Snort & Wobbles is now out in ebook.
Paperback now on release at Amazon: bookshops to follow shortly
These two books, Snort & Wobbles and The Return Of The Goblins are written for children aged six to ten. Now that I'm a single parent to a teenager, I can appreciate this young age group more and more....
One of the greatest pleasures a parent gets is that of reading to their children. And then watching their children start to read the same books by themselves. I loved that, and these books are my offering for other parents to find that same fun.
Each is just 12000 words. That splits into one chapter a night for six nights. (The seventh for bath time, getting ready for school the next day etc)
Snort and Wobbles started life as a joke. I was teasing some online friends in my writing group, and it all got out of hand: but I had a blast writing the book, and I'm overjoyed that the real target audience are loving reading it. Yes, the real target audience - not the children, but their parents!
Cover Picture by Hazel Butler, www.aadenianink.com
And now available: Seriously cool stuff for kids!
Tshirts, bags, stickers, phone cases and, yes, pillows..
Paperback now on release at Amazon: bookshops to follow shortly
These two books, Snort & Wobbles and The Return Of The Goblins are written for children aged six to ten. Now that I'm a single parent to a teenager, I can appreciate this young age group more and more....
One of the greatest pleasures a parent gets is that of reading to their children. And then watching their children start to read the same books by themselves. I loved that, and these books are my offering for other parents to find that same fun.
Each is just 12000 words. That splits into one chapter a night for six nights. (The seventh for bath time, getting ready for school the next day etc)
Snort and Wobbles started life as a joke. I was teasing some online friends in my writing group, and it all got out of hand: but I had a blast writing the book, and I'm overjoyed that the real target audience are loving reading it. Yes, the real target audience - not the children, but their parents!
Cover Picture by Hazel Butler, www.aadenianink.com
And now available: Seriously cool stuff for kids!
Tshirts, bags, stickers, phone cases and, yes, pillows..
A sample of the illustrations included in the text.
Drawing by my good friend, the talented Sophie E Tallis.
Check out more of her work at:
www.sophieetallisillustrations.weebly.com
Drawing by my good friend, the talented Sophie E Tallis.
Check out more of her work at:
www.sophieetallisillustrations.weebly.com
Snort and Wobbles is now on Amazon, with other platforms following:
And a first review from an influential (Amazon top 500) reviewer: She loved the book, and so did her grand daughter!
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book to read aloud March 23, 2014
By Ignite
Format:Kindle Edition
Wobbles is a little girl whose name is really Lisa and from the fact that her older brother gave her the name, you can see what sort of relationship they have. She loves dragons: clothes with dragons on, dragon books, everything dragon. They have recently moved house and Lisa gets her heart’s desire – she meets a real dragon who introduces himself as Snort. There’s more in their new area than dragons though, and this one helps her when her brother is captured – by goblins.
I road-tested this story on my nine-year-old granddaughter who absolutely couldn’t wait between instalments. She really loved the dynamic between the brother and sister and felt the creepiness of the next door neighbour. I understand there’s a sequel in preparation and I know one little girl (and by now, probably her six-year-old sister) who will want to hear this one too. A lovely book to read to children and very nicely illustrated too.
Other reviews can be found on:
Suddenlytheyalldied
http://suddenlytheyalldied.com/2014/04/02/a-wobbly-review/
Authors to Watch
http://www.authorstowatch.com/2014/03/snort-and-wobbles-book-review.html
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book to read aloud March 23, 2014
By Ignite
Format:Kindle Edition
Wobbles is a little girl whose name is really Lisa and from the fact that her older brother gave her the name, you can see what sort of relationship they have. She loves dragons: clothes with dragons on, dragon books, everything dragon. They have recently moved house and Lisa gets her heart’s desire – she meets a real dragon who introduces himself as Snort. There’s more in their new area than dragons though, and this one helps her when her brother is captured – by goblins.
I road-tested this story on my nine-year-old granddaughter who absolutely couldn’t wait between instalments. She really loved the dynamic between the brother and sister and felt the creepiness of the next door neighbour. I understand there’s a sequel in preparation and I know one little girl (and by now, probably her six-year-old sister) who will want to hear this one too. A lovely book to read to children and very nicely illustrated too.
Other reviews can be found on:
Suddenlytheyalldied
http://suddenlytheyalldied.com/2014/04/02/a-wobbly-review/
Authors to Watch
http://www.authorstowatch.com/2014/03/snort-and-wobbles-book-review.html
