical foundation to this literature. This character will also get nurtured as a character in one of my future books. Written in simple language that provides a clear attachment to the plot of the stories, there are 12 short stories collected in the anthology.